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Author Archives: Jessica Steadman

(somehow) Jess Steadman (she/her) is Editor-in-Chief at The Oxford Blue. She is a second year studying medieval literature at Univ and comes from (mostly) sunny Essex. However, what is much more interesting is that she is Director of our new investigative section, BlueLight. In case she didn't embody the Oxford stereotype enough, she is Captain of the Blues Karate Team and coxes on the Isis.

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‘Joseph’ – ahead of its time or woefully behind the curve?

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Passé ou Classique? – How Old Films can Hold Up for a Modern Audience

Jessica Steadman Jun 16, 2026 9 min read
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“As modern cinema becomes increasingly commercialised, films are primarily lauded for their entertainment value, a well-known cast of actors and provocative subject matter over form…

Lubomyr Melnyk Windmills at Exeter College Chapel: Reviewed

Jessica Steadman Jun 16, 2026 7 min read
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“Over the course of around 20-minutes the piece transforms itself into something airy, high, light as though leaving this material world. Melnyk’s music may all…

Britain’s prophet steps forward

Jessica Steadman Jun 15, 2026 8 min read
Tony Blair, 9 July 2010. Photo published by the Office of the Prime Minister of Kosovo.

“Oh, oh! Agony, agony! Again the awful pains of prophecy are on me, maddening as they fall… What if no man believe me?” Thus cries…

Walking in silence: a lost art?

Jessica Steadman Jun 15, 2026 6 min read
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On brighter days, I’ll venture to the Bodleian with Bad Bunny, or Stevie Wonder blasting through my ears. Come rain or shine, the music seems…

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