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Author Archives: Katharine Spurrier

Beyond her degree, Katharine enjoys reading both social commentary and culture reviews. This provision of both high and low insights helps to inform the articles she has written for The Oxford Blue which range from pop-culture, to literature, to food, and even dipping into sports on occasion.

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Review: “The Dumb Waiter”

by Katharine Spurrier March 4, 2022March 4, 2022
Posted inLet's Agree to Disagree

Let’s Agree to Disagree: “Life Choices Should be Based Around Horoscopes”

by Katharine Spurrier and Jessica Steadman February 6, 2022February 12, 2022
Posted inCulture, Fashion

“Through the Vogue Lens”: Edward Enninful OBE at The Oxford Union

by Katharine Spurrier February 4, 2022July 22, 2024
Posted inLet's Agree to Disagree

Let’s Agree to Disagree: “This Is A Serious Column”

by Jessica Steadman and Katharine Spurrier January 24, 2022February 12, 2022
Posted inCulture

Seeing Red – 2. All’s Well That Ends Well MINUS The New Hell

by Katharine Spurrier and Jessica Steadman December 14, 2021December 14, 2021
Posted inCulture, Student Drama, Theatre

Review: ‘A Christmas Carole’

by Katharine Spurrier December 2, 2021December 2, 2021
Posted inCulture

Seeing Red – 1. Watching it Begin Again

by Jessica Steadman and Katharine Spurrier November 18, 2021November 18, 2021
Posted inTheatre

Review: ‘Persephone’ – A valiant effort at reinterpreting a classical tale

by Katharine Spurrier November 14, 2021November 14, 2021
Posted inCulture

‘Please Clap’: A Romp Through the Trials of Fame

by Katharine Spurrier October 30, 2021October 30, 2021
Posted inSports

Emma Raducanu: The New and Improved Face of British Tennis

by Katharine Spurrier September 29, 2021July 22, 2024

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