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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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August Review: ‘Professor T’

by Katharine Spurrier August 1, 2021August 1, 2021
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July Review: ‘Ghosts’

by Katharine Spurrier July 1, 2021July 1, 2021
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“Sour” Review: Olivia Rodrigo is here to stay

by Katharine Spurrier June 9, 2021June 9, 2021
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The Pursuit of Love Review – A Love Story?

by Katharine Spurrier May 21, 2021May 21, 2021
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“We’re not ‘perfectly fine’”: ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ – Taylor Swift

by Katharine Spurrier and Georgia Austin April 13, 2021April 13, 2021
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‘Of Substance’ or ‘In Spirit’?

by Katharine Spurrier December 14, 2020December 14, 2020
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Hibernation Agitation: How to stay engaged over the Winter Lockdown

by Katharine Spurrier November 25, 2020November 25, 2020
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Midnight Sun review: Twihard Try-hard

by Katharine Spurrier November 5, 2020November 5, 2020
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To be or not to be online?

by Katharine Spurrier October 23, 2020July 18, 2021
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Too Much Reality?!: Why technology is absent from literature

by Katharine Spurrier September 18, 2020September 18, 2020

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Katharine SpurrierOct 21, 20255 min read
The effect of a no-confidence vote: crisis at the Union

One month and eight days after the fatal shooting of conservative media personality and influencer Charlie Kirk, the President-Elect of the Oxford Union faced a…

Sustainability in practice: an interview with St Hilda’s head gardener

Katharine SpurrierOct 21, 20254 min read
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When you walk into St Hilda’s college, there is no typical Oxford quad, crumbling sandstone, or Gothic gateway. Instead, you are met with a colourful…

From Oxford to Spain: “Finding myself” on my Year Abroad

Katharine SpurrierOct 21, 20256 min read
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“I wonder if it would matter though, had I not chosen to learn Spanish.” – Juliana Pamiloza explores the impact of her year abroad on…

Outside OX1 Week 1: Uruguay, Iran and Cape Verde

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