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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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The Classics Revisited

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Review: Folklore – Taylor Swift

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Celebrity Wine – The Good, the Bad, and the Pricey

Katharine SpurrierJun 13, 20258 min read
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From offerings by Gordon Ramsey to Snoop Dogg, Jack Wharton shares a humorous review of the celebrity wines on the market.

Ugly Feelings: Persuasive Pronunciation (Or, a Defense of Jane Austen)

Katharine SpurrierJun 13, 20258 min read
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‘I’m rather preoccupied with performance.’ Briony Arnott discusses performance and Jane Austen.

The Writer at the Michael Pilch Studio: Reviewed

Katharine SpurrierJun 13, 20255 min read
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“I would be lying if I said that, at times, this play didn’t feel like something approaching a personal attack. But I would also be…

In conversation with Baroness Janet Royall

Katharine SpurrierJun 13, 20257 min read
In conversation with Baroness Janet Royall

‘I arrived knowing very little about the realities of both Somerville and Oxford, and the amazing complexities of this collegiate university. My prejudice was that…

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