Oliver Martin, Author at The Oxford Blue

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The Players at the Burton Taylor Studio: Reviewed

by Oliver Martin November 27, 2025November 27, 2025

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The Last Five Years at the Michael Pilch Studio: Reviewed

by Oliver Martin October 17, 2025October 16, 2025

Zootopia? Urban foxes are Oxford’s cleverest companions

Oliver Martin Dec 2, 2025 3 min read

As a visiting student from the United States, I had never seen a fox outside of a zoo before, let alone one in an urban…

The Politics of the Prop: Analysing Hanson’s Parliamentary Pageantry.

Oliver Martin Dec 2, 2025 11 min read

On 24 November, Pauline Hanson, a long-serving far-right Australian senator and leader of the far-right anti-immigration One Nation party, wore a burqa in the Australian…

Fleet Foxes: an album worthy of attention

Oliver Martin Dec 1, 2025 5 min read

“Fleet Foxes’ eponymous debut album is the gift that keeps on giving for lovers of acoustic, vocally-interesting tunes”. Olivia-Mae Butterfield discusses her favourite underrated album.…

Generation Z Protests in Mexico: Anti-Violence or Pro-USA?

Oliver Martin Nov 30, 2025 9 min read

A poster during a protest in Mexico which says in Spanish: "In Mexico, it is safer to be a drug dealer than to be a student."

Lola Dunton-Milenkovic explores the recent Generation Z Protests throughout Mexico, evaluating their anti-corruption and anti-violence sentiments, as well as their potential political motivations which might…