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Author Archives: Oliver Shaw

Oliver (he/him) is one of the Editors-in-Chief of The Oxford Blue for the winter vacation and Hilary 2021. Oliver is from Warwickshire and is in his final year studying History at Merton College.

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by Oliver Shaw June 26, 2020July 18, 2021
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Five key takeaways from Oxford University’s 2020 Admissions Report

by Oliver Shaw June 23, 2020June 23, 2020
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The challenges of commemoration: how do we remember VE Day in the time of coronavirus?

by Oliver Shaw May 13, 2020May 13, 2020
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Debate: US presidential election 2020 – can Biden defeat Trump?

by Oliver Shaw April 18, 2020July 18, 2021
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The royal treatment: in the age of coronavirus, does the monarchy matter?

by Oliver Shaw April 12, 2020July 18, 2021
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The Labour leadership contest is still happening, but does it matter any more?

by Oliver Shaw March 28, 2020July 18, 2021
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Coronavirus and the comeback of community spirit

by Oliver Shaw March 21, 2020July 18, 2021
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by Oliver Shaw January 27, 2020August 3, 2024

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“To sit and look at Gwen John’s ‘The Convalescent’ is to become acutely aware of one’s own body, “the shape and weight of each limb”.”…

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