Literature Archives - The Oxford Blue

An illustration of a poet on the platform TikTok reading aloud.

Is TikTok democratising poetry?

by Chau Anh Nguyen November 23, 2025November 23, 2025

My five least favourite books from my English degree

by Aria Chakravorty November 18, 2025November 19, 2025

The Devaluation of Reading: College Bookstores, Performative Men and the Development of Post-Literate Society

by Walden Hoddie November 17, 2025November 17, 2025

I, Medusa: Reviewed

by Emma Cooley November 7, 2025November 7, 2025

Alice’s Oxford, Oxford’s Alice: Wonderland in Our City

by Rohit Ghosh June 22, 2025June 23, 2025

Iago

Iago: Working Class Villain?

by Ebony-Coco De Lara June 20, 2025June 20, 2025

So Bad, it’s Good: Twilight, ACOTAR and the eternal girlhood of romantasy

by Jade Glendinning June 2, 2025June 13, 2025

image of a white bookcase filled with colourful books

Help! I Think I’m a Reading Snob.

by Erin Bridgewater May 21, 2025May 21, 2025

The Trial illustration

Why Kafka’s The Trial Still Resonates, 100 Years On

by Joshua McGillivray May 20, 2025May 20, 2025

Colourful books lined up on a shelf

Books under 150 pages to get back into reading

by Lucie Fellwock May 12, 2025May 12, 2025

When Should You Start Exploring Your Family History?

oxford Nov 24, 2025 7 min read

When Should You Start Exploring Your Family History?

People have always sought to determine their origins. Digging into a family tree feels like collecting small pieces of a big puzzle that somehow includes…

The Oxford History of Donations and the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities

Honcques Laus Nov 24, 2025 4 min read

Provided by Honcques Laus, used with permission

The University of Oxford has a long history of receiving funds for its buildings from benefactors whose donations may stimulate debate. This time, the Schwarzman…

Is TikTok democratising poetry?

Chau Anh Nguyen Nov 23, 2025 7 min read

An illustration of a poet on the platform TikTok reading aloud.

‘On encountering Poetrytok, people who are not in the habit of reading poetry can quickly absorb spoken words that stir in them a memory, a…

The Power of a Label – Not Just A Stereotype

Dhillon Lalji Nov 23, 2025 6 min read

The regular image used for the 'Not Just a Stereotype' column, featuring a range of people to represent neurodiversity.

“How does it make me feel when I say ‘I’m autistic”? The answer is I rarely ever say it. Saying those two words is really…