body image Archives - The Oxford Blue

An image of Delphi against a blue sky with clouds

No Visitors: an ode to feeling seen

by Grace Constable February 25, 2025February 25, 2025

The image shows an x-ray of a spine with pins and clamps in.

My Body

by Ruby Bailey-Proe February 1, 2025February 4, 2025

The image shows a University College wall with trees against a blue sky.

Diaries of a Rusticated Student: The Grey (or Going Mad in a Poetical Way)

by Alice Brooker February 24, 2024February 24, 2024

The image shows an x-ray of a spine with pins and clamps in.

(Dis)abled

by Ruby Bailey-Proe February 16, 2024May 12, 2024

Look Good, Feel Good?: Why I Don’t Love My Body

by Isabelle Bland November 4, 2023November 4, 2023

The image shows a University College wall with trees against a blue sky.

Diaries of a Rusticated Student: Climbing and Coping

by Alice Brooker November 2, 2023November 1, 2023

Look Good, Feel Good?: The bodily ‘ideal’ as a source of social and economic elevation

by Isabelle Bland October 28, 2023October 28, 2023

Tattoos, Piercings, and Reclaiming My Body

by Caitlin Cooper June 1, 2023June 1, 2023

Bodies Are Not Trends

by Alice State November 12, 2022November 12, 2022

VESSEL: A tender yet powerful performance

by Helena Aeberli July 29, 2022July 29, 2022

Kim’s Convenience at the Oxford Playhouse: Reviewed

Jade GlendinningMay 16, 20257 min read

Two actors standing on a stage designed to look like a colourful, eccentric convenience store.

“Kim’s Convenience is a beautifully written commentary on love, life and capitalism.” Jade Glendinning and Mia Harrison review Kim’s Convenience at the Oxford Playhouse, reflecting on…

Reform UK’s Rise: From Populist Sideshow to Political Power

Ava DohertyMay 15, 20256 min read

Nigel Farage

“For now, the winds are at Reform UK’s back. It has momentum, a media presence, and a political opening. But movements built on populism often…

All in a Weekend

Isabelle WinterMay 15, 20254 min read

Player's shake hands in front of Lord's Pavillion

Isabelle Winter and Julie Urban take us through a weekend of sports action from Varsities various to the Town and Gown 10k. Image by Jed…

Vocatio:Responsio and Rethinking the ‘Other Options’

George FinneyMay 14, 20254 min read

Vocatio:Responsio and Rethinking the ‘Other Options’

“An excellent performance […but] ultimately, Leipzig’s Other Options: Graupner & Bach fell short of fulfilling Vocatio:Responsio’s artistic aim of creating a unique concert-going experience.” George…