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Just like the movies: An American’s notes on her Oxford year

Oxford occupies a mystical, almost fantastical place within the American psyche – so much so that when I told my peers I’d be studying abroad, they had me promise...

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Reading Oxford books in Oxford

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Netflix’s city of dreaming Americans: My Oxford Year, reviewed

If not taken too seriously, Netflix’s new movie My Oxford Year is a surprisingly...

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Lacking Latin: Ceremonial mistakes in My Oxford Year

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Culture

Just like the movies: An American’s notes on her Oxford year

Reading Oxford books in Oxford

Netflix’s city of dreaming Americans: My Oxford Year, reviewed

Lacking Latin: Ceremonial mistakes in My Oxford Year

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