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Director of Studies

Dr Mark Philpott is in overall charge of your academic programme, and will see each of you regularly during the term.  Questions relating to any aspect of your studies at CMRS can be sent to him by email.

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Reading Lists

We suggest the following background reading about Oxford and England:

Jan Morris, Oxford (1988)
Bill Bryson, Notes from a Small Island (1997)
Kenneth Morgan (ed.), Oxford Illustrated History of England (1993)
Kate Fox, Watching the English: the Hidden Rules of English Behaviour (2005)

For preliminary reading for your Integral Course click on the relevant semester:

  • Autumn 2011
  • Spring 2012
  • Autumn 2012
  • Spring 2013

  • For some preliminary reading for your seminars or tutorials, please email Dr Philpott for a reading list.  Specialised reading lists are provided by the tutors for each tutorial and seminar.

    All books required for your courses will be available in the Oxford University, Feneley or City Libraries.

    Rare Books
    Rare Books
    In the Shade
    In the Shade
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