In this episode, Laura Marcus introduces one of the most popular written forms, the autobiography, form that offers understanding of the ways in which lives have been lived and fundamental accounts of what it means to be a self in the world. Learn more about Autobiography : A Very Short Introduction here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/autobiography-a-very-short-introduction-9780199669240 Laura Marcus … Continue reading Autobiography – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 19 →...
Dec 14, 2020•10 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Paul Klenerman introduces the immune system, central to all human health and area of continual focus in medical research. Learn more about The Immune System: A Very Short Introduction here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-immune-system-a-very-short-introduction-9780198753902 Paul Klenerman is Wellcome Trust Senior Clinical Research Fellow and Professor of Immunology at the University of Oxford. He is also … Continue reading The Immune System – The Very Short Introduc...
Dec 10, 2020•6 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Kimberly Reynolds introduces children’s literature, which not only encompasses picture books, pop-ups, and novels, but has modernised to also include online games and eBooks. Learn more about Children’s Literature: A Very Short Introduction here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/childrens-literature-a-very-short-introduction-9780199560240 Kimberley Reynolds is Professor of Children’s Literature in the School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics at … Continue re...
Dec 07, 2020•5 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Catriona Kelly introduces Russian literature centred around the figure of Alexander Pushkin that permeates into national culture. Learn more about Russian Literature: A Very Short Introduction here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/russian-literature-a-very-short-introduction-9780192801449 Catriona Kelly is a Professor of Russian, University of Oxford and Fellow of New College and Lecturerer at Merton College. Follow The Very Short … Continue reading Russian Literature – ...
Dec 03, 2020•8 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Joachim Whaley introduces the Holy Roman Empire, once described by Voltaire as ‘neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire’, as its history and significance is often misunderstood. Learn more about The Holy Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-holy-roman-empire-a-very-short-introduction-9780198748762 Joachim Whaley is Professor of German History and Thought at the University … Continue reading The Holy Roman Empire – The Very Shor...
Nov 30, 2020•8 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Dana Arnold introduces art history, which encompasses the study of the history and development of painting, sculpture, and the other visual arts. Learn more about Art History: A Very Short Introduction here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/art-history-a-very-short-introduction-9780198831808 Dana Arnold is Professor in Art History at the University of East Anglia, UK. She has published extensively on … Continue reading Art History – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – ...
Nov 26, 2020•7 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Julian Baggini introduces atheism, wrongly considered to be a negative, dark, and pessimistic belief characterized by a rejection of values and purpose and a fierce opposition to religion. Learn more about Atheism: A Very Short Introduction here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/atheism-a-very-short-introduction-9780192804242 Julian Baggini is the editor of The Philosophers’ Magazine. Follow The Very Short Introductions Podcast … Continue reading Atheism – The Very Short ...
Nov 23, 2020•7 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Julia Simner introduces synaesthesia, a neurological condition that gives rise to a ‘merging of the senses’, in which words can be tasted and colours can be heard. Learn more about Synaesthesia: A Very Short Introduction here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/synaesthesia-a-very-short-introduction-9780198749219 Julia Simner is a neuropsychologist and researcher in the field of synaesthesia research and multi-sensory processing. … Continue reading Synaesthesia – The Very S...
Nov 19, 2020•8 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Miri Rubin introduces the Middle Ages, a term coined around 1450 to describe a thousand years of European history. Learn more about The Middle Ages: A Very Short Introduction here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-middle-ages-a-very-short-introduction-9780199697298 Miri Rubin is Professor of Medieval History at Queen Mary University of London and Head of the School of History. She has … Continue reading The Middle Ages – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode ...
Nov 16, 2020•7 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Kathleen Taylor introduces dementia, the fifth-most common cause of death across the world which, despite recent advances in brain science, still has no effective treatment. Learn more about Dementia: A Very Short Introduction here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/dementia-a-very-short-introduction-9780198825784 Kathleen Taylor studied physiology and philosophy at the University of Oxford. After a research MSc at Stirling University, … Continue reading Dementia – The Ver...
Nov 12, 2020•7 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Bryan Cheyette introduces the ghetto, a term which has been universalized as the incarnation of class difference, colonialism, and apartheid, and has been applied to segregated cities and countries throughout the world but is still an extraordinarily complex concept. Learn more about The Ghetto: A Very Short Introduction here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-ghetto-a-very-short-introduction-9780198809951 Bryan Cheyette is … Continue reading The Ghetto – The Very Shor...
Nov 09, 2020•10 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Robert Jones introduces possibly the most powerful commercial and culture force globally–branding–which, despite brand awareness and skepticism, holds an inescapable influence on our lives. Learn more about Branding: A Very Short Introduction here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/branding-a-very-short-introduction-9780198749912 Robert Jones is a strategist at Wolff Olins, one of the world’s leading branding consultancies, and visiting professor at … Continue reading Bran...
Nov 05, 2020•8 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Jennifer Gidley introduces the future, an area of fascination for humans from the beginning of time driven by both of our fear of the unknown and our curiosity to know. Learn more about The Future: A Very Short Introduction here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-future-a-very-short-introduction-9780198735281 Jennifer Gidley has extensive experience in the futures studies field, combining scholarly … Continue reading The Future – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – ...
Nov 02, 2020•8 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Anthony Arnull introduces European Union law, which will have a central role as the European Union deals with the consequences of Brexit and the eurozone crisis. Learn more about European Union Law: A Very Short Introduction here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/european-union-law-a-very-short-introduction-9780198749981 Anthony Arnull holds the Barber Chair of Jurisprudence at the University of Birmingham. He has … Continue reading EU Law – The Very Short Introductions P...
Oct 29, 2020•6 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Rebecca Arnold introduces fashion, a gigantic global industry which generates some three hundred billion dollars in revenue every year yet is often denigrated as trivial and superficial. Learn more about Fashion: A Very Short Introduction here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/fashion-a-very-short-introduction-9780199547906 Rebecca Arnold is a Research Fellow in the School of Humanities in the Department of History … Continue reading Fashion – The Very Short Introductions...
Oct 26, 2020•7 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Manfred B. Steger introduces globalization, the transformative power spearheading our interconnected world. Learn more about Globalization: A Very Short Introduction here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/globalization-a-very-short-introduction-9780198849452 Manfred B. Steger is Professor of Sociology at the University of Hawai’i-Manoa and Global Professorial Fellow at Western Sydney University. He also served as a globalization consultant for the U.S. … Continue reading ...
Oct 21, 2020•7 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Graham Priest introduces logic, an area which is often wrongly perceived as having little to do with rest of philosophy and even less to do with real life. Learn more about Logic: A Very Short Introduction here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/logic-a-very-short-introduction-9780198811701 Graham Priest is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the CUNY Graduate Center, as well … Continue reading Logic – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 3 →...
Oct 18, 2020•10 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Linda Greenhouse introduces the U.S. Supreme Court, which she spent 30 years chronicling as a correspondent for the New York Times. Learn more about The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short Introduction here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-us-supreme-court-a-very-short-introduction-9780190079819 Linda Greenhouse was the New York Times Supreme Court correspondent for 30 years. She was awarded a Pulitzer … Continue reading The U.S. Suprem...
Oct 14, 2020•12 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Paul Cartledge introduces Ancient Greece, a period of unmatched influence on the politics, philosophy, religion, and social relations of Western civilization. Learn more about Ancient Greece: A Very Short Introduction here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/ancient-greece-a-very-short-introduction-9780199601349 Paul Cartledge is the inaugural A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture at the University of Cambridge. Follow The Very Short Introductions … Continue reading Anci...
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