Condensed Matter Physics – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 77

November 30, 2023The Very Short Introductions Podcastcondensed matter physics, liquid crystals, phil anderson, physics, quantum physics, ross h mckenzie, solid state, superconductivity, superconductors, the very short introductions podcast, types of matter, vsioxfordacademic

In this episode, Ross H. McKenzie introduces condensed matter physics, the field which aims to explain how states of matter and their distinct physical properties emerge.

A PDF transcript for this episode can be found here: https://oxfordacademic.blubrry.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/VSI-Ep-77-Condensed-Matter-Physics-transcript.pdf

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Ross H. McKenzie is an Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. His research in condensed matter physics focuses on using quantum theory to understand complex materials, ranging from organic superconductors to fluorescent proteins.

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A Spotlight on Native American Language and Religion – Episode 89 – The Oxford Comment

November 28, 2023The Oxford Commentghost dance, gregory shushan, indian shaker church, indigenous peoples, jack wilson, john slocum, killers of the flower moon, national native american heritage month, native american english, native american english dialect, native american languages, native american myths, native american religions, NDE, near death experiences, rosemarie ostler, shamanism, squanto, The Oxford Commentoxfordacademic

On today’s episode of The Oxford Comment, the last for 2023, we spotlight two aspects of Native American culture that transcend tribe and nation and have been the recent focus of OUP scholars: language and religious beliefs. For our first interview, we were joined by Rosemarie Ostler, author of The United States of English: The American Language from Colonial Times to the Twenty-First Century, to speak about the Native American English dialect, how English became more widely spoken amongst Native Americans, and current programs to preserve Native American languages. We then spoke with Gregory Shushan, author of Near-Death Experience in Indigenous Religions, about near-death experiences, Native American myths, shamanism, and religious revitalization movements across indigenous cultures in North America.

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Democracy – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 76

November 16, 2023The Very Short Introductions Podcastancient greece, aristotle, democracy, democratic government, democratic society, humanism, john stuart mill, mob rule, naomi zack, the very short introductions podcast, vsioxfordacademic

In this episode, Naomi Zack introduces democracy and the challenges posed against such a foundational part of our lives in the 21st century.

A PDF transcript for this episode can be found here: https://oxfordacademic.blubrry.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/VSI-Ep-76-Democracy-transcript.pdf

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Naomi Zack is Professor of Philosophy at Lehman College, CUNY. Her recent books include The American Tragedy of COVID-19: Social and Political Crises of 2020 (2021) and Progressive Anonymity: From Identity Politics to Evidence-Based Government (2020).

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the next episode of The Very Short Introductions Podcast will premiere on Thursday, 30 November 2023.

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Utopianism – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 75

November 9, 2023The Very Short Introductions Podcastchristian utopia, dystopia, dystopian, garden of eden, lyman tower sargent, the very short introductions podcast, thomas more, utopia, utopian studies, utopianism, vsioxfordacademic

In this episode, Lyman Tower Sargent introduces utopianism, an idea that is commonplace in our society and has shaped our politics, literature, and religion.

A PDF transcript for this episode can be found here: https://oxfordacademic.blubrry.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/VSI-Ep-75-Utopianism-transcript.pdf

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Lyman Tower Sargent is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He is the primary bibliographer in the field of utopian literature and was the recipient of the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Society for Utopian Studies.

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Nelson Mandela – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 74

November 2, 2023The Very Short Introductions Podcastafrican national congress, apartheid, elleke boehmer, nelson mandela, reconciliation, south africa, south african history, the very short introductions podcast, vsi, winnie mandelaoxfordacademic

In this episode, Elleke Boehmer introduces the world-renowned figure of Nelson Mandela and looks critically at his legacy.

A PDF transcript for this episode can be found here: https://oxfordacademic.blubrry.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/VSI-Ep-74-Nelson-Mandela-transcript.pdf

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Elleke Boehmer is Professor of World English at the University of Oxford and Director of the Oxford Centre for Life-Writing at Wolfson College. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, UK.

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