Revolutions – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 51

June 2, 2022The Very Short Introductions Podcastamerican revolution, arab spring, french revolution, jack a goldstone, revolutions, revolutions of 1848, the very short introductions podcastoxfordacademic

In this episode, Jack A. Goldstone introduces revolutions, which, from 1789 in France to 2011 in Cairo, have shaken the world and dominate the popular imagination.

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Jack A. Goldstone is Virginia E. and John T. Hazel, Jr. Professor of Public Policy and Eminent Scholar, School of Public Policy, at George Mason University. He is the author of Revolution and Rebellion in the Early Modern World.

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Oxford World English Symposium 2022 Recap – Episode 72 – The Oxford Comment

May 31, 2022The Oxford Commentcolonization, danica salazar, english language, lisa lim, michael proffitt, oed, oxford english dictioary, oxford world english symposium 2022, phillip louw, The Oxford Comment, world englishoxfordacademic

With over 1 billion speakers, English is an incredibly diverse language. Dozens of countries around the world have their own varieties, many of which have not historically seen adequate representation in English dictionaries.

This past April, the Oxford English Dictionary hosted the Oxford World English Symposium 2022, a two-day event featuring a series of parallel sessions and panels on topics relating not only to varieties of English, but language prejudice, colonialism, and context-based English language teaching, among others.

On today’s episode, we’re featuring Lisa Lim, Phillip Louw, and Michael Proffitt, three of the Symposium’s participants, in the form of a follow-up panel hosted by Dr. Danica Salazar, World English Executive Editor for Oxford Languages.

More information about the Oxford World English Symposium 2022, including links to the panel discussions and parallel sessions, can be found here: https://public.oed.com/varieties-of-english/oed-symposium-2022/

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Alexander the Great – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 50

May 26, 2022The Very Short Introductions Podcastalexander the great, ancient greece, hugh bowden, macedonia, macedonian empire, phillip ii, the very short introductions podcastoxfordacademic

In this episode, Hugh Bowden introduces Alexander the Great, a legendary figure whose legacy permeates modern culture but about whom we still have much to discover.

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Hugh Bowden is is Professor of Ancient History at King’s College London. He is an internationally recognised expert on Alexander the Great, and also on religious experience in the Greek world. He is co-editor of the forthcoming Oxford Handbook on Ancient Mystery Cults (*OUP). His books include Mystery Cults in the Ancient World (2010), and Classical Athens & the Delphic Oracle: Divination and Democracy (2005). He has also published many articles and book chapters on ancient Greek religion and on Alexander the Great.

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Environmental Law – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 49

May 19, 2022The Very Short Introductions Podcastelizabeth fisher, environmental law, environmentalism, oil spills, the very short introductions podcastoxfordacademic

In this episode, Elizabeth Fisher introduces environmental law, a wide-ranging area of law that can operate at both a local and global level and is an area of complexity and hard-fought cases.

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Elizabeth Fisher is Professor of Environmental Law in the Faculty of Law and at Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford. She has won awards for both her teaching and her scholarship, and is General Editor of the Journal of Environmental Law.

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Epicureanism – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 48

May 12, 2022The Very Short Introductions Podcastcatherine wilson, epicureanism, epicurus, modesty, philosophy, schools of thought, simple life, the very short introductions podcastoxfordacademic

In this episode, Catherine Wilson introduces Epicureanism, a school of thought based on the teachings of Epicurus, that promotes modest pleasure and a simple life—ideals that still hold relevance today.

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Catherine Wilson is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at York University and a member of the Graduate Faculty of the City University of New York. She is the author of a number of books and articles on the history and philosophy of science and on the Epicurean influence on moral and political theory.

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