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Sexuality – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 59

November 17, 2022The Very Short Introductions Podcastabortion, lgbt, sexuality, the very short introductions podcast, vsioxfordacademic

In this episode, Véronique Mottier introduces and explores what shapes our sexuality.

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Veronique Mottier is a Fellow of Jesus College at Cambridge University and also Professor in Sociology at the University of Lausanne.

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the next episode of The Very Short Introductions Podcast will premiere on Thursday, 1 December 2022.

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The Avant-Garde – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 58

November 10, 2022The Very Short Introductions Podcastavant garde, cubism, dadaism, gerhard richter, jackson pollock, modern art, picasso, the avant-garde, the very short introductions podcast, vsioxfordacademic

In this episode, David Cottington introduce the Avant-Garde, perhaps the most important and influential concept in the history of modern culture.

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David Cottington is Emeritus Professor of Art History at Kingston University London, he has published widely on the Cubist movement and the artistic avant-gardes of the early twentieth century.

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Evangelicalism – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 57

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In this episode, John Stackhouse introduces Evangelicalism, an umbrella term that encompasses many Protestant denominations and has become one of the most significant religious movements in the modern world.

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John G. Stackhouse Jr. is Mikolaski Professor of Religious Studies at Crandall University. An award-winning scholar, teacher, and public communicator, he has authored and edited over a dozen books and hundreds of articles dealing with the evangelical tradition.

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Anarchism – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 56

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In this episode, Alex Prichard introduces anarchism, an ideology often misunderstood and thought to be based on chaos, disorder, and violence.

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Alex Prichard is Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Exeter. His research on anarchism has shed new light on old problems of constitutional politics, order and anarchy in world order, and the history of international thought.

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Asian American History – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 55

October 20, 2022The Very Short Introductions Podcastasian american community, asian american history, madeline y hsu, the very short introductions podcast, vsioxfordacademic

In this episode, Madeline Y. Hsu introduces Asian American history and details how this community has contributed significantly to the massive transformation of the United States into one of the wealthiest and most powerful nations in the world.

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Madeline Y. Hsu has served as director of the Center for Asian American Studies and is currently an Associate Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin.

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