-
Added to Topic - History
Intro to Philosophy: Cicero, On Friendship (part 1)
In this discussion/lecture session from my Fall 2013 Introduction to Philosophy class at Marist College, we begin our study of Cicero's work, On Friendship. We discuss in particular the different ... -
Added to Topic - History
Medieval representations of sodomy - Dr Robert Mills (UCL)
While sodomy in Medieval Britain and Europe was seemingly regarded as unmentionable, artists developed strategies of depicting taboo practices. Dr Bob Mills (UCL History of Art) examines an era of ... -
Added to Topic - History
Putinism: The Ideology
What is Putinism? Is it an ideology? -
Added to Topic - History
-
Added to Topic - History
History 151C - Lecture 1
The Peculiar Modernity of Britain, 1848-2000 -
Added to Topic - History
Britain and the Continent - Vernon Bogdanor
The first lecture seeks to contrast Britain and the Continent in terms of history and institutions, contrasts emphasised by the Second World War. The effect of these contrasts was that Britain woul... -
Added to Topic - History
[Oxford Impacts] Citizen Science translating ancient lives
A fascinating documentary about the Ancient Lives project, which takes the latest tools of 'citizen science' and uses them to translate ancient documents (http://ancientlives.org/)
For more than a... -
Added to Topic - History
Dig Hungate: Machine clearing Block H2, May 2008 (1/13)
Free learning from the Open University http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/history-the-arts
---
A Dig Hungate Update Film, with field archaeologists directing the machine removal of the disturbed upp...- CC
-
Added to Topic - History
Richard III - The Burial
http://www.le.ac.uk/richardiii - Richard III Educational Resources
Dr Jo Appleby from the University of Leicester's School of Archaeology and Ancient History carefully uncovers the skeleton, disco... -
Added to Topic - History
The Making Of Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts - Dr Sally Dormer
Illuminated manuscripts are some of the most beautiful artefacts to survive from the Middle Ages. Their production involved transforming animal skins into parchment; copying texts; painting and gi... -
Added to Topic - History
Pericles: Citizen or Idiot? - Peter Bradley
The Director of the Speakers Corner Trust, Peter Bradley, gives an exceptional talk on the importance of free speech to citizenship. In this extract he examines the ancient greek conception of Citi... -
Added to Topic - History
Richard Bulliet - History of the World to 1500 CE (Session 2) - Valley Civilizations 8000-1500 BC
Topic: From the Origins of Agriculture to the First River - Valley Civilizations, 8000-1500 B.C.E. Part I
Speaker: Richard Bulliet
Date: 9/9/2010
Course number: W3902
Course title: World History t... -
Added to Topic - History
How do we see Colour? - Professor William Ayliffe
Evolving in a silent, dark world, organisms developed receptors that could detect and differentiate components of the electromagnetic spectrum from the sun. Computation of the proportions of differ... -
Added to Topic - History
Gregg Pasquarelli
CCA Architecture Lecture Series
February 16th, 2009 Timken Lecture hall -
Added to Topic - History
Life's Cognitive Edge: The Role of the Mind & What it Means
On February 13, 2008, Dr. Anna Dornhaus, Assistant Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, gave lecture at the College of Science The Edges of Life Lecture Series: "Life's Cognitive Edge: The ... -
Added to Topic - History
Making Room for Conscience
This item is part of the Alumni Weekend 2007 collection of the Alumni Office. To view more media from the Alumni Office, please visit the Alumni Office video page.
The Abolition of the Slave Tra... -
Added to Topic - History
Boxing: The Way Out - Micky Ward And Others Discuss The Benefits Of The "Sweet Science"
http:/www.mslaw.edu
The topic of this episode of the Massachusetts School of Law's Educational Forum is boxing. Assistant Dean Diane Sullivan interviews "Irish" Mickey Ward and gym owners in Massac...- CC
-
Added to Topic - History
The Great Mathematicians - Professor Robin Wilson and Dr Raymond Flood
A lecture to mark the publication of Robin Wilson and Raymond Flood's new book. Mathematics pervades our daily lives. Our credit cards and the nation's defence are kept secure largely due to the ... -
Added to Topic - History
Britain in the 20th Century: The Economic Crisis and its Consequences - Professor Vernon Bogdanor
Fears about the fiscal deficit and the possibility of a run on sterling caused MacDonald and Snowdon to take drastic action in the economic crisis of 1931. However, they could not win the support o... -
Added to Topic - History
The Girl Guides, Downton Abbey and MI5: Fascist Collaborators - Professor Clive Bloom
Here's a highlight from Clive Bloom's informative and entertaining lecture on the 'Battle of Cable Street' and its place in our history.
The full lecture can be found at the following link:
http:... -
Added to Topic - History
Reconsidering the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
Speaker: Professor Benny Morris
Chair: Professor Nigel Ashton
This event was recorded on 14 June 2011 in Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
The lecture will look at various aspects, some o... -
Added to Topic - History
Conversations with History: Shirk York IGCC
Host Harry Kreisler welcomes UC professors Herbert York and Susan Shirk for a discussion of the role of research universities in meeting today's national security challenges. York, the first direc... -
Added to Topic - History
Conversations with History: Manuel Castells
On this edition of Conversations with History, UC Berkeley's Harry Kreisler welcomes social theorist Manuel Castells, Professor of Sociology and Professor of City and Regional Planning at UC Berkel... -
Added to Topic - History
History of The University of Toledo
The UT Gnome takes you on a journey from 1872 to 2006. -
Added to Topic - History
Frank Bongiorno on books
Frank Bongiorno is shortlisted for the 2013 Prime Minister's Literary Award. Here he talks about how much he reads and how writing academic book reviews help his writing. -
Added to Topic - History
Henry Louis Gates: Genealogy and African American History
Author, documentarian and Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr gives a stirring address on race in the United States with a look at the genealogy and genetics in African-American history. Gates... -
Added to Topic - History
Jim Smith - 42 Years at UCR, in his Own Words
Jim Smith earned his bachelor degree and MBA from UC Riverside, then went on to work at the campus from 1978 to 1997, eventually becoming associate director of student housing. Today, he is a famil... -
Added to Topic - Edu/University/History
Ancient wonders captured in 3D - Ben Kacyra
Ancient monuments give us clues to astonishing past civilizations -- but they're under threat from pollution, war, neglect. Ben Kacyra, who invented a groundbreaking 3D scanning system, is using hi... -
Added to Topic - History
Uncover the possibilities
http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/archanth
Whether it's postgraduate study, undergraduate study or one of our short courses, each of them give you the opportunity to study a course that is delivered by... -
Added to Topic - History
The Unwinding with George Packer - Conversations with History
(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Harry Kreisler welcomes George Packer for a discussion of his new book, "The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America." Packer discusses his formative experience... -
Added to Topic - History
The MA Public History Program, UWO
The University of Western Ontario has Canada's longest running Public History program, offering an intensive 12 month Master's that explores how history is understood by and communicated to the pub... -
Added to Topic - History
Conversations with History: Behavioral Economics
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Professor Richard H.
Thaler for a discussion of behavioral economics. Professor Thaler discusses theory in economics, how observed human behavior points... -
Added to Topic - History
Conversations with History: Niall Ferguson
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Harvard historian Niall Ferguson for a discussion of his book "The War of the World." Ferguson analyzes the role of ethnic conflict, economic volatility, ... -
Added to Topic - History
Conversations with History: Joseph Wilson
Host Harry Kreisler in conversation with Joseph Wilson who served in Baghdad, Iraq as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy from 1988 to 1991. Series: Conversations with History [7/2004] [Pu... -
Added to Topic - History
Conversations With History: America's Path to Permanent War
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Andrew Bacevich, Professor of International Relations and History at Boston University, for a discussion of the causes and consequences of the militariza... -
Added to Topic - History
Foster Parrots Ltd: A Staunch Advocate For Parrots
http://www.mslaw.edu
Karen Windsor, Co-Director of Foster Parrots Ltd., discusses the treatment of parrots in captivity and her organization's effort to improve their plight; in this excerpt from T...- CC
-
Added to Topic - History
History of Mathematics in 50 Minutes
GRCC Mathematics Professor John Dersch reviews many historical innovations in math.- CC
-
Added to Topic - History
What is "Big History" & Why Does it Matter?
World Affairs Council of West Michigan Presents first of four lectures.
Dr. Craig Benjamin, GVSU -
Added to Topic - History
What have Henry VIII and Elizabeth I got to do with 21st Century development policy
Development is a key term in the modernising global world. It is a target for many of the world's economically poorer nations. It is widely considered that history self-evidently demonstrates that ... -
Added to Topic - History
The Mosley Riots - Professor Clive Bloom
The 'Battle' of Cable Street which took place on the 4 October,1936 has become the defining myth of the East End of London and of the left,memorialised thereafter as the defeat of Oswald Mosley and... -
Added to Topic - History
Intro to Philosophy: Plato's Republic, book 4
In this lecture/discussion video from my Fall 2011 Introduction to Philosophy class at Marist College, we discuss Plato's Republic, book 4, looking at the analogy between the parts of the ideal cit... -
Added to Topic - History
The Architecture of Northwestern: A Patchwork of History
This documentary produced for the Big Ten Network in November 2010 examines the array of architectural styles present on Northwestern's Evanston and Chicago campuses, which reflect the evolution of... -
Added to Topic - History
"Before Orientalism: From Paris to Patna in the 17th Century"
Watch video of the annual Byrn Lecture by Sanjay Subrahmanyam speaking April 6 on "Before Orientalism: From Paris to Patna in the 17th Century"
Sanjay Subrahmanyam, the Navin and Pratima Doshi C... -
Added to Topic - History
David Isay
Award-winning radio documentarian and the founder of StoryCorps, David Isay delivers one of the most dynamic lectures of the academic year. -
Added to Topic - History
The Historic Collections of St Paul's Cathedral - Simon Carter
The historic collections have undergone some interesting developments in recent years. We will learn of new insights that have been revealed, and the roles of the library, architectural archive an... -
Added to Topic - History
Conversations With History: Annabel Patterson
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Annabel Patterson, Professor Emeritus of English, Yale University for a discussion of her career as a literary scholar. The discussion focuses on the cha... -
Added to Topic - History
Prof Ray Millen discusses lessons of Landpower from Korean War
Prof Ray Millen, U.S. Army Peacekeeping & Stability Operations Institute, discusses lessons on Landpower from Korean War on the 60th anniversary of the conflict. -
Added to Topic - History
Religious Tolerance During the Spanish Inquisition
Professor Schwartz specializes in the history of colonial Latin America, especially Brazil and on the history of Early Modern expansion. Among his books are Sovereignty and Society in Colonial Braz... -
Added to Topic - History
The Life and Work of an Environmental Historian with William Cronon - Conversations with History
(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Host Harry Kreisler welcomes William Cronon, Research Professor of History, Geography, and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin, for a discussion of the... -
Added to Topic - History
The Places In Between with Rory Stewart - Conversations with History
(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv) Host Harry Kreisler welcomes Rory Stewart, Member of the British Parliament, for a discussion of his remarkable odyssey. Reflecting on his background and drawing on his...