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History & The Arts
‘Irrational emotions’ and their cognitive impenetrability
Raamy Majeed considers ‘irrational’ and ‘recalcitrant’ emotions and the various theories attached to these cognitive and emotional responses.
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Society, Politics & Law
Tales of Trump told in Trumpian tones: Michael Wolff's Fire And Fury
With the overnight international bestseller Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, Michael Wolff utilises his ‘semipermanent seat’ on a West Wing sofa to offer an insider account of the Trump administration. While critical of Wolff’s writing style, methods and failure to separate clear falsehoods from certainties, Jonny Hall concedes that ...
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History & The Arts
Heritage in war
Professor Derek Matravers considers the treatment of cultural heritage in war and the philosophical questions that need to be asked to protect cultural property.
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History & The Arts
Creating a different world: Celebrating Ursula K LeGuin
A short celebration of the life and work of the sci-fi author Ursula K LeGuin, who died earlier this week.
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History & The Arts
Freedom of speech
Should there be limits to freedom of speech? Professor of Philosophy, Derek Matravers, explores this idea.
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History & The Arts
Shall I Compare Thee? Poetry, Education, Seduction - An OpenMinds talk
Professor Richard Danson Brown explores poetry, comparison and education in a lecture for The Open University.
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History & The Arts
How technology can challenge our understanding of Frankenstein
Dr Francesca Benatti, Research Fellow in Digital Humanities at The Open University, believes specialised text analysis software can help us develop new insights into classic literature.
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History & The Arts
Putting baby in a context: Stephen Lee Naish's Deconstructing Dirty Dancing
In Deconstructing Dirty Dancing, Stephen Lee Naish unpacks the enduring popularity of the film Dirty Dancing, released to mixed reviews in 1987 before going on to become a global hit. Offering a comparative study of the film with David Lynch’s Blue Velvet before a scene-by-scene analysis and reflections on the film’s personal resonance for the ...
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Nature & Environment
Do animals really raise human babies as their own?
Myth, history and popular culture tells of children raised by wolves and more. Do these stories have any basis in truth?
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Education & Development
The secret history of teenage bedrooms
In this transcript from Thinking Allowed, Laurie Taylor and guests discuss the role of the teenage bedroom across history - with a little help from The Beach Boys.
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Society, Politics & Law
Review: Chavs - The Demonization of the Working Class
John Booth reviews Owen Jones' Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class and asks how the image of the bulldog breed turned into a narrative of feral children.
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History & The Arts
Beyond the babble: social broadcasting and digital citizenship
The expression of emotion is key to the spread of declarations online. But can online identities really address the difficult political realities of migration?