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Classical studies: it's more than the words
History & The Arts

Classical studies: it's more than the words

...project map] Screengrab from Hestia Project map The word ‘history’ derives from the Greek word ‘historia’ (or historiê in some dialects, including Herodotus’), which means ‘enquiry’: to understand the past, you must research it. Herodotus ‘reproduces’ that sense of enquiry in the very way that he structures his material. You’ll find that frequently he...
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Why books are a lifeline for prisoners
Society, Politics & Law

Why books are a lifeline for prisoners

...project I saw in action is called The Big Book Share, and involves prisoners reading and recording chapters of children's books. A CD of the reading is given to their families so that children (and, in the case of some of the women prisoners, grandchildren, nephews and nieces) can listen to a bedtime story from inside. A copy of the book being read is also supplied,...
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The Weavers’ Uprising and Chatterton Massacre
Society, Politics & Law

The Weavers’ Uprising and Chatterton Massacre

...project is to give voice to those that have previously been silenced or ignored and help to visibilise state violence that has long been mystified or forgotten. Witnessing the Rising Interactive Map Made in collaboration with The National Archives, a new interactive map has been created that provides not only a detailed context and overview of the 10-day uprising, but...
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The language used during end of life care matters
Health, Sports & Psychology

The language used during end of life care matters

...projects (Forms of Care) is looking at the language used to talk about what happens when decisions are made not to provide medical intervention. For example, there’s the cliché of “there’s nothing more that can be done”, said even as palliative care teams explore alternative options for symptom management. Much of the language around decisions like this are...
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Dan Rees - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Dan Rees - Earth in Vision

...Project Wildscreen, 20th – 23rd October 2014 My name is Dan Rees, I’m a series producer at the BBC Natural History Unit. How I learned to love wildlife I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t fascinated by animals. I guess that probably comes from my parents, particularly my dad, being interested in animals and always showing me things like caterpillars chewing away...
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Social marketing
Money & Business

Social marketing

...introduction to the album. What is social marketing? Michaela Firth in conversation with Gerard Hastings. Critical marketing Terry O'Sullivan in conversation with Gerard Hastings. Ethics and advertising Tom Farrell in conversation with Gerard Hastings. Evaluating social marketing programmes Michaela Firth in conversation with Gerard Hastings. Ethical brands Presented by...
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Voice of Indian Song
History & The Arts

Voice of Indian Song

...introduction to this album Becoming a Singer Sudokshina Chatterjee explains why she started to sing, and her journey from the first singing lesson to now. The Voice Sudokshina Chatterjee discusses the voice, looking at how vocalists are trained, the different ways to use the voice, and the difference between gender. Khyal Sudokshina explains the meaning behind Khyal, the...
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Repatriation and returning remains
History & The Arts

Repatriation and returning remains

...of things: an introduction to material culture... Encountering a body Nigel Warburton discusses two different cases regarding the issue of consent when displaying human remains. Torres Strait remains The Natural History Museum in London gave back 138 ancestral remains to the Torres Strait islands. Objections to Repatriation Tiffany Jenkins argues against repatriation...
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