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The poetry of war

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History of the Eighteenth Century in Ten Poems
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Explores the aesthetics and impact of war poetry in the early eighteenth century, focussing on Joseph Addison's poem, The Campaign.
Blood, guts and gore all feature heavily in eighteenth century war poems. This podcast explores the popularity of the early eighteenth-century battle poem.
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History of the Eighteenth Century in Ten Poems
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Abigail Williams
Keywords
eighteenth century
#greatwriters
war
poetry
Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature
Date Added: 16/09/2013
Duration: 00:05:00

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The Ladle: a comic poem

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Matthew Prior's The Ladle was one of the most popular poems of the eighteenth century. This podcast explores its appeal.
Matthew Prior's The Ladle was hugely popular in the eighteenth century. Based on a story from Ovid, its bawdy tale delighted generations of readers.
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History of the Eighteenth Century in Ten Poems
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Louise Curran
Keywords
Ovid
eighteenth century
popular culture
#greatwriters
poetry
Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature
Date Added: 16/09/2013
Duration: 00:06:42

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Music in miscellanies

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History of the Eighteenth Century in Ten Poems
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Much popular music of the eighteenth century is found in poetic miscellanies. But how was it performed?
Giles Lewin explores the popular music of the eighteenth century, and the challenges it provides for a modern performer.
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History of the Eighteenth Century in Ten Poems
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Giles Lewin
Keywords
folk music
songs
ballads
#greatwriters
eighteenth century
Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature
Date Added: 16/09/2013
Duration: 00:04:57

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Pastoral Poetry

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History of the Eighteenth Century in Ten Poems
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Introduces the poetry of rural life, and its debt to classical sources.
Often idealised, the rural and the rustic play an important part in eighteenth-century poetry. This podcast gives a glimpse into the natural world seen through eighteenth-century eyes.
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History of the Eighteenth Century in Ten Poems
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Kathleen Lawton-Trask
Keywords
rural life
eighteenth century
#greatwriters
poetry
Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature
Date Added: 16/09/2013
Duration: 00:09:43

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Politics in poetry

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This podcast explores the culture of Jacobitism in the eighteenth century, using a popular ballad.
The culture of Jacobite politics took many forms in the eighteenth century. This podcast explores its expression in popular song.
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History of the Eighteenth Century in Ten Poems
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John McTague
Keywords
Jacobitism
popular culture
eighteenth century politics
ballads
#greatwriters
Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature
Date Added: 16/09/2013
Duration: 00:06:05

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The life of epigrams

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History of the Eighteenth Century in Ten Poems
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This podcasts introduces the popular eighteenth century epigram.
Epigrams were hugely popular in the eighteenth century, and this podcast explores some of their appeal.
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History of the Eighteenth Century in Ten Poems
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Dianne Mitchell
Keywords
classical literature
eighteenth century
#greatwriters
poetry
verse forms
Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature
Date Added: 16/09/2013
Duration: 00:05:51

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Petticoats and fashion

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History of the Eighteenth Century in Ten Poems
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An introduction to the world of fashion and the politics of the petticoat, seen through the poetry of the time.
This podcast gives a glimpse into the social and cultural history of fashion in the eighteenth century by looking at the representation of petticoats.
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History of the Eighteenth Century in Ten Poems
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Elizabeth Atkinson
Keywords
eighteenth century
fashion
poetry
#greatwriters
Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature
Date Added: 16/09/2013
Duration: 00:08:11

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Andy Field on teaching quantitative methods to social science students

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Department of Sociology Podcasts
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Andy Field (University of Sussex) discusses his experiences and views of what works well when teaching quantitative methods to undergraduate social science students, especially with mixed ability and low motivation students.
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Department of Sociology Podcasts
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Andy Field
Keywords
sociology
quantitative methods
statistics
learning
teaching
Social Sciences
Department: Department of Sociology
Date Added: 09/09/2013
Duration: 00:57:59

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Migration at Oxford: Professor Robin Cohen

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MSc Migration Studies
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In this podcast, Emeritus Professor Robin Cohen shares how he first became interested in migration through his own experiences as a migrant.
As a leading scholar in the field of diaspora, Robin provides some insight into the field and expands on his current work in creolisation. In this interview with doctoral student Carolin Fischer, they also discuss the value of studying migration at the University of Oxford and Robin's teaching on the MSc in Migration Studies course.

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MSc Migration Studies
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Robin Cohen
Keywords
politics
law
migration
society
Department: Social Sciences Division
Date Added: 05/09/2013
Duration: 00:14:20

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Rev. Dr Charles Brock - John Milton: Revolutionary Spirit?

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Mansfield College
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The third in our lecture series for Hilary Term 2013, given in the temporary Chapel at Mansfield College by Emeritus Fellow and former College Chaplain Rev Dr Charles Brock, to mark the inauguration of the John Milton Fellowship at Mansfield College.

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Mansfield College
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Charles Brock
Keywords
Mansfield College
women
Rosa Luxemburg
Marilyn Monroe
Jacqueline Rose
Department: Mansfield College
Date Added: 03/09/2013
Duration: 01:26:30

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