Challenging the Canon

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This unique mini-series aims to challenge the literary canon by posing the thorny question 'why should we study...?' to experts at the University of Oxford. Beginning with the overarching question 'why should we study the humanities?' and moving on to illuminating discussions about key writers such…

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    • Nov 7, 2013 LATEST EPISODE
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    Why should we study Old English Literature?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2013 14:16


    Dr Francis Leneghan of St Cross College, Oxford, discusses his current research around Beowulf and proposes why we should still study Old English Literature.

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    Information about Great Writers Inspire

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2013 0:33


    Further information about the educational resource: http://writersinspire.org.

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    Why should we study Elizabethan Theatre?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2013 17:22


    Professor Tiffany Stern of University College, Oxford, discusses her current research and proposes why we should still study Elizabethan Theatre.

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    Why should we study medieval romance?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2013 18:55


    Dr Nicholas Perkins of St Hugh's College, Oxford, discusses his current research and proposes why we should still study medieval romance.

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    Why should we study the humanities?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2013 17:39


    For those wanting a further challenge, Professor Helen Small of Pembroke College, Oxford, discusses the difficulties facing the study of the humanities today.

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    Why should we study Johnson?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2013 14:24


    Professor Ros Ballaster of Mansfield College, Oxford, discusses her current research and proposes we should still study Samuel Johnson.

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    Why should we study Postcolonial Literature?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2013 13:19


    Professor Elleke Boehmer of Wolfson College, Oxford, discusses her current research and proposes why we should study Postcolonial writers such as Achebe.

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    Why should we study Chaucer?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2013 20:49


    Dr Laura Ashe of Worcester College, Oxford, discusses her current research and proposes why we should still study Chaucer.

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    Why should we study Shakespeare?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2013 15:06


    Dr Emma Smith of Hertford College, Oxford, discusses her current research and proposes why we should still study Shakespeare.

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    Why should we study Dickens?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2013 17:27


    Dr Robert Douglas-Fairhurst of Magdalen College, Oxford, discusses his current research and proposes why we should still study Dickens.

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