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Changing the Humanities / The Humanities Changing - The Humanities past and present - July 2009 Celebrating the 800th anniversary of the University of Cambridge, Changing the Humanities/The Humanities Changing is a major international conference designed to inquire into the current standing and dis…

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    • Nov 3, 2011 LATEST EPISODE
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    Michael Wood: Film and the Art of Forgetting (Changing the Humanities)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2011 29:39


    Professor Michael Wood (English, Princeton), 'Film and the Art of Forgetting'. Paper delivered at CRASSH conference 'Changing the Humanities/the Humanities Changing' (July 2009).

    Haun Saussy: 'Explaining vs. Understanding' (Changing the Humanities)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2011 27:23


    Professor Haun Saussy (Comparative Literature, Yale), 'Explaining vs. Understanding: A Distinction Under Changing Conditions'. Paper delivered at CRASSH conference 'Changing the Humanities/the Humanities Changing' (July 2009).

    James Chandler: Are Humanities Disciplines Progressive? (Changing the Humanities)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2011 33:16


    Professor James Chandler (English, Chicago), 'Are Humanities Disciplines Progressive?'. Paper delivered at CRASSH conference 'Changing the Humanities/the Humanities Changing' (July 2009).

    Roger Parker: Should We Forget about (Musical) Form? (Changing the Humanities)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2011 30:42


    Professor Roger Parker (Music, KCL), 'Should We Forget about (Musical) Form?' Paper delivered at CRASSH conference 'Changing the Humanities/the Humanities Changing' (July 2009).

    Sarah Kay: Outside National Frames (The Troubadours and the Mediterranean) (Changing the Humanities)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2011 31:11


    Professor Sarah Kay (Modern Languages, Princeton), 'Outside National Frames (The Troubadours and the Mediterranean)'. Paper delivered at CRASSH conference 'Changing the Humanities/the Humanities Changing' (July 2009).

    Catharine Stimpson: The Humanities Today (Public Forum, Changing the Humanities)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2011 19:11


    Professor Catharine Stimpson (NYU), 'Public Forum: The Humanities Today'. The forum was part of the CRASSH conference 'Changing the Humanities/the Humanities Changing' (July 2009).

    Don Randel: The Humanities Today (Public Forum, Changing the Humanities)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2011 13:47


    Professor Don Randel (President, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation), 'Public Forum: The Humanities Today'. The forum was part of the CRASSH conference 'Changing the Humanities/the Humanities Changing' (July 2009).

    Elizabeth Forgan: The Humanities Today (Public Forum, Changing the Humanities)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2011 11:33


    Dame Elizabeth Forgan (Arts Council of England), 'Public Forum: The Humanities Today'. The forum was part of the CRASSH conference 'Changing the Humanities/the Humanities Changing' (July 2009)

    Marilyn Strathern: Innovation or replication? Crossing and Criss-crossing in Social Science (Changing the Humanities)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2011 27:48


    Dame Marilyn Strathern, 'Innovation or replication? Crossing and Criss-crossing in Social Science'. Paper delivered at CRASSH conference 'Changing the Humanities/the Humanities Changing' (July 2009).

    Quentin Skinner: From Ideals to Ideologies (Changing the Humanities)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2011 29:41


    Professor Quentin Skinner (History, Queen Mary, University of London), 'From Ideals to Ideologies: Reflections on the 'Cambridge School' of Intellectual History'. Paper delivered at CRASSH conference 'Changing the Humanities/the Humanities Changing' (July 2009).

    Mary Beard: Blood for the Ghosts? (Changing the Humanities)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2011 28:51


    Professor Mary Beard (Classics, Cambridge), 'Blood for the ghosts?'. Paper delivered at CRASSH conference 'Changing the Humanities/the Humanities Changing' (July 2009).

    Raymond Geuss: Philosophy, Origins, and the Humanities (Changing the Humanities)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2011 25:40


    Professor Raymond Geuss (Philosophy, Cambridge), 'Philosophy, Origins, and the Humanities'. Paper delivered at CRASSH conference 'Changing the Humanities/the Humanities Changing' (July 2009).

    John Forrester: The Idea of a Moral Science, State Funding and Teutonophobia (Changing the Humanities)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2011 33:58


    Professor John Forrester (History and Philosphy of Science, Cambridge), 'The Idea of a Moral Science, State Funding and Teutonophobia: the Creation of the Humanities in Early Twentieth-Century Cambridge'. Paper delivered at CRASSH conference 'Changing the Humanities/the Humanities Changing' (July 2009).

    Alice Jenkins: Mathematics and Liberal Education in Victorian Cambridge (Changing the Humanities)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2011 22:54


    Professor Alice Jenkins (English, Glasgow), 'Mathematics and Liberal Education in Victorian Cambridge'. Paper delivered at CRASSH conference 'Changing the Humanities/the Humanities Changing' (July 2009).

    Simon Goldhill: Disciplinary History (Changing the Humanities)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2011 24:14


    Professor Simon Goldhill (Classics, Cambridge), 'Disciplinary History: Innovation and Conservatism'. Paper delivered at CRASSH conference 'Changing the Humanities/the Humanities Changing' (July 2009).

    Conference Soundbites: Changing the Humanities / the Humanities Changing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2011 5:03


    Homi Bhabha, Richard Sennett, Sarah Kay and Onora O'Neill reflect on the theme of the conference (July 2009).

    Homi Bhabha: The Humanities and the Anxiety of Violence (Changing the Humanities)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2011 60:38


    Professor Homi Bhabha (Cultural Studies, Harvard), 'The Humanities and the Anxiety of Violence'. Keynote Address to the 'Changing the Humanities / The Humanities Changing' conference (July 2009).

    Changing the Humanities / The Humanities Changing - Conference Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2011 3:14


    Mary Jacobus, Simon Goldhill and Marilyn Strathern reflect on the changing nature of the Humanities and look ahead to the conference, 'Changing the Humanities / the Humanities Changing (15-18 July, 2009).

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