A discussion of distributive justice, the legacy of logical positivism, ignorance and good. Professor Wolff is Head of Department of UCL Department of Philosophy.
www.ucl.ac.uk/philosophy/academic-research/staff-jw.htm
Duration: 42:30.
Ben Watson broadcasts every week on Resonance FM. He is the author of numerous books, poems, provocations and polemic aplenty. Visit www.militantesthetix.co.uk/
Duration: 65:53.
Dr Simpson is a Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the Department of Anthropology and Sociology, SOAS:
www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff36082.php
For recommended further reading and accompanying images, see Tuesday’s FUoTA page at http:resonancefm.com/free-university
Duration: 37:41.
A layperson’s guide to graphic design – what it is, its use in commerce, education and the dissemination of information, and its cultural significance. Why are so many people choosing to study it (design is third most popular degree course in UK!), and why so many people want to make a living doing it?
Dr Alpa Shah is a Lecturer at the Department of Anthropology,
Goldsmiths, University of London. Her research focuses on addressing the reproduction of inequality and the resultant implications for and experiences of marginalised people.
Visit www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/anthropology/staff/
For accompanying images and futher reading, visit our on-line page at www.resonancefm.com/free-university
Duration: 40:59.
Jean Seaton is Professor of Media History at the University of Westminster ; and the Official Historian of the BBC. She is the Director of the Orwell Prize. Visit www.theorwellprize.co.uk
An analysis of the construction of male identity in South Asia.
Caroline Osella is Reader in Anthropology with reference to South Asia at SOAS. Her specialisms are Kerala, South Asia, South Asian diaspora: ethnophysiology, concepts of person, gender, ethnicity, psychology and anthropology.
For accompanying photographs and recommended further reading see Wednesday’s FUoTA page at http://resonancefm.com/free-university/wednesday-20th-august
Duration: 40:32.
Composer Ben Neill, who studied under LaMonte Young, provides a beginner’s guide to Just Intonation.
Ben Neill is Professor of Music Technology and Music Industry at Ramapo College, New Jersey, USA.
Visit www.benneill.com/ and Kyle Gann’s website, to which this talk makes extensive reference: www.kylegann.com/
With thanks to Kyle Gann.
Julian Stallabrass lectures in modern and contemporary art at the Courtauld Institute. This lecture accompanies his work on the Brighton Photo Biennial 2008.
Visit www.bpb.org.uk/2008/blog/3105/holiday-snaps/
[WARNING: contains disturbing images which maybe considered unsuitable for children.]
www.courtauld.ac.uk/people/stallabrass-julian.shtml
Duration: 24:16.
