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Free University – Avant-Garde Performance

Dr Roberta Mock: Avant-Garde Performance. Roberta Mock is Associate Dean (Research) and Reader in Performance, Faculty of Arts. Dr Roberta Mock is Reader in Performance and Associate Dean for Research in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Plymouth where she also leads the MRes Theatre & Performance programme. She is the editor of [...]

Free University – How to Make The Perfect Cup Of Coffee

Dr Mark Miodownik – How to Make The Perfect Cup Of Coffee Mark Miodownik: How to make the perfect cup of coffee. What elements are involved in the making of a simple beverage. The Director of the Materials Library and Head of the Materials Research Group at King’s College London provides an audibly practical demonstration [...]

Free University – Society as a work of art

Prof Malcolm Miles: Herbert Marcuse’s idea of society as a work of art Malcolm Miles is Professor of Cultural Theory at the University of Plymouth. Visit www.malcolmmiles.org.uk/

Free University – Muslim Village Intellectuals

Dr Magnus Marsden – Muslim Village Intellectuals Magnus Marsden: Muslim village intellectuals. An account of “Islamisation” in Northern Pakistan based on ten years of field work by Dr Marsden of the School of Oriental and African Studies. http://www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff36079.php Duration: 45.11. http://audio.resonancefm.com/Free_University/The_Free_University_of_the_Airwaves_Muslim_Village_Intellectuals.mp3

Free University – Spam, Rubbish and Leftover Culture

Prof Esther Leslie: Spam, Rubbish and Leftover Culture Lecture: Hunting.”Never before have so many people been equipped with cameras, hunting out bits of the real…” Esther Leslie is Professor in Political Aesthetics at Birkbeck: www.bbk.ac.uk/eh/staff/LeslieEsther Duration: 36:18.

Free University – Introduction To Gene Therapy

Prof Christine Kinnon – An Introduction To Gene Therapy Christine Kinnon: An Introduction to Gene Therapy and Molecular Immunology. Prof Christine Kinnon is Theme Leader in Infection & Immunity, UCL Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust. Visit http://www.ich.ucl.ac.uk/ich/academicunits/Molecular_immunology/Homepage Duration: 16:00.

Free University – Potency, Hierarchy and Food in Borneo

Dr Monica Janowski: Potency, Hierarchy and Food in Borneo Dr Janowski is Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Sussex. Visit www.sussex.ac.uk/anthropology/ Duration: 21:29.

Free University – The Jews In England

Dr Aeriel Hessayon – On The Jews In England Ariel Hessayon: The Jews in England from their expulsion in 1290 to their readmission in 1659. Dr Hessayon is based at Goldsmiths’ Department of History. For recommended further reading see the FUoTA page at http://resonancefm.com/free-university/thursday-21st-august Duration: 56:53.

Free University – Restoring the Garden of Eden

Dr Ariel Hessayon: Restoring the Garden of Eden in England’s Green and Pleasant Land. What meaning does the activity of The Diggers, 1649-50, and the thinking of Gerrard Winstanley now hold? Dr Hessayon is based at Goldsmiths’ Department of History. For recommended further reading see the FUoTA page at http:resonancefm.com/free-university Duration: 54:37.

Free University – Introduction To Philosophy

A C Grayling provides the keynote address for this year’s FUoTA. AC Grayling is Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London, and a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne’s College, Oxford. Visit www.acgrayling.com/