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Veiling: Tradition, Identity and Fashion - for iPad/Mac/PC artwork

Veiling: Tradition, Identity and Fashion - for iPad/Mac/PC

8 episodes - Latest episode: over 11 years ago
Why do Muslim women wear the hijab? How do they reconcile different approaches to veiling between generations, across different geographical regions and in different cultural and social environment...
Veiling: Tradition, Identity and Fashion - for iPod/iPhone artwork

Veiling: Tradition, Identity and Fashion - for iPod/iPhone

8 episodes - Latest episode: over 11 years ago
Why do Muslim women wear the hijab? How do they reconcile different approaches to veiling between generations, across different geographical regions and in different cultural and social environment...
The Tdub Hub artwork

The Tdub Hub

7 episodes - Latest episode: about 11 years ago
A Student-Created and Currated Podcast dealing with current issues, arts, and culture at TWU.
Agriculture artwork

Agriculture

5 episodes - Latest episode: about 12 years ago
Agriculture is of major importance in the Irish economy. The agri-food sector contributes significantly to the GDP, employment and exports. Students attend both Cork Institute of Technology and Clo...
Repatriation and returning remains - for iPad/Mac/PC artwork

Repatriation and returning remains - for iPad/Mac/PC

6 episodes - Latest episode: over 12 years ago
19th Century philosopher Jeremy Bentham allowed his body to be put on public display after he passed on but would you allow your body to be displayed after you die? The following video and audio co...
Repatriation and returning remains - for iPod/iPhone artwork

Repatriation and returning remains - for iPod/iPhone

6 episodes - Latest episode: over 12 years ago
19th Century philosopher Jeremy Bentham allowed his body to be put on public display after he passed on but would you allow your body to be displayed after you die? The following video and audio co...
CoHearence artwork

CoHearence

9 episodes - Latest episode: about 8 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Andrew Mark and Amanda Di Battista, PhD students at York University's Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES), take listeners on a journey through current research interests at FES. Look for our Pod...
James Berry: Windrush songs - Audio artwork

James Berry: Windrush songs - Audio

12 episodes - Latest episode: over 12 years ago
How does a poet represent two distinctly different cultures in their work? How did James Berry interpret his experience and those of other Jamaican’s that migrated to England in the late 1940’s int...
Gaelic in modern Scotland - for iBooks artwork

Gaelic in modern Scotland - for iBooks

1 episode - Latest episode: over 12 years ago - ★★★★ - 3 ratings
Modern Scotland is a multi-lingual country. Gaelic, Scots and English, along with newer introductions from Europe and beyond, all influence the way Scotland’s people now speak to each other and to ...
FARE Talk - Food, Agricultural and Resource Economic Discussions artwork

FARE Talk - Food, Agricultural and Resource Economic Discussions

28 episodes - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Enduring conversation about contemporary topics relevant to food, agricultural, and resource economics.
I Teach Ag Podcasts artwork

I Teach Ag Podcasts

2 episodes - Latest episode: almost 13 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Technology in Agriculture Education
Brighton Pavilion - for iBooks artwork

Brighton Pavilion - for iBooks

1 episode - Latest episode: almost 13 years ago
In this unit we examine the Royal Pavillion at Brighton, and its relationship to 19th century romanticism and exoticism. We begin with a biographical discussion of the Prince of Wales, afterwards P...
Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective - for iBooks artwork

Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective - for iBooks

1 episode - Latest episode: almost 13 years ago
Music is created to be performed, in most cases for an audience, whether in a concert hall, at a street fair or through a radio. But how those listeners receive a piece or style of music influences...
An introduction to business cultures - for iBooks artwork

An introduction to business cultures - for iBooks

1 episode - Latest episode: almost 13 years ago - ★★★ - 2 ratings
Disney and Google are just two companies renowned for their ‘business culture’. Have you ever wondered why the company you work for is different from others? This unit explores how the concept of c...
Business organisations and their environments: culture - for iBooks artwork

Business organisations and their environments: culture - for iBooks

1 episode - Latest episode: almost 13 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
We know that culture guides the way people behave in society as a whole. But culture also plays a key role in organisations, which have their own unique set of values, beliefs and ways of doing bus...
Sport media and culture: Who's calling the shots? - for iBooks artwork

Sport media and culture: Who's calling the shots? - for iBooks

1 episode - Latest episode: almost 13 years ago
The media play a huge part in sport; we find out what’s happening, how our team is doing and it creates great sporting moments and sports celebrities and stars. This unit looks at the role played ...
Social issues and GM crops - for iBooks artwork

Social issues and GM crops - for iBooks

1 episode - Latest episode: almost 13 years ago
The genetic manipulation of plants and animals and their use in agriculture is one of the most controversial scientific developments of recent times. This unt takes a look at the 'science behind th...
French: ouverture - for iBooks artwork

French: ouverture - for iBooks

1 episode - Latest episode: almost 13 years ago - ★★★ - 12 ratings
This unit is taken from Ouverture, a language module that concentrates on French as a tool for communication, but it also provides some insights into French society and culture through authentic pr...
French: En ville - for iBooks artwork

French: En ville - for iBooks

1 episode - Latest episode: almost 13 years ago - ★★★★ - 44 ratings
This unit helps you to acquire the basic language to find your way around a French town. You will learn how to understand and give directions, ask about accommodation, book a hotel room at the tour...
Understanding the environment: thinking styles and models - for iBooks artwork

Understanding the environment: thinking styles and models - for iBooks

1 episode - Latest episode: almost 13 years ago
There is increasing recognition that the reductionist mindset that is currently dominating society, rooted in unlimited economic growth unperceptive to its social and environmental impact, cannot r...
Understanding the environment: learning and communication - for iBooks artwork

Understanding the environment: learning and communication - for iBooks

1 episode - Latest episode: almost 13 years ago
There is increasing recognition that the reductionist mindset that is currently dominating society, rooted in unlimited economic growth unperceptive to its social and environmental impact, cannot r...
French: le quatorze juillet - for iBooks artwork

French: le quatorze juillet - for iBooks

1 episode - Latest episode: almost 13 years ago - ★★★★ - 10 ratings
This is the second unit taken from Ouverture, a language course that concentrates on French as a tool for communication, but it also provides some insights into French society and culture through a...
English: Personal Experiences - for iPod/iPhone artwork

English: Personal Experiences - for iPod/iPhone

24 episodes - Latest episode: about 13 years ago - ★★★★ - 1 rating
How has the English language influenced your life? How would you define your relationship with English? In this collection these questions are explored by Poet Benjamin Zephaniah, writer Sindiwe Ma...
English: Personal Experiences - for iPad/Mac/PC artwork

English: Personal Experiences - for iPad/Mac/PC

24 episodes - Latest episode: about 13 years ago
How has the English language influenced your life? How would you define your relationship with English? In this collection these questions are explored by Poet Benjamin Zephaniah, writer Sindiwe Ma...
Worlds of English - for iPod/iPhone artwork

Worlds of English - for iPod/iPhone

8 episodes - Latest episode: about 13 years ago
How has the English language spread internationally - and is the worldwide influence of English a cause for celebration or concern? How is it changing in response to social, cultural, and technolog...
Worlds of English - for iPad/Mac/PC artwork

Worlds of English - for iPad/Mac/PC

8 episodes - Latest episode: about 13 years ago
How has the English language spread internationally - and is the worldwide influence of English a cause for celebration or concern? How is it changing in response to social, cultural, and technolog...
Pygmalion meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer - for iPad/Mac/PC artwork

Pygmalion meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer - for iPad/Mac/PC

14 episodes - Latest episode: almost 14 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
The popular American TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" spanned seven seasons and gained a cult following. But how is it linked to the culture of ancient Greece and Rome? On closer inspection, it...
Pygmalion meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer - for iPod/iPhone artwork

Pygmalion meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer - for iPod/iPhone

14 episodes - Latest episode: almost 14 years ago - ★★★★ - 10 ratings
The popular American TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" spanned seven seasons and gained a cult following. But how is it linked to the culture of ancient Greece and Rome? On closer inspection, it...
Fluther Conversation Salon artwork

Fluther Conversation Salon

9 episodes - Latest episode: almost 14 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Fluther is a website that provides personal answers to all sorts of questions. Inspired by TED and The Moth, the Conversation Salon is an offline space with the same mission as the site - to connec...
Sociology Improv artwork

Sociology Improv

30 episodes - Latest episode: almost 12 years ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
A podcast with sociologically-informed discussion of the news of the day.
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