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A concise and original introduction to a wide range of subjects—from Public Health to Buddhist Ethics, Soft Matter to Classics, and Art History to Globalization—by the expert authors of the Very Short Introductions series. For wherever your curiosity may take you.

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Following a panel discussion - 'Bitch, bint, and maid: exploring sexist language in the dictionary' hosted by Oxford University Press to mark this year's International Women's Day, we got together with Eleanor Maier, Executive Editor on the Oxford English Dictionary, and Professor Helen Taylor, Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Exeter, to carry on the conversation. The conversation was hosted by Ella Percival, Head of Communications for OUP's Academic Division and all-around dictionaries enthusiast.
 
Eleanor Maier is a lexicographer for the Oxford English Dictionary. She is responsible for the dictionary’s revision group who revise, update, and expand OED content to make sure entries give the clearest, most accurate account of a word's meaning, history, and development.

Helen Taylor is Emeritus Professor of English, University of Exeter, Honorary Fellow of the British Association of American Studies, and Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow 2016-18. She has taught English and American Literature at the universities of Bristol, West of England, Warwick and Exeter (where she was Head of the School of English). She has published widely on English and American literature and culture, and has directed and curated many literary festivals. She was the first Director of the Liverpool Literary Festival. Publications include Scarlett's Women: Gone With the Wind and its Female Fans, The Daphne du Maurier Companion, and Circling Dixie: Contemporary Southern Culture through a Transatlantic Lens. Her latest book is Why Women Read Fiction: The Stories of Our Lives.

Ella Percival is Head of Communications for OUP’s academic publishing. She has worked closely with the Oxford Languages team over a number of years and has observed first-hand the way in which issues of language and gender can be incredibly emotive and spark wide-ranging debate with the general public.

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Sexism and language in the dictionary and beyond

Barry B. Powell reads the first 100 lines of The Iliad by Homer in the original Greek. Powell is Halls-Bascom Professor of Classics Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and author of a new verse translation of The Iliad.

The Iliad, Book I, Lines 1-100, in Greek

This is a vibrant setting of a poem by George Parsons Lathrop that describes how music underpins all earthly life. An active piano part provides an energetic undercurrent to compelling vocal lines, with the voices beginning in unison before opening out into two and then three parts

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Music of Life - B.E. Boykin

On today’s episode, we explore two recognizable components in contemporary conversations on gender and gendered violence. First, we welcomed Robert Lawson, the author of "Language and Mediated Masculinities: Cultures, Contexts, Constraints," to share how language intersects with masculinity in media spaces and how it may be our best weapon in combatting rising misogyny. We then interviewed Iqra Shagufta Cheema, the editor of "The Other #MeToos," who spoke with us about the origins of the #MeToo movement, how it has been received around the world, and how it has changed—and will continue to change—to meet the needs of the victims for which it advocates.

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Revisiting Toxic Masculinity and #MeToo - Episode 85 - The Oxford Comment

On today’s episode, we’re joined by two preeminent scholars on the history and theology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as this September marks the 200th anniversary of Joseph Smith's first vision of the angel Moroni. We welcomed Richard Lyman Bushman, the author of "Joseph Smith’s Gold Plates: A Cultural History," to discuss with us the legacy of Joseph Smith’s Gold Plates and the origins of "The Book of Mormon" two centuries ago. We then interviewed Grant Hardy, whose new "The Annotated Book of Mormon" is the first ever fully annotated, academic edition of the book.

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The Revelation of the Book of Mormon at 200 - Episode 86 - The Oxford Comment

On today’s episode of The Oxford Comment, we’re joined by three OUP colleagues to discuss current changes in academic publishing and what they will mean for the future of peer review.  First, we talk with Laura Jose, a Publisher in the Owned and Product Tower at OUP, about bias reduction in peer review. Next, we speak with Dr. Amanda Boehm, scientific managing editor for "JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute" and "JNCI Cancer Spectrum," about how diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives affect peer review. Lastly, we ask James Phillpotts, the Director of Content Transformation & Standards who serves as an OUP representative for the National Information Standards Organization (NISO), about the impact of NISO's recently released document on the standard terminology for peer review.

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Supporting the Future of Peer Review - Episode 87 - The Oxford Comment

In this episode, Lyman Tower Sargent introduces utopianism, an idea that is commonplace in our society and has shaped our politics, literature, and religion.

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Lyman Tower Sargent is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He is the primary bibliographer in the field of utopian literature and was the recipient of the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Society for Utopian Studies. 

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Utopianism - The Very Short Introductions Podcast - Episode 75

In this episode, Naomi Zack introduces democracy and the challenges posed against such a foundational part of our lives in the 21st century.

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Naomi Zack is Professor of Philosophy at Lehman College, CUNY. Her recent books include The American Tragedy of COVID-19: Social and Political Crises of 2020 (2021) and Progressive Anonymity: From Identity Politics to Evidence-Based Government (2020).

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the next episode of The Very Short Introductions Podcast will premiere on Thursday, 30 November 2023.

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Democracy - The Very Short Introductions Podcast - Episode 76

The charming and vibrant melody of this attractive carol for choir and organ glides above harmonies that are almost entirely diatonic, but whose originality and frequent passing dissonances mean that predictability is never a danger.

In dulci jubilo - Cecilia McDowall

This carol for a cappella choir juxtaposes Latin text with a jubilee spiritual celebrating the Magi who saw the star to lead them to the newborn child. The natural rhythmic energy is amplified by syncopations added as the song progresses.

The Saviour's Birth - Marques L. A. Garrett

In this macaronic carol, Arakelyan combines Latin and English texts and employs effective textural contrasts through unison, imitative, and polyphonic passages.

Ave maris stella - Kristina Arakelyan

This straightforward but effective a cappella arrangement of the well-known English carol speaks directly to the listener, and its occasional unexpected harmonic turns will delight.

It came upon the midnight clear - Valerie Capers

This simple, lyrical and affecting carol for choir and organ will be manageable by most groups. Its text is a mini-anthology, including a verse of 'It came upon the midnight clear'.

A Child of Hope - Ryan Murphy

McGlade crafts a moment for each part to shine in her soothing setting of William Chatterton Dix’s 'What child is this?'.

What child is this? - Becky McGlade

Sara Teasdale’s poem about the three kings allows Sarah Quartel to create a haunting atmosphere in this folk-like carol for choir and piano.

Before the song was done - Sarah Quartel

Setting words from a manuscript in Westminster Abbey Library, 'A babe is born' joyfully exclaims 'And Jesus is his name'. Park artfully switches between regular and irregular metres within a polyphonic texture.

A babe is born - Owain Park

Parry brings a fresh take to the traditional French carol in an upbeat arrangement that has a memorable refrain and driving rhythms, balanced with polyphonic, graceful verses.

Il est né, le divin enfant - Ben Parry

Chavarría keeps the spirit of wassailing at the forefront of this dynamic and energetic arrangement of 'Gloucestershire Wassail', which features imitation and call-and-response figures.

Gloucestershire Wassail - Vicente Chavarría

This heartfelt carol for choir and piano sets a new translation of the sixteenth-century German 'Es ist ein Ros entsprungen' text, and Praetorius’s melody makes a fleeting but effective appearance.

The Rose - Joel Thompson

The initial tempo indication of ‘Light and lively’ aptly describes this carol for choir and piano. The jaunty 6/8 tempo and effervescent piano part propel the music along and underpin highly singable melodic writing for the choir.

O be joyful - Toby Young

'Road to Refuge' contrasts pure harmonies with dissonant passages as Wallen draws comparisons between the nativity story and modern refugees. The rippling piano accompaniment and sudden changes in the vocal writing highlights the lived experiences in this poignant piece.

A Present for the Future - Joanna Forbes L'Estrange

Road to Refuge - Errollyn Wallen

This touching carol for choir and organ sets a tender text by G. K. Chesterton. Immaculately crafted, it has at its heart another winning melody from arguably the world's most famous living composer of carols.

All the stars looked down - John Rutter

This bracing arrangement for choir and organ of the traditional carol is replete with catchy rhythms and harmonic surprises, and boasts a glittering organ part.

I saw three ships - Stuart Nicholson

On today’s episode of The Oxford Comment, we discuss the state of human infrastructure in the Anthropocene with a particular focus on how research can best be used to inform public policy. 

First, we welcomed Patrick Harris, co-editor-in-chief of the new transdisciplinary journal, Oxford Open Infrastructure and Health, to speak about the aims and scopes of OOIH, how OOIH is poised to meet the challenges of the Anthropocene, and the kind of research the editors are seeking. We then interviewed Jonathan Pickering, co-author of The Politics of the Anthropocene, the winner of the 2019 Clay Morgan Award Committee for Best Book in Environmental Political Theory. We spoke with him about how the shift from the Holocene to the Anthropocene has affected our core infrastructure systems and how good governance can help us mitigate the many challenges we’ll face in the future

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Infrastructure, Public Policy, and the Anthropocene - Episode 88 - The Oxford Comment

In this episode, David A. Bell introduces Napoleon Bonaparte and his revolutionary life and career.

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David A. Bell is the Sidney and Ruth Lapidus Professor in the Department of History at Princeton. He is the author of seven books, including the prize-winning The First Total War (2007), and, most recently, Men on Horseback (2020).

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Napoleon - The Very Short Introductions Podcast - Episode 78

In this episode, Ross H. McKenzie introduces condensed matter physics, the field which aims to explain how states of matter and their distinct physical properties emerge. 

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Ross H. McKenzie is an Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. His research in condensed matter physics focuses on using quantum theory to understand complex materials, ranging from organic superconductors to fluorescent proteins.

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Condensed Matter Physics - The Very Short Introductions Podcast - Episode 77

In the last episode of Season 7, Liba Taub introduces the science of ancient Greece and Rome and details the link between poetry, philosophy, and science.

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Liba Taub is Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, in the Department of the History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge, and Director and Curator of the Whipple Museum of the History of Science.

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Ancient Greek and Roman Science - The Very Short Introductions Podcast - Episode 79

On today’s episode of The Oxford Comment, the last for 2023, we spotlight two aspects of Native American culture that transcend tribe and nation and have been the recent focus of OUP scholars: language and religious beliefs. 

For our first interview, we were joined by Rosemarie Ostler, author of "The United States of English: The American Language from Colonial Times to the Twenty-First Century," to speak about the Native American English dialect, how English became more widely spoken amongst Native Americans, and current programs to preserve Native American languages. We then spoke with Gregory Shushan, author of "Near-Death Experience in Indigenous Religions," about near-death experiences, Native American myths, shamanism, and religious revitalization movements across indigenous cultures in North America.

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A Spotlight on Native American Language and Religion - Episode 89 - The Oxford Comment

On this episode of The Side Comment, T.V. Paul discusses five essential questions about India's economic, military, and soft power rise in the past 30 years, and how it will shape the outcome of this spring's election.

T.V. Paul is James McGill Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science at McGill University, Montreal and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He served as the President of the International Studies Association (ISA) for 2016-17. He is also the Founding Director of the Global Research Network on Peaceful Change (GRENPEC). His books include "The Warrior State: Pakistan in the Contemporary World" (2013) and "Globalization and the National Security State" (with Norrin M. Ripsman, 2010), and he is the lead editor of "The Oxford Handbook of Peaceful Change in International Relations" (2021).

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T.V. Paul on India's 2024 General Election - Episode 42 - The Side Comment

Quartel's arrangement of the 'Huron Carol', renamed 'Iesous ahatonnia' to reflect its origins, sets new texts by Wendat poet Andrée Levesque Sioui and invites choirs and audiences to learn from the past while working to shape a better future.

Iesous ahatonnia’ - Sarah Quartel

On this episode of The Side Comment, Richard English discusses the effectiveness of counter-terrorism efforts, as a less extensively examined phenomenon. Through a series of questions, he explores why it is an important topic for us to look at in a new way that considers successes and failures. Highlighting the case studies contained within his book, 'Does Counter-Terrorism Work?,' he illustrates how we can identify broader intuitions about what works well, and what doesn’t.

Richard English is Director of the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security, and Justice at Queen's University Belfast. His books include 'Does Terrorism Work? A History' (2016), and 'The Oxford Handbook of Terrorism' (co-edited, 2019). He is a Fellow of the British Academy, a Member of the Royal Irish Academy, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, an Honorary Fellow of Keble College Oxford, a Faculty Affiliate at the University of Chicago, and an Honorary Professor at the University of St Andrews. In 2018 he was awarded a CBE for services to the understanding of modern-day terrorism and political history. 

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Richard English on the Effectiveness of Counter-Terrorism - Episode 43 - The Side Comment

Track 1.1 Dirige domine: Direct my ways…

Track 4.2 Kyrie, all voices: Have mercy…

Track 4.1 Subvenite: Advance, saints of God…

Track 1.8 Redemisti me: Into your hands…

Track 2.2 Suscipiat te Christus: When Israel was released…

On this episode, Matthew L. Harris discusses the history of the Church of  Latter-Day Saints complicated—and often controversial racial heritage—from Joseph Smith and Brigham Young through the civil rights movement to the moment in 1978 when church President Spencer W. Kimball finally opened the priesthood to include Black members of the church.  

Matthew Harris is Professor of History at Colorado State University Pueblo; he specializes in race and religion, civil rights, Mormon history, African American History, and American Religious history. His latest book 'Second-Class Saints: Black Mormons and the Struggle for Racial Equality' published by Oxford University Press takes a deep look at the history of Black Mormons and the struggle for racial equality within the church. 

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Matthew L. Harris on the LDS Church and Race in America - Episode 44 - The Side Comment

On this episode, Natalie Kerr and Jaime Kurtz explore five facts about loneliness, from its evolutionary origins to exercises we can all do to alleviate it, even when we're alone.

Natalie Kerr is a Professor of Psychology at James Madison University, where she studies social connection and loneliness. 

Jaime Kurtz is a Professor of Psychology at James Madison University, where she studies happiness and savoring. 

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Natalie Kerr & Jaime Kurtz on Loneliness - Episode 45 - The Side Comment

Listen to complete performances of Oxford’s Christmas carols, newly-published in 2015. Many of OUP’s recent choral titles for 2015 are featured on our new promotional sampler CDs. We know that choral directors find our top-class recordings to be a real help when choosing repertoire; these are conducted by Bob Chilcott, and engineered and produced by John Rutter. 

John Rutter: What sweeter music (SSA version)

On this episode, Andrea Temkin-Yu, author of the new guidebook 'Supporting Your Teens Mental Health,' talks about the small, intentional activities that all parents of teens can adopt in order to focus on building connections and combating the rise of mental health symptoms in adolescents.

Andrea Temkin-Yu is Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine, having earned her PsyD from The Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University. She completed her clinical internship at Bellevue Hospital Center/New York University Child Study Center and was a post-doctoral fellow at the Center for Youth Mental Health at Weill Cornell Medicine. Temkin-Yu specializes in parent-focused interventions and has expertise in cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of anxiety, depression, ADHD, and disruptive behaviors. Her research focuses on transdiagnostic interventions and improving treatments for youth and parents through technology.

Learn more about 'Supporting Your Teen's Mental Health' here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/supporting-your-teens-mental-health-9780197768617

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On this episode, Michael O. Emerson looks at the legacy of his and Christian Smith's 2000 book Divided By Faith, which was a landmark work on understanding race and religion in the United States. A quarter century after its publication, Emerson and Smith revisited the scholarship and the data to see what has changed and what reconciliations still remain out of reach. Today he shares the five biggest updates that were necessary for the new edition.

Michael O. Emerson on the 25th Anniversary of Divided by Faith - Episode 47 - The Side Comment

Archer's setting of Timothy Dudley-Smith's 'A Sound of Singing Fills the Air' is joyful and uplifting, with a charming melody and warm harmonies. Heralding the birth of Jesus with its jubilant 'gloria' refrain, this carol will be popular for concerts and liturgical use throughout the festive season.

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Malcolm Archer: A Sound Of Singing Fills The Air

Listen to complete performances of a selection of Oxford’s Christmas carols published in 2013. We know that choral directors find our top-class recordings to be a real help when choosing repertoire; these are conducted by Bob Chilcott, and engineered and produced by John Rutter.

Christmas Choral Highlights 2013

Behold New Joy: Ancient Carols of Christmas — arr. Shawn Kirchner

For SATB and piano.
This is a traditional Canadian carol with a text by St Jean de Brébeuf, a seventeenth-century French missionary who worked primarily with the Huron people. Following an ethereal beginning with dissonant, haunting harmonies, the carol builds to an expansive climax. An accompaniment for chamber orchestra is available on hire.

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Huron Carol — arr. Sarah Quartel

For SATB and organ
A radiant original setting of familiar words, this carol displays Todd's characteristically emotive harmonic language. The arching melodies will soon become as instinctive as the traditional carol tune, and the running quavers in the organ part provide a strong foundation upon which the soaring choral lines can rest.

Angels, from the realms of glory — Will Todd

For SATB and piano or organ
This is a jubilant arrangement of a four-part round by W. A. Mozart, with choral imitation of pealing bells complementing the celebratory text. An English singing translation of the Latin text is provided.

More Choral Highlights 2018

Jubilate — Alan Bullard

for SATB unaccompanied
In this lively 6/8 setting, Assersohn explores a macaronic 15th-century text ('A Patre Unigenitus/Through a maiden is come'), with its exclamations of 'Eya!' reinforcing festive celebration. Featuring modal harmonies and energetic rhythms, this carol is a fresh, uplifting, and accessible addition to any Christmas programme.

Make we joy now in this fest — Ian Assersohn

for SATB and organ
This rhapsodic anthem sets verses from Psalm 95 and features contrasting sections, changing metre, and a buoyant organ part.

O come, let us sing unto the Lord — Ethan McGrath

This is an exquisitely beautiful and haunting setting of 'The silver swan' that would fit any programme around the themes of nature, life, love, and loss. The melody should be sung with a flowing line: keep the breath moving. Take care that the low Es in the octave leaps are not sung with too much heavy chest-voice, otherwise the top E will sound strained.

The silver swan – Oliver Tarney

All will be well – Will Todd

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