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Aime Cesaire and Derek Walcott
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Jason Allen offers a comparative discussion of two important Caribbean poets and playwrights, Aime Cesaire and Derek Walcott, to emphasize the impact of Caribbean literature upon the postcolonial world. By using biographical and historical detail to support his analysis of some of Cesaire and Walcott's key texts, Allen offers insight into what it means to be a Caribbean writer - looking back to a colonial past, and forward to a global future. This audio recording is part the Interviews on Great Writers series presented by Oxford University Podcasts.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Literature
World Cultures
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Lecture
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University of Oxford
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University of Oxford Podcasts
Author:
Jason Allen, Dominic Davies
Date Added:
08/24/2012
Analyzing and Podcasting About Images of Oscar Wilde
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Students analyze images of Oscar Wilde used to publicize his 1882 American lecture tour. They then compare a caricature to another researched image, sharing this analysis in a podcast.

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English Language Arts
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Activity/Lab
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ReadWriteThink
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ReadWriteThink
Date Added:
09/25/2013
Brought to Book: Book History and the Idea of Literature
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Professor Paul Eggert, University of New South Wales, gives the 17th Annual D.F. McKenzie lecture on the subject of books and gives a case study of Henry Lawson, Australian author of Where the Billy Boils. This podcast is part of the Literature, Art and Oxford series from Oxford University.

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Arts and Humanities
Literature
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Lecture
Provider:
University of Oxford
Provider Set:
University of Oxford Podcasts
Author:
Paul Eggert
Date Added:
03/09/2011
Building a Matrix for Leo Lionni Books: An Author Study
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In this author study, students listen to and discuss four books by Leo Lionni. They identify similarities and differences in the stories and then compare two stories of their choice.

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English Language Arts
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Activity/Lab
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ReadWriteThink
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ReadWriteThink
Date Added:
09/28/2013
Conversations with History: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11, with Lawrence Wright
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Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes New Yorker staff writer Lawrence Wright for a discussion of his new book, The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11. Included in the conversation are profiles of Mohammed Qutb, Osama Bin Laden, and Dr. Ayman al-Zawarhiri. key figures in the radical jihadist movement that became Al Qaeda. Wright also reflects on the career of FBI agent John O’Neill who lead the FBI search for terrorists within the United States and was killed` in the destruction of the Twin Towers. (57 minutes)

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
UCTV Teacher's Pet
Date Added:
01/15/2007
Conversations with History: America, Europe, and the Islamic World with Mark Steyn
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Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes writer/critic Mark Steyn, the 2007 Nimitz Lecturer at Berkeley. Focusing on his new book, "America Alone: The End of the World As We Know It," they discuss Europe and America's relations with the Islamic world. In the interview, their conversation also focuses on the craft of writing in a multi media globalized world. (55 minutes)

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Arts and Humanities
Business and Communication
Journalism
Political Science
Social Science
World Cultures
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Lecture
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UCTV Teacher's Pet
Date Added:
05/28/2007
Conversations with History: War in History and in Fiction, with Michael B. Oren
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Host Harry Kreisler welcomes historian and novelist Michael Oren for a discussion of the search for truth in his historical studies and in his novels. He reflects on the skills and temperament required to do history and fiction focusing on his study of the six day war in the Middle East and his novel Reunion. (54 min)

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Arts and Humanities
Literature
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Lecture
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UCTV Teacher's Pet
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03/07/2010
DH Lawrence: A Postcolonial Writer?
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Professor Peter McDonald draws on the work of Indian novelist and literary critic, Amit Chaudhuri, to open up new ways of how we can think about D.H. Lawrence, not only as a Modernist, but also as a Post/Colonial writer. Peter then turns to Lawrence's short story, 'The Woman Who Rode Away' (1924), set in rural Mexico, in order to demonstrate how his literature runs against the grain of distinctly Western modes of thought. This audio recording is part the Interviews on Great Writers series presented by Oxford University Podcasts.

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Arts and Humanities
Literature
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Lecture
Provider:
University of Oxford
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University of Oxford Podcasts
Author:
Peter McDonald
Date Added:
08/28/2012
The Day Eddie Met the Author
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The students at Riverside Elementary School are excited about a visit from a real author. The class has been reading books by the author to get ready for her visit. No one was as excited as Eddie.

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Arts and Humanities
Literature
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Unit of Study
Provider:
Basal Alignment Project
Provider Set:
Bogalusa District
Author:
Louise Borden
Date Added:
09/01/2013
Editorial Guide and Sample Submissions for Authors
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Quabbin Quills, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Massachusetts, designed an editorial guide for authors to get a general framework on how to format their work for submission as well as to display basic grammar rules for reference.

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Arts and Humanities
English Language Arts
Language, Grammar and Vocabulary
Literature
Material Type:
Student Guide
Author:
Cecilia januszewski
Quabbin Quills
James Thibeault
Date Added:
02/03/2022
Great Writers Inspire: Aphra Behn
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Great Writers Inspire presents an illuminating collection of Aphra Behn resources curated by specialists at the University of Oxford. It includes audio and video lectures and short talks, downloadable electronic texts and eBooks, and background contextual resources.

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Arts and Humanities
Literature
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Diagram/Illustration
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University of Oxford
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Great Writers Inspire
Date Added:
02/06/2013
Great Writers Inspire: Ben Jonson
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Great Writers Inspire presents an illuminating collection of Ben Jonson resources curated by specialists at the University of Oxford. It includes downloadable electronic texts and eBooks, and background contextual resources.

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Arts and Humanities
Literature
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University of Oxford
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Great Writers Inspire
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02/06/2013
Great Writers Inspire: Charles Dickens
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Great Writers Inspire presents an illuminating collection of Charles Dickens resources curated by specialists at the University of Oxford. It includes audio and video lectures and short talks, downloadable electronic texts and eBooks, and background contextual resources.

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Arts and Humanities
Literature
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Diagram/Illustration
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Reading
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University of Oxford
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Great Writers Inspire
Date Added:
02/06/2013
Great Writers Inspire: Charlotte Brontモe
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Great Writers Inspire presents an illuminating collection of Charlotte Brontモe resources curated by specialists at the University of Oxford. It includes audio and video lectures and short talks, downloadable electronic texts and eBooks, and background contextual resources.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Literature
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Diagram/Illustration
Lecture
Reading
Provider:
University of Oxford
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Great Writers Inspire
Date Added:
02/06/2013
Great Writers Inspire: Christopher Marlowe
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Great Writers Inspire presents an illuminating collection of Christopher Marlowe resources curated by specialists at the University of Oxford. It includes downloadable electronic texts and eBooks, and background contextual resources.

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Arts and Humanities
Literature
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
University of Oxford
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Great Writers Inspire
Date Added:
02/06/2013
Great Writers Inspire: D.H. Lawrence
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Great Writers Inspire presents an illuminating collection of D.H. Lawrence resources curated by specialists at the University of Oxford. It includes audio and video lectures and short talks, downloadable electronic texts and eBooks, and background contextual resources.

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Arts and Humanities
Literature
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Lecture
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University of Oxford
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Great Writers Inspire
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02/06/2013
Great Writers Inspire: Derek Walcott
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Great Writers Inspire presents an illuminating collection of Derek Walcott resources curated by specialists at the University of Oxford. It includes audio lectures and downloadable electronic texts and eBooks, and background contextual resources.

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Arts and Humanities
Literature
Material Type:
Lecture
Reading
Provider:
University of Oxford
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Great Writers Inspire
Date Added:
02/06/2013
Great Writers Inspire: Edward Thomas
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Great Writers Inspire presents an illuminating collection of Edward Thomas resources curated by specialists at the University of Oxford. It includes downloadable electronic texts and eBooks, and background contextual resources.

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Arts and Humanities
Literature
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Diagram/Illustration
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Provider:
University of Oxford
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Great Writers Inspire
Date Added:
02/06/2013