25 Best Professor Chris Mackie and Dr Gillian Shepherd Podcasts
A list of the most popular Professor Chris Mackie and Dr Gillian Shepherd podcasts on Podyssey Podcasts.
25 Best Professor Chris Mackie and Dr Gillian Shepherd Podcasts
1. Ancient Greece: Myth, Art, War
In this subject students are introduced to the diversity of the ancient Greek achievement, which has exercised a fundamental and continuing influence upon later European literature and culture. The subject commences with a detailed treatment of Homer...Show More
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2. Diet and Nutrition
There's a lot that isn't understood about the relationship between food and health, and the role it plays in the management of diseases and conditions. These interviews and talks will cover some of these areas.
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3. Classical Mythology
In this subject we explore Greek and Roman mythology, with particular reference to some core narratives and themes. Greek mythology is very focused around hero myths, and this is a central aspect of our study. Heroes studied in the subject include He...Show More
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4. Early Imperial Russia
In this subject, students examine the emergence, consolidation and development of Russian state and society in a hitherto 'wild' region in eastern Europe. The formative phase in the political, social and intellectual history of the Tsardom of Muscovy...Show More
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5. Pharmacology
Podcasts on the discussions of drugs, medicines and vaccinations.
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6. Press and Society
7. Media Studies
8. Global Politics
Podcasts on issues of world politics.
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9. History of Children's Literature
In this subject, students investigate the development of literature for children from the traditional literatures of myth and legend, folk and fairy tales, through early publishing, to the emergence of genres of adventure, fantasy and realism in the ...Show More
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43:15 | Jan 29th, 2013
Concluding the history of children's literature. Copyright 2013 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
10. Genres in Children's Literature
In this subject, students study current theories of literature, with a focus on genres relating to children's literature as a form of social practice. Topics covered include critical analysis, traditional story forms, modernist and postmodern picture...Show More
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50:53 | May 10th, 2012
David Beagley concludes the subject of Genres in Children's Literature. Copyright 2012 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
11. Australian Environmental History
Just two centuries after European settlement, the human impact on the land, massive species extinction, and climate change, pose serious threats to the continent's fragile ecology. Students will consider Australia's early geological history; Indigeno...Show More
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12. Postcolonial Literature for Children
13. Australian Aboriginal History
In this subject students study two key regions of Australia's colonial past – the cradle of white settlement in early New South Wales and/or Tasmania, and the Northern Territory, Australia's last frontier - to explore colonial relations and also the ...Show More
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14. Principles of Physics
On completion of this unit, students will be able to solve problems in classical physics (mechanics, thermodynamics, waves and optics) which provide the basis for further study in physics, engineering or another science. They will be able to use the ...Show More
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28:18 | Apr 19th, 2012
Dr David Hoxley (Physics, La Trobe University) gives the second part of the subject summary. Copyright 2012 David Hoxley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
15. The European Union in the New Millennium
European integration has been hailed as ‘the most ambitious and most successful example of peaceful international cooperation in world history’. In this subject students are introduced to this process and its result, the European Union, through diffe...Show More
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16. Fiction for Young Adults
17. Sports Economics
18. Plant Science
Plant Science focusses on the green, silent, and motionless life forms we take for granted. Plants are amazing organisms. Literally rooted in one spot, they are able to cope with a wide range of environmental conditions, while at the same time using ...Show More
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19. Putting History in its Place
Place, space and geography in historical and social studies.
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Movement Around the Imperial Network
17:39 | Nov 9th, 2012
Janine Rizzetti (History, La Trobe University) looks at the active mobility of people during colonial times. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.
20. The Audible Anthropologist
Anthropologists study human culture and society. They ask “what it is to be human?”. Anthropologists answer this question by analysing diverse societies to find out what all humans have in common. To undertake this study, anthropologists have a ‘kit’...Show More
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21. Sport Media
Sport media academic David Lowden covers the latest developments in sports from the media perspective with Kevin Bartlett. Broadcast on SEN 1116 radio, Fridays at 11am.
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Essendon Drugs Saga Flushes out Journalists
17:36 | Jun 20th, 2014
David Lowden and Ken Bartlett look at how the media have reported on the top sport news stories of the week. Published by La Trobe University with permission of SEN 1116.
22. Sport Unpacked
A regular podcast that explores issues in sport, and views of researchers at La Trobe University. Sport Unpacked is hosted by David Lowden.
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23. Philosophical Problems
In this subject we examine some of the central problems that have captivated philosophers throughout millennia, as well as those that scientific advances and cultural changes have only recently brought to our attention. These might include: where did...Show More
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24. Introduction to Business Law
In this introductory subject, students examine legal institutions and practices such as law making and interpretation of laws. The law of contract and its place in commercial law, notably the law of the sale of goods, comprise the body of the unit. O...Show More
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25. Writing for Strategic Communication
Writing for Strategic Communication is a practical subject that provides an overview of the various forms of professional writing in strategic communication. These include writing for websites and blogs, tweeting, newsletter copy, letters and memos, ...Show More
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