Media Archive

‘What’s the Point?’ is a video project conducted for the Faculty of Arts Knowledge Transfer Strategy Group (Chair: Dr Svenja Adolphs ) by filmmaker and former BBC video-journalist Brady Haran. The videos examine a range of different Arts disciplines, and explore the value of the research being undertaken by individuals from across the Faculty.

Dr Will Bowden - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NueHYTZqMYc
Dr Sarah Hibberd - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaV6bEuP7VQ
Dr Jon Henderson - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kepaQu4uerg
Dr Paul Grainge - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsCUcmfaZLo
Dr Katharina Lorenz - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0Spsqder3M
Dr Mark Rawlinson - awaiting upload
Prof. Thorlac Turville-Petre - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy8rQFOLZHw
Prof. Chris Wrigley - awaiting upload
Dr Simon Oliver - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmj77Wb7o6g 

'Words of the World' project
From Nazi to Chocolate, words play a vital role in our lives.
And each word has its own story.
But where do they come from? What do they mean? How do they change?
Some of these questions are answered by "Words of the World" - a series of short videos presented by experts from the University of Nottingham's School of Modern Languages and Cultures.
Another UoN video project by filmmaker and former BBC video-journalist Brady Haran.
See the project website at: http://www.wordsoftheworld.co.uk/about.html

Digital recordings of the following CAS and HSSRC events are available:

The First Annual Papplewick Pumping Station Annual Lecture, 2010
Adam Hart-Davis presents a lively lecture entitled 'Wet behind the Engineers'.
A digital recording of this lecture is available to download here.

CAS/HSSRC Annual Lecture June 2010, 'What Does it Mean to Claim that Sex, Gender and the Body are Socially Constructed' by Professor Toril Moi,  James B. Duke Professor of Literature and Romance Studies at Duke University, USA.
A podcast of this lecture is available to download here, and the accompanying presentations may be downloaded here.

HSSRC Annual Lecture June 2009, 'Migration and Globalization: From Walter Benjamin to Frantz Fanon', by Professor Robert J. C. Young, New York University.
Podcast available to download here.

Leverhulme Lecture September 2009, on Leverhulme Schemes and Priorities, by Anne Dean, Assistant Director, Leverhulme Trust. 
Introduced by Professor Catherine Davies.
Podcast available to download here and powerpoint presentation here.