Matters of Humanities
Season 1: History of Islam in Europe
Arabist Maurits Berger talks about the history of the Islam in Europe: going back to the first Muslim who set foot in Europe, and seeing what kind of interactions have taken place between Muslims and Europeans since then.
Season 2: Scandal and Controversy in Russian literature
Senior lecturer Otto Boele examines eight notorious texts in Russian literature, paying particular attention to the commotion that they created.
Podcasting since 2022 • 21 episodes
Matters of Humanities
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Name that language - Episode 3 (Andrew Wigman)
Dr. Kate Bellamy and Dr. Andrew Wigman host the pilot podcast ‘Name That Language’, the podcast in which, with...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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Name that language - Episode 2 (Paulus van Sluis)
Dr. Kate Bellamy and Dr. Andrew Wigman host the pilot podcast ‘Name That Language’, the podcast in which, with...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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Name that language - Episode 1 (Kate Bellamy)
Dr. Kate Bellamy and Dr. Andrew Wigman host the pilot podcast ‘Name That Language’, the podcast in which, with...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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29:19
Scandal and Controversy in Russian literature - Episode 8: Farewell Europe
The eight episode of the podcast is about “The Big Green Tent” by Lyudmila Ulitskaya (born 1943), published in 2011. This final episode of the series focuses on a historical roman à clef. “The Big Green Tent” is a historical roman à clef about ...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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Scandal and Controversy in Russian literature - Episode 7: A very dark novel
The seventh episode of the podcast is about “The Sad Detective” by Viktor Astafiev (1924-2001), published in 1986.Did the increased openness under Mikhail Gorbachev (in power from 1985 until 1991) also have a downside? Absolutely! Some w...
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Episode 7
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