In a public lecture recorded by TVO, Dr Peterson describes the way the world is portrayed in deep stories, such as myths and religious representations. The world in such stories is a place of action, not a place of things, and it has its archetypal characters, positive and negative. Culture is typically represented as paternal, nature as maternal, and the in ... Show More
Jan 2018
Freedom and Hostile Design
Some acts of expression are awesome, while others suck, and one philosopher has a new theory about the difference. Using this theory as a guide, we look at some of the suckiest things that ever sucked in urban design, and the street artists and compassionate vandals who are tryin ... Show More
28m 6s
Apr 2024
Where does culture come from?
The word ‘culture’ now drags the term ‘wars’ in its wake, but this is too narrow an approach to a concept with a much more capacious history. In the closing LRB Winter Lecture for 2024, Terry Eagleton examines various aspects of that history – culture and power, culture and ethic ... Show More
1h 11m
Jun 2021
Mental Time Travel: Emotion and Memory
What is the connection between personality and memory? This lecture is the second of two that talks about: Cultural storytelling, personal myths, narratives and the self, schemas, family remembering, narrative therapy, empathic listening, memory, trauma, emotional remembering and ... Show More
39m 31s
Mar 2022
Myths, Legends and Fairy Tales in Audio Drama
Chris Pearson and Ella Watts with myth, legend, and fairy tale audio drama. Aaron Mankhe and Lauren Shippen discuss their supernatural drama Bridgewater, and we hear how they Aaron's folklore background combined with Lauren's drama writing.Plus Lory Martinez tells us about the gl ... Show More
1 h