TED Talks
TED: It's time to rethink the role of First Lady | Irina Karamanos Adrian
Irina Karamanos Adrian didn't plan on becoming Chile's First Lady — but she set out to transform the role all the same. She shares how she's fighting gender stereotypes and protecting democracy by shifting political power back to where...
Gresham College
Do Romance Novels Reinforce Gender Stereotypes?
Do Romance Novels Reinforce Gender Stereotypes? Prof. Catherine Roach considers how contemporary literature is presenting new norms on romance. This is a question from the lecture 'Happily Ever After: The Romance Story' / Watch in full...
Mediacorp
Bachelor Life and the Changing Dynamics of Marriage in Bulandshahr
This video explores the challenges faced by bachelors in Bulandshahr, India, where the shortage of women has led to changing gender roles within families. It also discusses the prevalence of arranged marriages in India and the...
TED Talks
Vincent Moon and Naná Vasconcelos: Hidden music rituals around the world
Vincent Moon travels the world with a backpack and a camera, filming astonishing music and ritual the world rarely sees -- from a powerful Sufi ritual in Chechnya to an ayahuasca journey in Peru. He hopes his films can help people see...
Curated Video
Sacagawea: Intrepid Indigenous Explorer
Native American interpreter Sacagawea was the only woman on Lewis and Clark’s expedition into the West. She played a vital role, but was subsequently forgotten.
Gresham College
Gender, Marriage, Divorce and Human Sexuality
Is morality principally about sex, or naughty vicars? This lecture examines whether a biblical view of sexuality and gender assists today's ethical debates? A lecture by Richard Burridge, Visiting Professor of Ethics and Theology 27...
Curated Video
Romeo and Juliet 1.3 Metaphor: Paris as a Book
This video delves into Act 1, Scene 3 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, focusing on Lady Capulet's intricate metaphorical advice to Juliet regarding Paris. It explores themes of literary symbolism, cultural context, and the societal...
Curated Video
Human Impacts on Biodiversity: Causes and Solutions
The video is a lecture presentation on the human impacts on biodiversity. The presenter discusses how common human activities, such as fishing and farming, can have unforeseen consequences that reduce biodiversity. They explain the...
Weird History
Courtship In Regncy England
The Regency era - which technically lasted in Great Britain from 1811 to 1820, but was part of the larger social and cultural era of the late 18th and early 19th centuries - might have had a reputation for licentiousness when it came to...
Curated Video
Arab Spring: opportunity or disaster for women?
Thomson Reuters Foundation. "We've learned that rights are not a gift -- we have to snatch them." -- Amira Yahyaoui. "We cannot talk about the revolution in the past because it is not over... For women, I think the Arab Spring has been...
Curated Video
Embedding women's rights into constitutions
Thomson Reuters Foundation. In countries of the Arab Spring, new constitutions offer an opportunity to embed women's rights in the very fabric of the state. But many rights activists have expressed concern that, despite women's major...