Well that was an awesome semester. Thanks everyone! But don't mourn
its passing too soon. The internet is a treasure trove of amazing
medieval information. Here I'm just highlighting a few places you could
go in particular for podcasts (online audio files) about historical topics, including
medieval ones, by famous historians from all over the world.
For
example, did you know that the BBC History Magazine has a free online
section with audio interviews and brief talks? You can hear the latest
one, or browse the archive for whatever topic takes your fancy, from the
Crusades to WWII: http://www.historyextra.com/podcast-page
If you want a bit more detail, try the online lectures available [on almost any topic] from the Universities of Oxford (http://itunes.ox.ac.uk/) and Cambridge (http://www.cam.ac.uk/video/itunesu.html).
Did
you know that our own Clare Monagle is also a podcasting sensation?
Check her out on Radio National talking about the medieval concept of
'political theology': http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/encounter/politics-and-god/3126076
And if you enjoyed the Robert Bartlett series Inside the Medieval Mind, linked earlier in semester, you could follow up by listening to this interview with him about making the series and what he wanted people to learn.
The end of semester doesn't have to be the end of medieval!
Naturally, there are also other Medieval and Renaissance units you can take here at Monash - just check out the Handbook!
In semester 2, look for ATS1317 (Renaissance Europe); ATS2603 (Age of
Crusades); and ATS2604 (Arthur: History and Myth). In summer 2012 there
will be the exciting travel unit ATS2612 (Renaissance in Florence). And
in 2013 look our for ATS3288 (Angels & Demons: Rome, the Papacy and
the World); ATS2572 (Crisis and renewal in the late Renaissance);
ATS2573 (Relics and legends); and ATS2579 (Witches and depravity).
See you then...
Kathleen
P.S.
Comments remain open, so those of you still writing your essays, please
feel free to post queries about citation, etc., below.
3 comments:
Hi Kathleen, just wondering if we are allowed to cite documentaries in our essays, and if so how would i go about that? I've found a couple that aired on the History Channel that i have been helpful, and i would like to reference some of the comments made my historians who featured.
Thanks :)
Hi Victoria,
You can do this, but keep it limited because a documentary is not the same as a peer reviewed source. Use one (or maximum two) comments for illustrative purposes, but don't base any aspect of your argument on this alone. Make sure you have some other sources, primary or secondary, to back it up.
For citing material on DVD, see my comments on the 'Citation Queries' page, via the tab above.
Citing material from TV is not defined in the MHRA style, but following the principle of showing where you got your information, give the broadcast as well as the production details, as follows:
Footnote:
Robert Bartlett in Inside the Medieval Mind: Power (The Open University/BBC FOUR, 2011) [broadcast History Channel, 22 May 2012].
Bibliography:
Inside the Medieval Mind: Power, Robert Bartlett and others (The Open University/BBC FOUR, 2011) [broadcast History Channel, 22 May 2012].
Thanks Kathleen, will do!
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