13 reactions | Catch up: Whither the Public Lecture? Watch via: https://gres.hm/public-lecture Professor Martin Elliott, Provost of Gresham College, explores the history of the public lecture. He asks, in an era supposedly characterised by shorter attention spans, and greater competition for that attention, can the public lecture survive? #lecture #publicspeaking #oracy #learning #rhetoric #greshamcollege | Gresham College | Facebook

24K views · 130 reactions | SHOUT OUT: Teachers, lecturers, educators and students we have 130 new resources for you. The 2021-22 @GreshamCollege programme has landed. Yes, that means 130 free public lectures that you can watch online or in-person. From the sciences to the arts, humanities, business, law and more, sign up to the newsletter now for your new teaching and learning resources here: gres.hm/schools | Gresham College | Facebook

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How can the past explain its present re-emergence? Polio: A Cultural History #GreshamLecture Polio has a major role in the cultural history of the West. The early symptoms – which were often mild flu-like symptoms – would end in paralysis. Vaccinations against the disease proved controversial, given their trials on incarcerated prisoners and the use of “poster children”. Epidemics of the disease illustrate the uneven transmission of ideas about health and sickness. They show how the period's ger

1.3K views · 13 reactions | NEW | Prof. Tom Service (BBC Radio 3) introduces his 'History of Listening' series, a retelling of the story of musical cultures from the perspective of their listeners...  More Info: https://gres.hm/2N4zphM #GreshamLectures #Music | Gresham College | Facebook

3.6K views · 20 reactions | What's the history behind the #FreeTheNipple movement? 樂 Find out in our latest short with Prof. Joanna Bourke here: https://gres.hm/2ID0Hfo Check out more Rhetoric #lectures here: https://gres.hm/2QWqeVD | Gresham College | Facebook