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In the footsteps.. Talking to Dr Roy Jackson in Cordoba..

Ignoring the slightly excess background noise (school-kids!) – I ask Roy about why he has come to Cordoba to do research. I am there as part of the HM5050 Humanities Second Year Field trip – with 24 students…

Philosophy, EDM (Electronic Dance Music) and Neo-Liberalism

Dr David Webster from the Religion, Philosophy & Ethics team at the University of Gloucestershire in conversation with Dr Robin James about Electronic Dance Music (EDM), and how it relates to politics and philosophy: Robin James is Associate Professor…

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Resilience & Melancholy – talking to Dr Robin James about her new book…

Dr David Webster from the Religion, Philosophy & Ethics team at the University of Gloucestershire in conversation with Dr Robin James about her new book Resilience & Melancholy: pop music, feminism, and neoliberalism  Robin James is Associate Professor of Philosophy…

Dr Who, Star Trek, Power and Mirror Universes

Dr Hilary Weeks (glos) and Dr Aidan Byrne (Wolverhampton) in conversation about Dr Who, Star Trek, Power and Mirror Universes: Discover the RPE course : http://r-p-e.blogspot.co.uk/p/about-rpe-course.html 

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Mysticism, Abuse and Connections: An interview..

Dr David Webster from the Religion, Philosophy & Ethics team at the University of Gloucestershire asks Catherine Tomas, a DPhil student in Theology, at Christ Church, Oxford, about a recent paper she gave, where she examines the lives…

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Mysticism: Dialogue, Action & Abjection – an interview with Catherine Tomas

Dr David Webster from the Religion, Philosophy & Ethics team at the University of Gloucestershire asks Catherine Tomas, a DPhil student in Theology, at Christ Church, Oxford, about her work. The conversation focuses on her ideas around a…

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Psychedelic Drugs and Mystical Experience – an interview

Dr David Webster from the Religion, Philosophy & Ethics team at the University of Gloucestershire asks CJ Romer about Psychedelic Drugs and Mystical Experience. Dave says ‘We reminisce about the 1980/90s, and end up with a longer-than-planned conversation,…

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In Buddhism, is the desire for Nirvana contradictory?

Staff from the Religion, Philosophy & Ethics course at Gloucestershire, in conversation about whether the desire to achieve Nirvana, in a Buddhist context, is contradictory – given the apparent aspiration to attain ‘desirelessness’ in Buddhism: Discover the RPE course : http://r-p-e.blogspot.co.uk/p/about-rpe-course.html 

Applying for RE Teacher Training: Some advice..

Dr David Webster from the Religion, Philosophy & Ethics team at the University of Gloucestershire asks Kerri Hughes,  recent graduate of the RPE course, now on a School-direct Teacher training route if she has any advice for those applying to do…

A trainee RE teacher reflects on her worries about in-class behaviour management

Dr David Webster from the Religion, Philosophy & Ethics team at the University of Gloucestershire asks Kerri Hughes,  recent graduate of the RPE course, now on a School-direct Teacher training route about her experience so far. In this video, I ask…