British Social Attitudes Survey

What are the 'Best' and 'Worst' British Accents? | Accent Prejudice in the UK

We discuss accentism (accent prejudice) in the UK. It is a real problem. People with certain regional accents face discrimination and it may opportunities at the workplace and elsewhere. Some people still feel the need to change their accents to fit in. In this video we'll look at differen

From playlist Learn British English Regional accents

What is Black British Feminism?

In this module, Professor Heidi Mirza thinks about the origins of Black British Feminism, focusing on: (i) why it emerged as a movement distinct from both Black Feminism, which developed in the USA, and Feminism more broadly; (ii) the meaning of the term “Black” in the movement as encompas

From playlist Sociology

The Story of COCKNEY the (London) Accent and its People

What is a cockney? who is a cockney? Where does it come from? Why does it sound as it does? We'll answer these questions. We'll look at immigration into London (especially the East End) and see how it's shaped the accent. We'll look at famous "cockneys". Where do they come from are they re

From playlist Learn British English Regional accents

How the CELTS Changed The ENGLISH LANGUAGE

The Celts were the dominant culture in England for many centuries from about 900 BC until 43 AD but who were there before them. Who built Stonehenge and the other Neolithic sites in Britain? And how did the Celts influence the English language. New research and DNA evidence tells us more t

From playlist History of the English Language

12. Britain and Ireland

The Early Middle Ages, 284--1000 (HIST 210) In this lecture, Professor Freedman considers the importance of the British Isles in the early Middle Ages, both in their own right and as an example of a post-Roman frontier society. In the wake of the fifth century Roman withdrawal, England ex

From playlist The Early Middle Ages, 284--1000 with Paul Freedman

The British Invasion I British Pathé

---- Click here to get started: http://bit.ly/thebritishinvasion ! ----- Welcome and get invaded by the most British of Great Britain. Relive the time of the Sixties, when everything everywhere seemed to be going English. Discover music, art and fashion of a previous London that influenced

From playlist THE BRITISH INVASION

Ten Minute English and British History #05 -The Vikings and the Danelaw

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tenminhistory Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4973164 This episode covers the beginnings of Viking activity in the British isles and the creation of the Danelaw through to its collapse and the creation of England. It covers the Danes, the Norse and the

From playlist English and British History

The Shining Example: Voice, Action, and Wartime Cartoons in the African American Press

Edward Puchner (University of South Carolina) During the Second World War, the African American press featured scathing editorial cartoons to outline the paradoxical stance of African Americans within a war-torn American society. These cartoons advocated both participation in the fight aga

From playlist "In the Same Boat”: British and American Visual Culture During the Second World War

Professor Helen Margetts: "The Data Science of Politics"

The Turing Lectures: Social Science and Ethics - Professor Helen Margetts, Director, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford: "The Data Science of Politics" Click the below timestamps to navigate the video. 00:00:07 Introduction by Professor Andrew Blake, Director, The Alan

From playlist Turing Lectures

Rejecting Coethnicity: the Politics of Migrant Exclusion by Minoritized Citizens

Professor Yang-Yang Zhou is presenting the research of her new book project ‘Rejecting Coethnicity: the Politics of Migrant Exclusion by Minoritized Citizens’. How are migrants received by host countries and communities? A substantial body of scholarship on migrant reception focuses almost

From playlist Refugee Program Seminars

How Can I Be More Normal?

We are – almost all of us – deeply attracted to the idea of being normal. But what if our idea of ‘normal’ isn’t normal? A plea for a broader definition of an important term. If you like our films, take a look at our shop (we ship worldwide): https://goo.gl/ojRR53 Join our mailing list: h

From playlist SELF

Are Your Political Beliefs Genetic?

The brain isn’t partisan, but when we move to political extremes, it can affect our physiology and psychology. The Genes of Left and Right: Our political attitudes may be written in our DNA https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-genes-of-left-and-right/ “The genes involved in such

From playlist Thought Process | Seeker

Stimson Lectures on World Affairs: The Pandora's Box and the Trojan Horses. Britain in Europe

The second talk in the series "Henry L. Stimson Lectures on World Affairs: Britain and Europe in a Troubled World with Vernon Bogdanor." Vernon Bogdanor is a frequent contributor to TV, radio, and the press. In 2008, he was awarded the Sir Isaiah Berlin Award by the Political Studies Asso

From playlist The MacMillan Center

Computer-administered interviews

In this video, Professor Matthew Salganik discusses computer-administered interviews for survey research. Link to slides: https://github.com/compsocialscience/summer-institute/blob/master/2020/materials/day4-surveys/03-computer-administered-interviews.pdf Links to other materials discussed

From playlist SICSS 2020

Too Posh To Pay (Wealthy Crime Documentary) | Real Stories

Revealing documentary that uncovers the so-called respectable members of the middle classes who cheat, fiddle and steal their way through life, from petty crime such as fiddling tax and insurance to more serious offences like burglary, forgery and fraud. Want to watch more full-length Doc

From playlist Crime Documentaries

Is There an Alternative to Political Correctness?

Political correctness aims for some very nice results, but its means have a habit of upsetting a lot of people. Might there be an alternative to it? We think there is, and it’s called Politeness. If you like our films, take a look at our shop (we ship worldwide): https://goo.gl/iVqWJ1 Joi

From playlist WORK + CAPITALISM

T.E. Lawrence And How He Became Lawrence Of Arabia I WHO DID WHAT IN WW1?

Check out HistoryBuffs review of Lawrence of Arabia: http://bit.ly/NickOfArabia Big thank you to Nick from History Buffs for this collaboration. It was really fun! T.E. Lawrence better known as Lawrence of Arabia is one of the biggest legends of World War 1. His adventures in the Middle

From playlist Who Did What In WW1?

Goddard: Drivers' attitudes about bicyclists

UC Irvine Public Health Seminar - recorded on May 8, 2017 Drivers' attitudes about bicyclists: roadway norms, implicit bias, and implications for safety Although traffic deaths in the United States have declined since the 1970s, car crashes remain a leading cause of death. Vulnerable roa

From playlist Public Health: Collections

How do you respond to "How do you do?"?

If you meet someone for the first time and they say to you "How do you do?" How do you respond? It's rather old fashioned you are more likely to hear "nice to meet you" these days but......just in case. The correct response to "How do you do?" is "How do you do?" Which is strange especi

From playlist Perfect British - Pronunciation , idioms, vocabulary

Computational Advances in Social Science Experiments

Dr. Lisa Argyle, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Brigham Young University, talks about how experiments can be advanced using computational methods.

From playlist SICSS 2022