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Historian and Television Presenter David Starkey tries to make history more accessible to the general public in his latest television series, 'Elizabeth' about Elizabeth I, Queen of England. Starkey is well-known for his outspoken style of broadcasting.

Author: Swain, Harriet
Portrayals, Television personalities, Elizabeth (television programme), Elizabeth I, Queen of England, Starkey, David

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Things ain't what they used to be

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There is currently considerable tension between traditionalists and postmodernists within history departments at UK universities. Postmodernists believe that history cannot be separated from the historian, and regard history as constructed narrative which has close links with literature. In contrast, traditionalists believe that history is primarily a discipline, with professional historians collecting and assessing evidence which determines people's views of the past. Social and generational factors are tending to fuel this debate.

Author: Swain, Harriet
Study and teaching, History, History education

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From the Teletubbies to Goya

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Cultural Historian, Writer and Art Critic Marina Warner suggests imagination is influenced by various sources, such as the cinema and paintings. From the very earliest days of cinema dark and frightening images have been projected. Warner points out the imagination is used to look into the dark side rather than the cheerful and pleasant. It has not yet been decided where imagination lies in a representational drawing of the the mind. Warner was due to deliver her lecture 'The Structure of the Imagination' at Darwin College, Cambridge, England, on Mar. 6, 1998.

Author: Swain, Harriet
Speeches, lectures and essays, Imagination, Warner, Marina

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Subjects list: Historians, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
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