The University of Dundee Book Club Podcast has just posted its third episode! In this podcast you will have the opportunity to learn out about the books and ideas that have inspired and influenced the many different and wonderful people that we have here on campus. You can access the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and Buzzsprout.

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In this Episode

In this episode Dr Aliki Varvogli, Senior Lecturer and Associate Dean for Learning & Teaching at the School of Humanities, discusses some of the key ideas and themes from the book ‘Walden’ by Henry David Thoreau.

Find Out More: 

  • You can find out more about Aliki, including her research interests here
  • Follow Aliki on Twitter @ alikivarvogli
  • Aliki’s book on Paul Auster contains a chapter on Thoreau and is available here
  • Find out more about Walden Pond here and see it here

From the Episode: 

  • ‘Super Better’ by Jane McGonigal, listen to Jane’s TEDTalk here
  • Learn more about ‘post-traumatic growth’ here and here
  • Bronnie Ware ‘Regrets of the Dying’ here
  • Learn more about the monopoly study and privilege here
  • “…brilliance comes from thinking.” Josh Waitzkin.  Listen to interview here

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