The power of song: Laurie Taylor talks to James Walvin, Professor of History Emeritus at the University of York and author of a new study which explores the cultural history of "Amazing Grace," one of the transatlantic world's most popular hymns and a powerful anthem for humanity. How did a simple Christian hymn, written in a remote English vicarage in 1772, come to hold such sway over millions in all corners of the modern world? Also, Angela Impey Professor of Enthomusicology at SOAS, argues that songs in South Sudan can be key platform for truth-telling, often invested with greater moral force than other forms of communication in the context of 50 years of civil war. What role can songs play in the struggle for peace and justice?
Producer: Jayne Egerton
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Sexual violence in the Bangladeshi War of Independence - Global danger and the risk to research
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Laurie Taylor discusses the relationship between literature and sociology.
Musicians Union - women heavy metal fans
Men and Violence - Stag Parties
Success and Luck - Cosmopolitanism and Private Education
Foie gras & the politics of taste - Memories of Irish food
Racial segregation, Dementia and hair care
Population change - Chronic illness
Evangelicals - Troubled families
Drone warfare, Fitness instructors
Hoods - Construction Blacklist
House of Commons - Voting and Inequality
Rentier capitalism - Protest camps
Political polarisation, An anthropologist's guide to naming
Higher Education - Crisis or Change?
Shyness - Names
Men dressing up - The male 'suit'
Airport security, Retiring to Spain
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