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Richard Bartholomew talks to course tutors, Dr Liz Bellamy and Dr Mary Bonwick. Liz Bellamy discusses the selection of texts in the OU course 'The Enlightenment', arguing that students need to be a...ware that enlightenment texts represent only one of the possible strands that could have been chosen for the course. Mary Bonwick argues, similarly, that it is important, when studying any individual text, to be aware that it is open to several different interpretations, and that many of the texts of the period are characterised by ambiguity and contradiction.
Richard Bartholomew talks to course tutors, Dr Liz Bellamy and Dr Mary Bonwick. Liz Bellamy discusses the selection of texts in the OU course 'The Enlightenment', arguing that students need to be a...ware that enlightenment texts represent only one of the possible strands that could have been chosen for the course. Mary Bonwick argues, similarly, that it is important, when studying any individual text, to be aware that it is open to several different interpretations, and that many of the texts of the period are characterised by ambiguity and contradiction.
| Module code and title: | A206, The Enlightenment |
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| Item code: | A206; 01 |
| First transmission date: | 16-02-1993 |
| Published: | 1993 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:18:36 |
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| Producer: | Robert Philip |
| Contributors: | Liz Bellamy; Mary Bonwick |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | 18th Century; National characteristics; Optimism |
| Master spool number: | TMK24992YA0023LJO |
| Production number: | TMK24992YA0023LJO |
| Available to public: | no |
