{"id":957,"date":"2020-06-12T12:12:18","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T11:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningspaces.dundee.ac.uk\/dundeeuniculture\/?p=957"},"modified":"2025-09-15T10:47:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T09:47:29","slug":"the-university-of-dundee-book-club-podcast-episode-3-dr-aliki-varvogli-on-walden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/the-university-of-dundee-book-club-podcast-episode-3-dr-aliki-varvogli-on-walden\/","title":{"rendered":"The University of Dundee Book Club Podcast: Episode 3 &#8211; Dr. Aliki Varvogli on &#8216;Walden&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/the-university-of-dundees-book-club\/id1512838049\"><strong>iTunes<\/strong>,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7b7UhhSBv5TVRPSGKKtiD9?si=pzbR3sOeSomBGGKynJUVNg\"><strong>Spotify<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1080413\">Buzzsprout.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is the University of Dundee, welcome to our book club.<\/p>\n<p><b>In this Episode<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In this episode Dr Aliki Varvogli, Senior Lecturer and Associate Dean for Learning &amp; Teaching at the School of Humanities, discusses some of the key ideas and themes from the book \u2018Walden\u2019 by Henry David Thoreau.<\/p>\n<p><b>Find Out More:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can find out more about Aliki, including her research interests\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dundee.ac.uk\/people\/aliki-varvogli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Follow Aliki on Twitter @ alikivarvogli<\/li>\n<li>Aliki\u2019s book on Paul Auster contains a chapter on Thoreau and is available\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/books\/world-that-is-the-book\/9C1D7A6ED99B47DF6B4B89C459936E38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Find out more about Walden Pond\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thoreausociety.org\/news-article\/walden-pond-visitor-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>\u00a0and see it\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/earth.google.com\/web\/search\/Walden+Pond\/@42.43897698,-71.33913431,46.79077094a,1347.00660853d,35y,0h,0t,0r\/data=CigiJgokCdv7Urh3AUBAEdn7Urh3AUDAGfnsXWMhiz3AIabZ4zMD3WHA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>From the Episode:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2018Super Better\u2019 by Jane McGonigal, listen to Jane\u2019s TEDTalk\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/jane_mcgonigal_the_game_that_can_give_you_10_extra_years_of_life?language=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Learn more about \u2018post-traumatic growth\u2019\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1207\/s15327965pli1501_01?casa_token=XxLv54JbeMAAAAAA:ooD6Bw2nPmDBUPQcd5qJkau0VPprSWmivrmQM7mxtLhHr0_ofvm4ZpNYBUnWCCqSfRznEQPIRiR-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/17439760.2013.791715?casa_token=M854SqLhI7gAAAAA%3ARLF7VFQtNnm44mYyfcTnbAjqTglUTMLv_N8lwnp13NWwoW5cA9gbX1AeWBnj900ndnfCe7llvU-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bronnie Ware \u2018Regrets of the Dying\u2019\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bronnieware.com\/blog\/regrets-of-the-dying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Learn more about the monopoly study and privilege\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/interactioninstitute.org\/blinded-by-privilege\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u201c\u2026brilliance comes from thinking.\u201d Josh Waitzkin.\u00a0 Listen to interview\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2019\/07\/03\/the-tim-ferriss-show-transcripts-josh-waitzkin-how-to-cram-2-months-of-learning-into-1-day-375\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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,\u00a0Spotify\u00a0and\u00a0Buzzsprout. 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