We take a look at how writing can be applied to fictional societies. Specifically, we look at the 1994 film, "Stargate," and see how writing played a vital role in the fictional society. This is a short follow up episode to episode three.

We take a look at the history of writing and anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss's work "Tristes Tropiques." We also talk about the Sumerian god of justice "Shamash!"

Here is the unabridged version of episode 2. It focuses on language ans Sassaure's work in semiotics.

This is part one of a two part episode on language and semiotics. It explore how a formal study of the mechanisms of language came to be and gives an interesting way to think about language and its ability to frame the world. Part 2 of 2

This is part one of a two part episode on language and semiotics. It explore how a formal study of the mechanisms of language came to be and gives an interesting way to think about language and its ability to frame the world. Part 1 of 2

Episode one explores the role the Humanities play in the modern world. By stepping back to look at the roots of the Humanities in ancient Greece, we can see how rhetoric has shaped the modern world. We look at how the need for convincing arguments created the roots which would later become the Humanities.