Visualising War and Peace
How do war stories work? And what do they do to us? Join University of St Andrews historian Alice König and colleagues as they explore how war and peace get presented in art, text, film and music. With the help of expert guests, they unpick conflict stories from all sorts of different periods and places. And they ask how the tales we tell and the pictures we paint of peace and war influence us as individuals and shape the societies we live in.
Visualising War and Peace
Latest Episodes
Nolan's Odyssey under the microscope
Given our interest in war and peace storytelling, it was only a matter of time before we turned our attention to Christopher Nolan’s film version of The Odyssey. In this episode, Alice asks two guests for their reactions.
Long After the Labyrinth - a peace play
In this episode, Alice interviews theatre makers Jennie Dunne and Jonathan D'Young about their new play, Long After the Labyrinth, which draws on ancien...
Hybrid peace in ancient Mesopotamia - what omens can tell us
In this episode Alice interviews Dr Seth Richardson, who is based at the University of Chicago and Managing Editor of the Journal of Near Eastern Studies. Seth’s research focuses on ancient Mesopotamia, and ranges widely over political and econ...