The role of eating together in Oxbridge Colleges and English clubs

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Description: Alan Macfarlane in King's College talks about the monastic tradition of eating together which has continued up to present Oxbridge, and how it both expresses fellowship and encourages trust.
 
Created: 2012-08-21 16:36
Collection: Reflections on Cambridge
Films about King's College - its culture and its history
Publisher: University of Cambridge
Copyright: Professor Alan Macfarlane
Language: eng (English)
Keywords: history; anthropology;
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Actor:  Alan Macfarlane
Photographer:  Xu Bei
 
Abstract: A collection of video recordings made by Professor Alan Macfarlane, mostly in the summer of 2010. Filmed by Xu Bei. Please see www.alanmacfarlane.com for the context and further film.
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