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Wendy Maples is a senior lecturer and staff tutor with The Open University in the South East Of England.

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Once upon a wineNew contentCreative Commons Image Through the Lens of Kimberly Gauthier under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 licence

By Dr Wendy Maples (The Open University)

23 May 2012

In the discussion below, Dr Wendy Maples explores the changing socio-cultural significance of wine-drinking in response to Steven Shapin’s talk, 'The Tastes of Wine'.  Read more : Once upon a wine

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Nationalisms – the whys and the wherefores…Copyrighted Image Dreamstime

By Dr Wendy Maples (The Open University)

02 May 2012

OU academic Wendy Maples talks with journalist activist Joe Makepeace about the changes to nationalism in the UK and the significance of nationalist sentiment during...  Read more : Nationalisms – the whys and the wherefores…

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Perceptions of crime BBC

By Dr Wendy Maples (The Open University)

25 April 2012

As visual media have proliferated in the past thirty years, so have, it seems, our perceptions of crime  Read more : Perceptions of crime

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Getting wasted…Creative Commons Image By Ingorrr via Flickr under Creative Commons Licence

By Dr Wendy Maples (The Open University)

11 April 2012

Wendy Maples sifts through societal attitudes to waste, including the 'Freeganism’ movement, an attempt to redress food wastefulness  Read more : Getting wasted…

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By Dr Wendy Maples (The Open University)

20 December 2011

Dr Wendy Maples takes Foucault’s ideas on a journey through time…  Read more : Times that try men’s souls

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Is it over?  Featuring: video, Copyrighted Image Nathan Gallagher

By Dr Wendy Maples (The Open University)

14 December 2011

Dr Wendy Maples has a quick 'peak' at oil and climate tipping points  Read more : Is it over?

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Down with this sort of thing! Creative Commons Image By Ibai Lemon via Flickr under Creatuive Commons licence

By Dr Wendy Maples (The Open University)

23 November 2011

Dr Wendy Maples thinks about the relationship between art, politics, protest and culture…  Read more : Down with this sort of thing!

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Who are we now?Wilfred Stanley Sussenbach | Dreamstime.com

By Dr Wendy Maples (The Open University)

16 November 2011

Dr Wendy Maples considers the technological determinist argument and the impact of new technologies on our identities.  Read more : Who are we now?

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No privacy, please?Creative Commons Image Reidrac under CC-BY-SA

By Dr Wendy Maples (The Open University)

20 July 2011

While the world worries about phone hacking, have we let privacy slide away by accident?  Read more : No privacy, please?

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Dirt, waste and revulsion: How cultures cope with leftovers and messCreative Commons Image Wellcome Library / Wellcome Images under CC-BY licence

By Professor Laurie Taylor (Guest), Martin Rowson (Guest), Professor Amanda Vickery (Guest), Professor Adam Kuper (Guest), Dr Wendy Maples (The Open University)

27 June 2011

In a roundtable discussion at The Wellcome Collection, the panel explore the difference between dirty and polluting, and why "not all poo is equal".  Read more : Dirt, waste and revulsion: How cultures cope with leftovers and mess

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Mackay, Hugh; Maples, Wendy and Reynolds, Paul (2002). Investigating the Information Society. London, UK: Routledge.

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An interrogation of modern loveNew contentCreative Commons Image Capt Kodak under CC BY-NC 2.0 licence

By Dr Jacqui Gabb (The Open University)

16 May 2012

Dr Jacqui Gabb, senior lecturer in social policy at The Open University, delves into Why Love Hurts by Eva Illouz - an interrogatation of modern love  Read more : An interrogation of modern love

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The decline of neighbourlinessCreative Commons Image amypalko under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 licence

By Emily Cockayne (The Open University)

09 May 2012

Emily Cockayne, associate lecturer for the Open University discusses the social changes that have happened over the garden fence  Read more : The decline of neighbourliness

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Nationalisms – the whys and the wherefores…Copyrighted Image Dreamstime

By Dr Wendy Maples (The Open University)

02 May 2012

OU academic Wendy Maples talks with journalist activist Joe Makepeace about the changes to nationalism in the UK and the significance of nationalist sentiment during...  Read more : Nationalisms – the whys and the wherefores…

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Perceptions of crime BBC

By Dr Wendy Maples (The Open University)

25 April 2012

As visual media have proliferated in the past thirty years, so have, it seems, our perceptions of crime  Read more : Perceptions of crime

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The transformation of work in WalesCreative Commons Image Graeme Walker under CC-BY-SA licence

By Dr Hugh Mackay (The Open University)

04 April 2012

In Wales in recent decades there has been a dramatic transformation of patterns of work and employment. Dr Hugh Mackay delves deeper  Read more : The transformation of work in Wales

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Elitism won't hold back the food revolutionBBC

By Dr Geoff Andrews (The Open University)

28 March 2012

With interest in the sociology of food increasing, Geoff Andrews explains how assumptions of ‘fine dining’ are being disrupted  Read more : Elitism won't hold back the food revolution

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Bringing it all back home: What does sociology tell us about our homes?Creative Commons Image Futureatlas under CC-BY licence

By David Sutton (The Open University)

21 March 2012

David Sutton explains why, for many sociologists, there is simply no place like home.  Read more : Bringing it all back home: What does sociology tell us about our homes?

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OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - Conspiracy theories Creative Commons Image Andrew Aliferis under CC-BY-ND licence

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

25 January 2012

This week Thinking Allowed will be looking at conspiracy theories. Or at least, that's what they want you to think...  Read more : OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - Conspiracy theories

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Cities under siege Copyrighted Image By Keoni Cabral via Flickr under Creative Commons license

By Dr Melissa Butcher (The Open University)

04 January 2012

Cities are no longer just the backdrop to conflict, but an integral part of it. Dr Melissa Butcher explains  Read more : Cities under siege

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Is it over?  Featuring: video, Copyrighted Image Nathan Gallagher

By Dr Wendy Maples (The Open University)

14 December 2011

Dr Wendy Maples has a quick 'peak' at oil and climate tipping points  Read more : Is it over?

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Dirt, waste and revulsion: How cultures cope with leftovers and mess

Comment posted by zz913906

22 Apr 2012

This was a very awesome study of our culture and how it has affected our lifestyle and health.. (Website removed by OpenLearn Moderator 23.04.12) Read more : Dirt, waste and revulsion: How cultures cope with leftovers and mess

Times that try men’s souls

Comment posted by zz912231

18 Apr 2012

Wendy is right to warn us about coming disasters, flooding and lack of energy. I don't know what we will do about the loss of land but at least there is hope that we can develop more energy sources... Read more : Times that try men’s souls

Times that try men’s souls

Comment posted by zz873618

10 Jan 2012

humans should learn more about 'what long term evoloutional plan that our planet would thrive on; just like all our history's past peoples "they never took more than the Earth would RE"produce... Read more : Times that try men’s souls

Why is The Open University Thinking Allowed?

Comment posted by zz798954

13 Jul 2011

I love Radio 4's Thinking Allowed and am a devoted listener.The articles always awaken my thinking long into the week, (thank goodness for Radio 4 !). Even more delighted now i have decide to do an... Read more : Why is The Open University Thinking Allowed?

The history of surfing

Comment posted by zz777914

16 May 2011

There´s no information on when the article was written. However, I found it ineresting to know that a vanguard culture fenomenon was envisioned academically. Points to Dr. Maples. Now, who is going... Read more : The history of surfing

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Wendy Maples is a senior lecturer and staff tutor with The Open University in the South East Of England. She's course director for Social Science In Action. Her research interests encompasses radical environmentalism and direct action, particularly the use of the media in organizing and disseminating activism, and in the mediatization of environmental issues.

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