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Elimination of Racial Discrimination DayCreative Commons Image By rwdownes via Flickr under Creative Commons license

21 March 2012

On the UN's International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, we round up some useful academic insights and learning tools on the subject   Read more : Elimination of Racial Discrimination Day

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Final justice for Stephen Featuring: video, Creative Commons Image By rwdownes via Flickr under Creative Commons license

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

04 January 2012

With justice finally being brought in the Stephen Lawrence murder trial, we've gathered some links to explore the meaning of crime and justice  Read more : Final justice for Stephen

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The early years Featuring: video,audio, Production team

By Professor Raphael Kaplinsky (The Open University)

29 May 2008

In the first segment of his lecture, Professor Raphael Kaplinsky explains how growing up in South Africa helped shape the way he sees the world.  Read more : The early years

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Tears or ice maiden: is there a double standard for women in public?Creative Commons Image Joe Crimmings under CC-BY-ND licence

By Jessica Evans (The Open University)

06 March 2008

Women often lose either way, damned if they do and damned if they don’t express emotion in public, either approach being judged to convey symbolic...  Read more : Tears or ice maiden: is there a double standard for women in public?

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Under suspicion: the strange tale of the Caribbean Steel International OrchestraCopyrighted Image The Open University / Karen Parker

By Richard Skellington (The Open University)

13 February 2008

An incident involving a nervous passenger and a Caribbean steel band raise issues to do with racism and security.  Read more : Under suspicion: the strange tale of the Caribbean Steel International Orchestra

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Is 'sledging' sport?Creative Commons Image Privatemusings under CC-BY-SA licence

By Professor Kath Woodward (The Open University)

16 January 2008

'Sledging', involving the tactical use of racist remarks to distract the opposition has sometimes been seen as 'part of the game', but is it "cricket"?  Read more : Is 'sledging' sport?

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The legacy of Empire: The Bengal FamineCreative Commons Image xeeliz under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

By Dr Chris A. Williams (The Open University)

07 January 2008

Does the Bengal Famine shape the way Indians view the British?  Read more : The legacy of Empire: The Bengal Famine

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A reader's guide to To Kill A MockingbirdNo Copyright Image By Moni3 [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

By Dr Stephanie Forward (The Open University)

01 August 2004

Harper Lee's classic 1960 novel To Kill A Mockingbird won the Pulitzer Prize and has become a timeless American classic.  Read more : A reader's guide to To Kill A Mockingbird

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The truth behind the torch Copyrighted Image London 2012

As the Olympic flame wings its way around the UK, the OU's Aarón Alzola Romero asks: just how immemorial is the Olympic torch relay?

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