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Human trafficking: Perspectives Featuring: audio, Ellegant | Dreamstime.com

By Professor Michael Saward (The Open University), Dr Claudia Aradau (The Open University), Bridget Anderson (Guest), Dr Rutvica Andrijasevic (The Open University)

04 November 2010

The words slavery, abuse, victims and protection come hand in hand when discussing human trafficking - but some researchers are arguing that the terminology itself is part...  Read more : Human trafficking: Perspectives

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Human trafficking introduction Featuring: video,audio, The Open University

By Jacqui Smith (Guest), David Blunkett MP (Guest), Parosha Chandran (Guest), Dr Rutvica Andrijasevic (The Open University), Dr Claudia Aradau (The Open University)

04 November 2010

The phrase "human trafficking" conjures up shocking images - modern slavery that needs tackling, but are people who have been trafficked necessarily asking for protection?...  Read more : Human trafficking introduction

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A walk around... Glasgow Featuring: audio, BBC

By Neil Oliver (Guest), The History of Scotland web team (The Open University)

09 November 2009

A roaring trade with the Americans and Europeans helped transform Glasgow from a nondescript, small town into a thriving metropolis with huge and expensive buildings....  Read more : A walk around... Glasgow

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A humane naturalist Featuring: video, The British Council

By Ruth Padel (Guest)

05 October 2009

Ruth Padel reads extracts from her book, ‘Darwin: A Life in Poems.’ She sheds light on a man whose curiosity was laced with compassion.  Read more : A humane naturalist

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Shaking off of burdens: the credit crunch and poetic justicePhotos.com

By Professor Engin Isin (The Open University)

10 February 2009

Engin Isin draws parallels between the credit crunch today, and the one in Ancient Greece  Read more : Shaking off of burdens: the credit crunch and poetic justice

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Darwin's Sacred Cause  Featuring: video, Creative Commons Image Claire_and_ben under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

By Professor Jim Moore (The Open University)

27 January 2009

Jim Moore questions the established view of Darwin as an objective scientist, showing how passionate opposition to slavery motivated his research and gave him courage...  Read more : Darwin's Sacred Cause

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After Darwin Featuring: video, photos.com

By Professor Jim Moore (The Open University)

27 January 2009

Did the abolition of slavery lead on to a movement to abolish slavery of the mind? Jim Moore reflects on how free thinkers took a...  Read more : After Darwin

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Why I studied Darwin Featuring: video, Production team

By Professor Jim Moore (The Open University)

27 January 2009

Coming from a Midwestern fundamentalist Christian background, Jim Moore first encountered Darwin as a hate-figure. But fascination with the man and his work eventually led...  Read more : Why I studied Darwin

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Blame and historic injustice Featuring: audio, Production team

By Dr Miranda Fricker (Guest), Dr David Edmonds (Guest), Nigel Warburton (The Open University)

04 March 2008

How should we judge slave owners? Were they innocent or guilty? Miranda Fricker talks about blame and historic injustice  Read more : Blame and historic injustice

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The Pharaoh's Lost CityUsed with permission

By The Timewatch team (Guest)

13 September 2007

It's 1350BC; Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten - ruler of the biggest empire in the ancient world - commands his people to move 400 km and build...  Read more : The Pharaoh's Lost City

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