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A parasocial Valentine's letter
Professor Graham Pike celebrates Valentine’s Day by writing a love letter to Wuthering Heights’ Catherine ‘Cathy’ Earnshaw.
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HeadStart Classical Studies
Explore the worlds of ancient Greece and Rome with this collection of free courses on the classical world.
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Exploring Ovid’s big ideas
In this free course, Exploring Ovid’s big ideas, you will find out why Ovid’s work is still so relevant today. You will meet characters from ancient myth like Actaeon the hunter who was turned into a stag, and Ta’aroa the ancient Pacific Islander god who lived in a shell. And you will discover how ancient stories still give us new ways of ...
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Past-Time Lover
Which iconic figure would you select for a Valentine's Day date?
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How to write to a lover
Have you ever thought of writing a poem to a lover? Or a love letter? Like using online dating apps, writing for a lover can be fun. Dr Lania Knight shares her experiences.
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Valentine's Day in 1840s Scotland
Rosemary Golding explores Valentine’s Day traditions at the Crichton Royal Institution in the nineteenth century and how these resemble the modern-day celebrations.
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Dating apps: is swiping right a thing of the past?
Thirty years since the emergence of online dating, and with mixtapes, dial-up internet and Walkman’s a distant memory, are dating apps now also a thing of the past?
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Fakespeare: Rewriting the bard
Rewrite Shakespeare’s best bits for the 21st Century and reveal your inner wordsmith.
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Robert Burns: a man of his times for today
As Burns Night approaches, this article looks at the stardom status of Robert Burns and why he was and is so revered.
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How religious groups support peacebuilding in the UK
What contribution can religious groups make to community relations and peacebuilding?
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Hip Hop and the Institution: Darren Abracadazra
Spoken word artist Darren Abracadazra performed at The Open University’s Hip Hop and the Institution conference. Here, he talks about his influences, poetry and ‘X Factor’...
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The historical and ongoing persecution of Europe’s gypsies
It’s estimated that 25% of the Roma pre-war European population perished as a result of Nazi persecution. This article explores the anti-Roma prejudice that still goes on today, and what can be done to tackle it.