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History & The Arts
Opening up history: religion and politics in the Elizabethan era
Historian Dr Neil Younger recounts his fascination with the Elizabethan era and the political dynamics of this period, which has led him to his current research project.
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History & The Arts
Opening up history: eighteenth century ideas of national independence
As part of our Opening up history series, we speak to Dr Anna Plassart, senior lecturer in History about her current research.
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History & The Arts
Opening up history: political culture in eighteenth-century Ireland
Dr Suzanne Forbes is a senior lecturer whose current research focuses on ‘controverted’ elections in eighteenth-century Ireland. OpenLearn speaks to her as part of our Opening up history series, where we delve into the thoughts and work of OU historians.
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History & The Arts
Opening up history: art in the Reformation
In this Opening up history conversation we speak to Dr Roisin Watson about her research on how Protestants used images and objects to express their faith in the Reformation.
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History & The Arts
Opening up history: teaching transatlantic slavery in British schools
In this Opening up history conversation we speak to Dr Katie Donington, senior lecturer in Black, African and Caribbean History at The Open University, about her most recent project focusing on the teaching of slavery in British schools.
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History & The Arts
Opening up history: the intersections of tobacco consumption and modern war
Dr Michael Reeve is a lecturer in Modern British History at The Open University. We speak to him here about his current research on smoking in wartime Britain, as part of our Opening up history series.
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History & The Arts
Opening up history: anti-nuclear activism during the Cold War
Dr Luc-André Brunet is a senior lecturer in Contemporary International History at The Open University. As part of our Opening up history series, we speak to him about his current project on anti-nuclear activism.
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History & The Arts
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr is a major Islamic holiday, marking the end of Ramadan. Find out more about the ‘lesser Eid’ in this article.
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Education & Development
When words escape control: Tourette syndrome and slurs
After the BBC broadcast a racial slur shouted by a guest with Tourette syndrome, the incident sparked outrage and an apology. But it also reveals a deeper linguistic question: when words cause harm, how much does intent matter?
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History & The Arts
Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance
The global challenge of growing inequalities is intricately linked to the distinction made between those historically regarded as human and those who have not been. The division between ‘civilised’ and ‘non-civilised/primitive’ played a vital role in justifying the colonisation and enslavement of those who were deemed ‘lesser human’, ‘other ...
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OpenLearn Ireland
World Book Day
From children’s classics to crime fiction, from literary modernism to magical worlds, explore the authors, ideas and stories that continue to inspire readers everywhere – with free courses, articles and quizzes on OpenLearn.
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History & The Arts
A parasocial Valentine's letter
Professor Graham Pike celebrates Valentine’s Day by writing a love letter to Wuthering Heights’ Catherine ‘Cathy’ Earnshaw.