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History & The Arts
‘There Were Four of Us’
How Ken Russell’s Gothic reinstates the missing woman at the Villa Diodati.
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History & The Arts
Horror and politics
How Ken Russell’s Gothic foregoes radical politics in favour of sex and necromancy.
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History & The Arts
20 things you might not know about Belfast
Belfast is a fascinating place. Here are some facts about the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland...
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Society, Politics & Law
Sacred and secular
Leaders in the fields of religion, law and business discuss the complications when the three align in this short video series.
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History & The Arts
The Belfast linen industry
A trip to the tailors reveals the true fabric of Belfast history.
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History & The Arts
How I wrote Frankenstein
In this extract from the preface to the third edition of Frankenstein, published in 1831, Mary Shelley explains how she came to write her most famous novel.
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OpenLearn Ireland
Murals in Belfast
Murals capture snapshots of key moments of Belfast's political history that are key to understanding the various communities present in the city.
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History & The Arts
Is ‘Barbenheimer’ going to save cinema?
Did the social media hype around the theatrical release of ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ save the box office during a difficult time for the film industry?
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Society, Politics & Law
Sacred and secular: Revd Robin Gibbons
Can empowerment of minority religious communities come from acknowledgement from the law and majority groups?
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Society, Politics & Law
Sacred and secular: Judge Thomas Griffith
Preserving religious rights and the religious clauses in the United States Constitution are discussed in this video with Judge Thomas B. Griffith.
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History & The Arts
MK gallery
Step behind the scenes and into the vibrant world of MK Gallery with this collection of interviews with some of its staff members. Hear about their career journeys, and find out what the Gallery does to reach a wider range of people and to engage with different communities.
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History & The Arts
Perseus: what’s in a name?
As the Perseid Meteor Shower reaches its annual peak, Dr Joanna Paul, a Lecturer in Classical Studies, lifts the lid on the details behind its namesake, Perseus, a mythological character whose story has been told time and time again.