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History & The Arts
Exploring the boundaries between religion and culture
This free course, Exploring the boundaries between religion and culture, engages with questions about the relationship between religion and culture. Are they different things or synonyms that emphasise different ways of looking at the same phenomena? The course uses ‘either/or or both/and’ to point to those possibilities for understanding how ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
A scenario on e-professionalism for nurses
Do you always make the correct descisions when it comes to using the Internet? Dr Gemma Ryan looks at online incidents and the behaviours which may require escalation.
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Society, Politics & Law
Ecology and economy under the fig tree in South Asian Cities
Trees in South Asia are protected for their religious symbolism, so you’ll find them in crowded cities. Shonil Bhagwat looks at their natural and cultural heritage.
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Society, Politics & Law
Integrated education in Northern Ireland - or divide and sectarianism?
Is the idea of integrated education in Northern Ireland a vehicle for social cohesion, or for perpetuating community divisions?
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History & The Arts
How did music influence Virgina Woolf?
Virginia Woolf once wrote that music was "nearest to truth", and it was inarguably a major influence on her work. Emma Sutton uses Woolf's story A Simple Melody to explain.
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Society, Politics & Law
Revisiting Red Clydeside: 'Bloody Friday': The Battle of George Square, Glasgow, 1919
On January 31st 1919 a violent confrontation between the police and striking Glasgow workers took place in George Square. 100 years on, this collection explores the events that lead to 'Bloody Friday' and the legacies of the Red Clydeside period.
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Why not ‘World Religions’?
The idea that there are five or six ‘major’ or ‘world’ religions is so common that it seems natural to us today. What makes something a ‘World Religion’? Why do we group some religions in this way? You’ll explore these questions in this free course. You’ll also look at the potential issues with classifying religions like this and why scholars ...
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History & The Arts
What is Britain's most sacred site?
Britian is scattered with sacred sites - why do we feel the resonance of ancient religion?
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History & The Arts
Download free eBook guides to famous literary works
Exclusive to OpenLearn, OU experts have created guides to introduce some key works of fiction for you to download and read on your prefered device.
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Society, Politics & Law
Timeline: LGBTQ History
Explore some snapshots of LGBTQ history with our timeline.
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History & The Arts
Young people and religion: creative learning with history
This free course, Young people and religion: creative learning with history, will train teachers and others working with young people on how to engage them in learning about religious diversity past and present through the creative process of making short, creative films (Docutubes). It is based on the RETOPEA (Religious Toleration and Peace) ...
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History & The Arts
Medea
Discover the Ancient Greek tragedy Medea (by Euripides), in our two-minute animation voiced by Angela Griffin.