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History & The Arts
Simone de Beauvoir and the feminist revolution
In this free course you will study the ideas of philosopher Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986). In doing so you will also briefly study the philosophy of Beauvoir’s lifelong partner, philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. The type of philosophy that links them is called ‘existentialism’. Beauvoir and Sartre are the foremost philosophers of French ...
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History & The Arts
Revolutions of the Sixties
Were the Sixties revolutionary?
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History & The Arts
Mary Shelley: the expert view
Stephanie Forward outlines the life and legacy of the author of 'Frankenstein', Mary Shelley.
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History & The Arts
Finding women in Greek literature
Sam Newington explains that discovering the real lives of Greek women takes more than just a first read of the texts
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History & The Arts
The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK
This free course focuses on one example of democratic protest: the campaign to extend the vote to women in the UK. In the course you'll be introduced to two key figures in the campaign, Ada Nield Chew and May Billinghurst, and you'll look at the ways in which the Women's Social and Political Union, the National Union of Women's Suffrage ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Psychological drama: Writing fictional crime drama for a forensic psychology course
For Graham Pike, writing psychology courses is part of the job. But what happened when he found himself having to create a crime drama?
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History & The Arts
Dydd Gŵyl Dewi a rôl y dorf mewn canfyddiadau o hunaniaeth gerddorol Gymreig
Mae Dydd Gŵyl Dewi bob amser yn achlysur pan mae syniadau am gerddoroldeb Cymreig yn cael eu hailadrodd. Mae Dr Martin V Clarke yn siarad am y dorf chwaraeon a’r rôl gefnogol y mae’n ei chwarae wrth leoli Cymru fel ‘gwlad y gân’.
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History & The Arts
St David’s Day and the role of the crowd in perceptions of Welsh musical identity
St David’s Day is always an occasion when ideas about Welsh musicality get repeated. Dr Martin V Clarke talks about the sporting crowd and the supporting role it plays in positioning Wales as the ‘land of song’.
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History & The Arts
World-Changing Women: Queen Nzinga
Queen Nzinga managed to call a halt to Portuguese slave raids in her kingdom through clever tactics. Read about her legacy in this article...
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History & The Arts
Meithrin eich Sgiliau Meddwl yn Feirniadol
Beth allwch chi ei wneud i feithrin eich sgiliau meddwl yn feirniadol? Mae Mark Pinder a Paul-François Tremlett yn esbonio ambell beth i'w cofio wrth asesu ymresymiadau pobl eraill, ac wrth gynnig eich ymresymiadau eich hun hefyd.
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History & The Arts
Sharpening Your Critical Thinking
What can you do to sharpen up your critical thinking? Mark Pinder and Paul-François Tremlett explain a few things to keep in mind when assessing other people’s arguments, and also when offering your own.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Timeline: Engineering the real cyborgs
Do you know engineers have been improving lives of people who have disabilities since Ancient Egyptian times? See how prosthesis and aids for the heart, eyes and ears have developed over the years.