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History & The Arts
Human use of animals
Peter Singer, possibly the most famous philosopher in the world, sparked the birth of the animal rights movement. Discover his take on the human use of animals
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History & The Arts
Introducing Homer's Iliad
This free course, Introducing Homer's Iliad, focuses on the epic poem telling the story of the Trojan War. It begins with the wider cycle of myths of which the Iliad was a part. It then looks at the story of the poem itself and its major theme of Achilles' anger, in particular in the first seven lines. It examines some of the characteristic ...
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History & The Arts
Imagination: The missing mystery of philosophy
What is imagination and can philosophy define it in any meaningful way? This free course, Imagination: The missing mystery of philosophy, will introduce you to some of the possible answers to these questions and will examine why philosophy has sometimes found it difficult to approach imagination. It will then go on to examine the relationship ...
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History & The Arts
Selling Empire
How was Empire marketed? How did British authorities and companies try to persuade people that Empire was a ‘good thing’: worth supporting by showing preference for empire goods, travel, emigration and investment? Read our introduction first for an overview of this collection.
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History & The Arts
War enthusiasm
The August experience allegedly united people behind the 1914 war effort. But this shared enthusiasm is a myth.
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History & The Arts
The First World War continues: Medina, Arabia, January 1919
When you think of the First World War, you may think of the Western Front or the dates 1914 - 1918, but did you know that this truly global war was still being fought in 1919 in the Middle East? Dr John Slight explains..
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Languages
David Bowie: identity is creativity
Frank Monaghan explores how David Bowie's constant evolution wasn't just about changing the nature of his art - his reinventions were his art.
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Society, Politics & Law
Kropotkin, anarchism and geography: A discussion
What links geography to anarchism? Dr Philip O’Sullivan finds the surprising connection lies with a Russian prince who died nearly 100 years ago.
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History & The Arts
Heritage case studies: Scotland
The heritage traditions of Scotland are unique in comparison to the rest of Britain. This free course, Heritage case studies: Scotland, uses two case studies to demonstrate how heritage sites have helped to forge the Scottish national identity and history.
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History & The Arts
Representations of hell in Christian art
Dr Angeliki Lymberopoulou looks at Christian representations of Hell and how these have been historically used.
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Society, Politics & Law
Download your free 'The Secret History of Our Streets: Scotland' newspaper
Find out all the breaking news in the university edition of the The Street newspaper.
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History & The Arts
Forth Road Bridge
Scotland's Forth Road Bridge may not be the most beautiful bridge over the Firth of Forth, but it is an incredible feat of engineering and is integral to the economy of the entire area. However, rust is threatening to destroy the cables that suspend the road. This free course uses video to explore the issues associated with the potential demise ...