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Society, Politics & Law
The ethics and politics of the migration and refugee crisis
We've shared some of the Who Are We project - but this isn't the first time the OU's academics have come together with artists. Discover some earlier collaborations.
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Society, Politics & Law
Beyond the Babble: A conversation about the art of listening
‘Beyond The Babble’ is an interactive and participatory audio focused installation. It explored questions of identity, belonging and the fragile nuance of power-shifts around the impact of voices may have -- beyond the noise which perhaps social media create.
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Science, Maths & Technology
The Perseid meteor shower 2017
The Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak this year on the nights of 11th-13th August. Find out more about meteors, Perseus and what meteors have to do with ancient Egypt here...
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History & The Arts
Do fictional characters shift perceptions of transgender people?
New research in America suggests that characters like Laverne Cox's Sophia Burset in Orange Is The New Black may have more impact on how society reacts to transgender people, than the reported experiences of real people. Erica L Rosensthal and Traci Gillig share some of their findings.
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Society, Politics & Law
Hope for UK nationals living abroad after Brexit
How might ending free movement - or not - affect the British with lives and homes overseas?
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History & The Arts
How Brexit Is Giving Rise To A New Wave Of Language Wars
Language is political, as Brexit and Trump demonstrate
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Society, Politics & Law
Dive deeper with these extra articles
If the themes and art of Who Are have made you hungry for more, here's some other articles to explore
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Society, Politics & Law
Thinking Outside the Box
Lisa Pilgram and Alena Pfoser in conversation with visual artist Laura Sorvala discuss how story-telling techniques can be used to tease out questions of belonging and community and how outputs can challenge simple ideas of ‘us’ and ‘them'.
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Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage
A conversation between artist Laura Malacart and Open University researcher Sara de Jong on the intersections of identity and citizenship with economic history and language.
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Co-creating and mushing up identity with visitors to the New Union Flag project
Take the opportunity to reflect on aspects of audience participation and co-creation – this time young children.
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Society, Politics & Law
The New Union Flag project: from an object of agitation to a space for communication
Moving away from the red, white and blue to a new flag, representing a new nation.
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How can I learn from Who Are We?
There's much to discover - here's a starting point