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The Weavers’ Uprising and Chatterton Massacre
Society, Politics & Law

The Weavers’ Uprising and Chatterton Massacre

...data on child deaths and social murder in Pennine Lancashire following the '1825 Panic'. The talk further details findings from the 'Witnessing the Rising' archival research, undertaken by The Open University in collaboration with Joseph Cozens at The National Archives. The lecture explains that one of the key goals of the Rise Up! Project is to challenge the denial of...
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Article 5 mins
Black lives matter in sport too: what is the BAME experience of sport in the UK?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Black lives matter in sport too: what is the BAME experience of sport in the UK?

...data is presented on pages 5 and 8 here. These figures are not something new as Sport England (2020) state that these differences in levels of activity in adults from different ethnic backgrounds have been a consistent trait of Sport England surveys since 2005. When looking at the data on both figures, the levels of disparity among the levels of physical activity...
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Article 15 mins
Physical activity: a family affair
Health, Sports & Psychology

Physical activity: a family affair

...data collection method, analysis proves difficult. Even when we are not in possession of the exact data, it is generally advisable to do some common-sense thinking about vested interests and alternative explanations, and the author does point out some ‘potential biases’...Physical activity: a family affair: 4 Theoretical perspectives of participation - The majority of...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Dutch painting of the Golden Age
History & The Arts

Dutch painting of the Golden Age

...analysis of this painting as a ‘demonstration’ of his theory of seeming realism. The painting depicts a group of figures engaged in a variety of activities, seated or standing around a table in a well-appointed interior. The title, Merry Company, would have been given at a later date, and is often used to describe paintings that show finely dressed people relaxing...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Social problems: Who makes them?
Society, Politics & Law

Social problems: Who makes them?

...analysis. The stock of this repository has been built up over time, having been deposited by previous generations and added to over time. It is not simply ‘what we think today’, but has a history. One thing we can do, then, is to look for the ‘traces’ of older ideas, to see how they are recirculated and kept alive across decades and even centuries. For example,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Sporting women in the media
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sporting women in the media

...analysis give us the full picture of gender in sport? Read the journal article ‘Female athletes, women’s sport, and the sport media commercial complex: have we really “come a long way, baby”?’ by Janet Fink. As you read, answer the following questions: a.What is the purpose of this article? b.What are the key points arising from the article? c.What is the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Why do England fail in international football competitions?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why do England fail in international football competitions?

...analysis of the factors in English football which have impeded success at the international level. And its author, who now joins me, is Anthony King, who’s Professor of Sociology at the University of Exeter. [Supporters of England] On their way to more disappointment? I suppose we’ve got to go on being masochistic for a moment, I’ve got to ask you really, for the...
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Change in the West of Ireland
OpenLearn Ireland

Change in the West of Ireland

...analysis to explore these locations in the present. By working through these articles you will discover that some interdependencies lead to uneven development and explore how this uneven development has both persisted and changed over time. When revisiting the study areas in 2015, we found that many of the key issues that were being debated 30 years ago - such as...
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