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Black Women and State-Sanctioned Police Violence: The Case of Sarah Reed
Education & Development

Black Women and State-Sanctioned Police Violence: The Case of Sarah Reed

...social justice in terms of greater recognition, one aspect it did reveal was the gender inequity in regard to the publicising of deaths by police using excessive force. Before this time, the lives and experiences of black women and their relationships with the criminal justice system, in particular the police, remained virtually hidden. It was argued by Jamila Aisha Brown...
Design and Creativity
Science, Maths & Technology

Design and Creativity

...working in the international design world. Designers from Philips and IDEO explain how they formulate design plans, conduct market research and make design decisions. This material forms part of The Open University course T211 Design and designing... Design and Creativity A short introduction to this album. New Designs: Charger Harnessing the power of technology: a...
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?

...social upheaval among the BAME population in the UK and USA. Be it the high proportion of deaths among the BAME community from contracting COVID-19 or unarmed black men and women being killed unjustly by the police. So, as a black British man with Nigerian parents, I must express my views from a sports and physical activity viewpoint. Can Sports be a beacon of hope in...
Porn licensing isn't the answer
Digital & Computing

Porn licensing isn't the answer

...social network sites that a company doesn’t want to see used in work hours. A popular trick is to scan the contents of data packets via deep packet inspection and deciding how this traffic may be handled as a general rule. Services such as Skype for example, are often an unpopular use of corporate network traffic as, in Skype’s case, it shares the services of a...
Methods in Motion: Getting on your bike, and looking for answers
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Getting on your bike, and looking for answers

...social and intellectual change might be conveyed through method. Following this, much of my work involves trying to work with the intellectual and motivational benefits of a more active engagement with methodological issues and techniques. I do this because I feel that methodology often provides un-paralleled opportunities to think through the claims about the world that...
From Pakistan to Britain: Identity and Belonging
Society, Politics & Law

From Pakistan to Britain: Identity and Belonging

...work experience in the social care sector, I witnessed institutional barriers and limitations which pose challenges to migrants. In some cases, restricted access to services due to their immigration status can make them feel like outsiders. That’s why institutions have to be creative to promote diversity and bridge the gaps. After 20 years, I can say it has been a...
Jediism: Will the Real Religion Please Stand Up
History & The Arts

Jediism: Will the Real Religion Please Stand Up

...work of Joseph Campbell and Campbell’s work on myth. Campbell’s work privileged the idea of the Hero’s Journey which, in the films, was exemplified by the character Luke Skywalker and his journey from farm boy to warrior and mystic Hero who rescues the Princess and saves the galaxy from the evil Empire. However, what interests us here is less the presence of...
Using digital tools in teaching
Education & Development

Using digital tools in teaching

...social media, and virtual and augmented reality in pedagogy...Find out about The Open University's Open degree How can social media be used in a positive way in an academic setting? How can digital tools be used to engage students? How can podcasts be shared for teaching purposes? Explore these questions and more in the three short animations and associated article below....