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A brief history of Harlem
Society, Politics & Law

A brief history of Harlem

...education and employment issues. [Harlem riots 1964] Harlem riots, 1964 The frustrations often found more violent outlets, too. In 1935 a (false) rumour that the police had killed a shoplifter sparked a riot which saw 600 stores looted and left three dead; in 1943, the shooting of a black soldier by a policeman caused a second outbreak of rioting - this time claiming six...
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Should we read John Locke today?
Society, Politics & Law

Should we read John Locke today?

...educator and political writer. Over the course of an eventful life he lived through the English Civil Wars, the violent overthrows of two kings (Charles I and James II) and the rapid expansion of English colonialism and slave-trading across the Atlantic. As well as producing the foundations of a new philosophical approach to knowledge based on experience (later called...
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African Caribbean religions and the problem of representation
History & The Arts

African Caribbean religions and the problem of representation

...education and a form of primitivism, to Comte’s fetishism represented the ‘positive’ starting point of all developments for humankind the ‘childhood of humankind’ as he put it (Böhme, 2014). Edward B. Tylor (1871) and Émile Durkheim (1912/1915) in their works similarly rejected Hume’s thesis of fetishism as the foundation of all religions and replaced the...
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Finding your way after the death of a significant person
Health, Sports & Psychology

Finding your way after the death of a significant person

...Education and Language Studies faculty, focusing on bereavement within racially minoritised groups, I’ve had the privilege of listening to many personal stories of loss, resilience and ‘healing’. The people behind these stories are diverse in their heritage, traditions, upbringing and generally how they deal with loss. Through those stories, I’ve learned a few key...
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Film as a Historical Source
Health, Sports & Psychology

Film as a Historical Source

...educational projects of many sorts, in schools, colleges, local history societies, evening classes and universities are discovering new material and making it available in digital format via the Internet or on DVD. But as with all types of primary historical source material, the evidence does not “speak for itself”. It requires historical interpretation in order to...
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Artificial intelligence: implications for social work writing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Artificial intelligence: implications for social work writing

...education and practice: A rapid evidence assessment of the literature. Available at: https://www.socialworkengland.org.uk/about/publications/the-emerging-use-of-artificial-intelligence-ai-in-social-work/ (Accessed: 23 January 2026). Lillis T., Leedham M. & Twiner A. (2017) ‘“If it’s not written down it didn’t happen”: Contemporary social work as a writing...
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English in the world today
Languages

English in the world today

...education affect your attitudes to language? Were there any experiences related to language from your school days which have left a strong impression on you? How have the activities you’ve engaged in since school (e.g. work, family life, pastimes) affected your language use? Comment Here is a short selection of extracts from English speakers from around the world who...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Hybrid working: planning for the future
Money & Business

Hybrid working: planning for the future

...Educational Funding Council for Wales. [HEFCW logo]...Hybrid working: Planning for the future: Introduction - Planning for the future is key for any organisation to thrive, be successful and have positive outcomes for your stakeholders and customers, or students if you are a higher education institution. Organisations are constantly evolving and there is a continual...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs