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George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four
Society, Politics & Law

George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four

...world in which many politicians and others in positions of power no longer even pretend that ‘ordinary rules’ apply to them, many would claim that the messages of Nineteen Eighty-Four have acquired a new contemporary relevance. Is it any coincidence that Nineteen Eighty-Four went to the top of the Amazon bestsellers list in the US in 2013 when the story of Ed Snowden...
Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice
Education & Development

Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice

...world...This free course, Literacy, social justice and inclusive practice, explores some of the tensions and debates linked to the aim of achieving literacy for all, using specific examples. It focuses on current significant debates related to the teaching of the technical aspects of literacy to a ‘sufficient standard’ and debates related to becoming a ‘literate...
Rights and justice in international relations
Society, Politics & Law

Rights and justice in international relations

...world of whose making?...Rights and justice in international relations: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the different interpretations of internationally recognised notions of rights and justice give examples of implementing justice in an international sphere investigate questions in international studies analyse the...
Queen (and Slave) Of The Sciences
Science, Maths & Technology

Queen (and Slave) Of The Sciences

...world go round...[The number eight painted on the ground] In a game of word association what would you follow ‘mathematics’ with? Terror, boredom, difficult, nerds, geeks or history? I wonder how many people would associate mathematics with ‘everything’, ‘everywhere’, ‘life the universe and everything’ (not one word, I know). For some reason the world of...
Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment
Society, Politics & Law

Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment

...world. Thus, you may question whether a decline in the wage share is bad if workers’ incomes are growing as they are getting a rising share of profits, e.g., via their pension funds or rents because of home ownership. While it is true that workers living within countries with a functional pension system receive a monthly transfer in the form of a pension in old-age, in...
Climate justice for the next generation
Education & Development

Climate justice for the next generation

...world has human rights? CHILD: Even children have rights. CHILD: Human rights are the things that every person should have. CHILD: Or be able to do. CHILD: To live a good life. CHILD: With respect and security. CHILD: Every person in the whole world has these rights. CHILD: Because each of us is born equal. CHILD: In dignity and right. CHILD: Because children are young...
A reader's guide to The Luzhin Defence
Health, Sports & Psychology

A reader's guide to The Luzhin Defence

...world title. He falls in love, but becomes disturbed by the reappearance of the man who once regarded him as his protégé. [Chessboard] The book traces Luzhin’s mental breakdown. This fascinating character was based on the author’s friend, a German Count named Curt von Bardeleben. He was a chess master, who committed suicide in 1924 by jumping out of a window....
How might Brexit affect Scotland?
Society, Politics & Law

How might Brexit affect Scotland?

...World War II. Analysis of the results showed that although the country chose to leave, there was a split in opinion of nation-states. England and Wales voted for withdrawal from the European Union, while Northern Ireland and Scotland favoured remaining; 56% to 44% and 62% to 38% respectively. As the media coverage of Brexit has predominantly focused on the nation as a...