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Trump - an appeal for enlightenment
Society, Politics & Law

Trump - an appeal for enlightenment

...history of presidential candidates who emerge from the rich elite sections of society and understandably, after repeated disappointment with things not changing, the electorate has lost trust in the promises of establishment politicians. Barack Obama seemed to promise the long-needed change but his presidency ultimately failed in achieving this. This was owing to Senate...
What can emoji teach us about human civilization?
Languages

What can emoji teach us about human civilization?

...history and science. Emoji may be doing little for the recording and analysing of history or science. They’re not a tool for the complex expression of rational thought or argument, after all. But they are increasingly being adopted for a range of social and political purposes, from raising awareness about mental health issues[2] to helping people speak out about child...
Subjugation and slavery: fake news in the nineteenth-century press
History & The Arts

Subjugation and slavery: fake news in the nineteenth-century press

...History of Jamaica in 1774 (which many historians acknowledge contributed extensively to the development of racial hierarchies in British consciousness), believed that Creoles, the children of African slaves ‘civilised’ by being raised in the colonies, were more intelligent than their African parents. As proof of their ‘inherent stupidity’ Long noted that ‘they...
The Unsung Women Who Shaped the Blues
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The Unsung Women Who Shaped the Blues

...history when she recorded ‘That Thing Called Love’ and ‘You Can’t Keep a Good Man Down’ for the New York label, Okeh. These were the first commercial recordings by a Black blues singer and they were a major success, paving the way for future Black blues singers to record, and marking the beginning of the era now known as classic female blues. Smith’s biggest...
Art and life in ancient Egypt
History & The Arts

Art and life in ancient Egypt

...history and meaning of these paintings...Around 1350 BC, the Egyptian grain accountant Nebamun commissioned the walls of his tomb-chapel to be painted with scenes depicting his afterlife, and the world in which he lived. Nebamun worked in the temple of Amun at Karnak during the reign of Amenhotep III (c. 1390-1352 BC). Amenhotep was one of the most important kings of the...
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African Caribbean religions and the problem of representation
History & The Arts

African Caribbean religions and the problem of representation

...history in the new world. Probably for their own ignorance and their inherited Enlightenment view of Africans and African enslaved, that they did not see the Caribbean revolutions and revolutionary leaders as active progressive activists for the black liberation. They did not see that they were fighting against slavery and the capitalistic production chain of goods, such...
Yellow Fever: An OpenLearn reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Yellow Fever: An OpenLearn reading list

...history of yellow fever control measures. What we’re dealing with is a high consequence event here.” Read at Scientific American: Could Yellow Fever Become the Next Pandemic? It's not just Angola and DRC Christina Faust of Princeton contributes to BioMed Central's Bug Bitten blog with an observation that other areas are suffering, too: Currently, an additional seven...
Why is fish the translator's nightmare?
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Why is fish the translator's nightmare?

...family first arrived in Australia, we encountered a fish and chip shop that sold different varieties of fish." "My father saw butterfish on the menu, and cheerfully asked what it was. The lady behind the counter told him it was a pomfret. Which she thought would help, I guess." "In the end, he ordered the cheapest item; a tasty, firm-textured fish called flake. For that...