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Helen Cammock and the art of storytelling
Languages

Helen Cammock and the art of storytelling

...community. And more often than not these stories trade in binary opposites: protagonist versus antagonist; socialism versus capitalism; red states versus blue states; Leave versus Remain. In populist politics, these binaries slide even more into stereotype, until they end up as the sort of traduced stories and conspiracy theories which have plagued political discourse...
The emergence of breaking as an Olympic sport
Health, Sports & Psychology

The emergence of breaking as an Olympic sport

...communities of New York in the 1970s. The term breaking is derived from percussion breaks in Hip Hop music which when DJs mix and synchronise these breaks across two records a continuous series of breaks are created that breakers can perform to. From these beginnings breaking grew and was popularised during the early to mid-1980s through movies such as Flashdance (1983),...
Navigating Black Irish identity in the music of Phil Lynott
Health, Sports & Psychology

Navigating Black Irish identity in the music of Phil Lynott

...communities. He is not accepted as Black enough by one group, while seen as too Black by the other (‘the brown boy is born to serve’), echoing the challenges Lynott himself faced in his own quest for acceptance. 5. In the Delta (1981) – Lynott shifts focus to the American South, adopting the perspective of a man ‘working on that chain gang, breakin’ rocks for...
Valentine's Day in 1840s Scotland
History & The Arts

Valentine's Day in 1840s Scotland

...and community rather than the celebration of couples we see today. Nevertheless, they ensured all patients had an opportunity to take part in traditional revelries, reinventing practices and developing new ones to provide, as far as possible, a positive experience for patients and staff alike. See more of our Valentine's content in our OpenLearn Valentine's collection....
Year of the Snake: Chinese Lunar New Year
Languages

Year of the Snake: Chinese Lunar New Year

...communities and in business circles. If you want to be very clever and say ‘Happy Year of the Snake’, you need to say 蛇年快乐 (shé nián kuài lè). Check out the audio flip cards below to hear the correct pronunciations. @@PLUGINFILE@@/dialog-cards-year-of-the-snake-1519918%20%281%29.h5p Visit our innovative 30-credit module Beginners’ Chinese and study from s...
Why friendships are vital to your wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why friendships are vital to your wellbeing

...Community Health 59, 8, 619-627. Leach, J. (2015) Improving Mental Health through Social Support: Building Positive and Empowering Relationships, London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Mind (2004) Not Alone? Isolation and Mental Distress. London: Mind. Teo, A., Choi, H., and Valenstein, M. (2013) ‘Social Relationships and Depression: Ten-Year Follow-Up from a Nationally...
What’s wrong with how nurses are portrayed in the media?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What’s wrong with how nurses are portrayed in the media?

...communities, individuals from the global majority, and men who currently make up a small percentage (12%) of the nursing workforce. The NHS Workforce Plan (NHS England, 2023) has proposed ambitious NHS workforce development. However, the success of this depends not only on adequate funding and infrastructure but also on members of the public being attracted to the nursing...
Integrated safety, health and environmental management: An introduction
Digital & Computing

Integrated safety, health and environmental management: An introduction

...communication systems allow the flow of information likely to relate to incidents. Activity 7 Notice that we have used the word ‘incidents’ rather than ‘accidents’ in the preceding text and activities. Consider why we have done so. At the contact stage the incident occurs that may or may not result in loss. This will depend on the level of energy transfer...