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The Great Fall: Berlin’s ‘Freedom’ concert
History & The Arts

The Great Fall: Berlin’s ‘Freedom’ concert

...this particular Beethoven symphony adds something not only to our understanding of the wall’s falling, but also to the ongoing cultural history of this remarkable piece of music. Read more articles from Open University academics about their knowledge and experiences of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Learn more An introduction to music theory Study towards an MA in music...
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Learning at Work Week: The OpenLearn Intrapreneurship Hub
Miscellaneous

Learning at Work Week: The OpenLearn Intrapreneurship Hub

...introduction, which will help you get started with OpenLearn. Transcript Transcript Transcript Transcript Transcript To get you started while we work on your exclusive content for 2026, we've picked some key themes for this year and provided a few examples of the related content you can discover on OpenLearn. We will provide more once you've registered to support you and...
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Social housing and working class heritage
History & The Arts

Social housing and working class heritage

...introduction to this album. Social housing: winners and losers Iconic status or demolition? Social housing estates have had widely differing fates - which way will it go for the Carpenters' estate? Social housing: fighting for survival Shows campaigning by the Carpenters estate and the Excalibur estate to save their homes from demolition. Social housing: sense of place...
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Thought and Experience
History & The Arts

Thought and Experience

...introduction to this album Origins of the modern concept of mind A detailed discussion about the Aristotelian concept of the soul and the Cartesian concept of the mind by Susan James Issues facing contemporary philosophy of mind A detailed discussion about various approaches to contemporary philosophy of mind focusing on the computational view Ancient philosophers' views...
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Philosophy and the Human Situation
History & The Arts

Philosophy and the Human Situation

...introduction to this album Liberty and Offence Philosophy professor Jonathan Wolff discusses 19th century classical liberal thinker John Stuart Mill’s famous ‘harm’ principle Rousseau and Positive Freedom Philosophy lecturer Derek Matravers explains 18th century philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s line of thought in his great work, The Social Contract Pro- and...
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Challenging ideas in mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Challenging ideas in mental health

...introduction to this album. A quiet night on Roundhay Wing An abstract dramatisation set in the year 2000. We are introduced to Roundhay Ward, a psychiatric wing of a large hospital in Leeds. The lost souls A patient (Jonathan X) wakes up from a dream surrounded by 3 lost souls. They tell him the only way he can be released form the spell of Roundhay ward is to see Remo -...
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Understanding Cities
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding Cities

...introduction to this album. Nature Spaces An allotment in Handsworth, Birmingham as an example of a nature space. Allotment holders talk about the ecological, sociological and community benefits of allotments. Shared Spaces Some problems that can arise from differing viewpoints emerging in a shared community space, and possible threats to such spaces. Nature Formations...
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Diverse Perspectives on Mental Health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Diverse Perspectives on Mental Health

...introduction to this album. Mental Health on Orkney Service users and practitioners discuss the constraints imposed on mental health care by the remote, dispersed nature of the Orkney Islands. Impact of 'The Troubles' How 'The Troubles' in Northern Ireland have shaped the city of Belfast and the lives of some of its inhabitants. Legacy of 'The Troubles' The mental health...
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