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Decolonising the idea of culture in management studies
Money & Business

Decolonising the idea of culture in management studies

...works. Because of this, what has been called a ‘decolonial turn’ (e.g. Maldonado-Torres, 2017) is needed in order to really combat racial discrimination. In Summer 2020, the connection between colonial history and racism was underlined in Bristol, when campaigners for racial equality toppled the statue of Edward Colston, who had been involved in the slave trade in the...
Art and the Mexican Revolution
History & The Arts

Art and the Mexican Revolution

...social and cultural contexts for interpreting works of art analyse works of art in terms of different ideas and approaches...Art and the Mexican Revolution: 1 The Mexican Revolution - Before looking at one of Rivera’s murals, it is important to have some sense of the Mexican Revolution itself as the context in which it was produced. As early as 1924, the communist...
Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Attachment in the early years
Education & Development

Attachment in the early years

...working while their children are very young, or for social workers concerned about placing children who are at risk. Infants form attachments with those people around them who care for them sensitively and consistently. The more frequently, sensitively and consistently a person cares for an infant, the higher that person becomes in the infant’s ‘hierarchy of...
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Lisa Sargood - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Lisa Sargood - Earth in Vision

...social media platforms and the overall infrastructure of information will be critical to the future of environmental programming. ...Lisa Sargood Lisa is Digital Director at Horton Wolfe, mentoring and advising charities, national institutions, the media (including the BBC and Channel 4),commercial companies and start-ups on digital strategy and content development. For...
The Long Table
Society, Politics & Law

The Long Table

...interests. It was initiated by artists and cultural organisations and encourages people to participate through special events. The Long Table is local, national, transnational and global in orientation and concerned with anti-discrimination, equality and social justice, education, research, knowledge production and information access. It began in 2013 and is ongoing....
Geography Matters: A Collection
Society, Politics & Law

Geography Matters: A Collection

...with the OU, looking for some extra reading between modules, or just wanting to learn more about Geography, the Geography Matters collection is the place to be. If you are an existing OU student, there are more resources on the pages supporting Environmental Studies or Social Science. If you want to learn more about Geography at the Open University, visit our website....
How might a hard or soft Brexit affect the UK?
Society, Politics & Law

How might a hard or soft Brexit affect the UK?

...Stihler MEP, Alex Neil MSP and Mark Diffley, social researcher, analyse the importance of the type of deal the United Kingdom receives after Brexit, following the decision to leave the European Union in 2016. Understanding Brexit Copyright information: Image: 'Shipping Grid' by Reid Beels under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Image: 'UK Border Force' by Max Speed under CC BY-ND 2.0...
A brief introduction to co-design
Science, Maths & Technology

A brief introduction to co-design

...social, political, environmental, educational and technological issues...Click here to view our short animations on co-design approaches This brief animation introduces the concept of co-design: what it is, why it is needed and what role professional designers can play in making it happen. Transcript If you are interested to learn more about some of the methods and...