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Brexiteers and Broflakes: how language frames political debate
Languages

Brexiteers and Broflakes: how language frames political debate

...public’s consciousness. In the case of ‘Brexit’, what’s significant is that the word itself contains the idea of an ‘exit’. And conversely, it doesn’t include anything to do with remaining or with Europe. In other words, every time the term is used, the idea of exiting is triggered – and in this way is likely reinforced. The ubiquity of ‘Brexit’ in...
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Making social media work in Higher Education
Education & Development

Making social media work in Higher Education

...public, if you comment on, or like a Page, all the information you share on that Page will be available to anyone on Facebook who looks at that Page. These types of Pages tend to be followed by students who want to stay connected to their institution, their halls of residence, their student union, society or their faculty at university. The value of Pages is that when you...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Introducing key global development challenges
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing key global development challenges

...public attitudes to the entry of migrants increasingly influence political agendas (OPAM 2018). As a result, migrants can experience harms and injustices. This is captured in this quote by Esteban Velázquez, a Jesuit priest and social activist, speaking of the need for an international tribunal on migration rights. ‘There’ll never be a thorough solution while...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Beyond the babble: social broadcasting and digital citizenship
History & The Arts

Beyond the babble: social broadcasting and digital citizenship

...publics to tune into each narrative through the ‘babble’ of noise coming from the surrounding exhibition space. The third format took the audio out of the exhibition space into the public realm through the sending of ‘audio postcards’ (audio tweets). The art of listening In discussing the ‘art of listening’ vis-a-vis ‘the art of voicing’ in a previously...
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“Pobal Teanga Faoi Bhláth”: why Good Friday Agreement affects the Irish language
Languages

“Pobal Teanga Faoi Bhláth”: why Good Friday Agreement affects the Irish language

...public and state existence. Many Irish language speakers in the north today will point to the founding of Gaeltacht Bhóthar Seoighe, the first urban Gaeltacht in Ireland in over 100 years, as the beginning of the current revival, which led directly to the birth of Scoil Ghaeilge Bhéal Feirste (now Bunscoil Phobal Feirste) in 1971, the north’s first Irish Medium...
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'Keeping it Real': The Experiences of Black Youth beyond Criminal (In)Justice Statistics
Society, Politics & Law

'Keeping it Real': The Experiences of Black Youth beyond Criminal (In)Justice Statistics

...public expenditure – has resulted in the move away from universalist to more targeted provision. Multi-agency partnership working and the commissioning and delivery of early intervention programmes for ‘at-risk’ children and youth is central to this model of current practice. Although the development of targeted youth services dates back to the late nineteenth and...
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Brady’s Rogue Reagent?
Science, Maths & Technology

Brady’s Rogue Reagent?

...health and safety of any student/instructor/technician handling the material from heat, shock waves, as well as flying glass or debris from the container. The risk of detonation may come from the potential mechanical friction between the lid and container and any encrusted DNPH powder residing between the threads on opening the evaporated container. Like food and fashion,...
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Die Kapuzinergruft: Burial ceremonies of the Habsburgs
Languages

Die Kapuzinergruft: Burial ceremonies of the Habsburgs

...health. Reveal answer Practical considerations and religious devotion 3. Reflect: Which version of the video is easiest to watch? Can watching a German video with English subtitles help you increase your German vocabulary? What about German captions alongside the German voice – does this help you to learn German? 4. Share your thoughts and comments with others in the...
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