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An introduction to European crime fiction since 1945
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to European crime fiction since 1945

...become the best-selling literary genre in Britain (The Guardian, 2020). In 2021, two novels from Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club series occupied first and fourth place in the UK’s best-seller list (Good e-Reader, 2022). In France in 2018, almost one in five of all books sold was in the crime fiction category (BePolar, 2019). For a literary form to achieve this...
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Are movies really getting longer?
History & The Arts

Are movies really getting longer?

...Weber thought that new charismatic ideas could arise to challenge the rationalized status quo, even if those ideas would eventually become routines themselves. With the rise of online distribution for independent films, we may be in the middle of a new wave in charismatic cinema. This article was originally published by Sociological Images under a CC-BY-NC-SA licence...
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Reading and child development: The Our Story app: Introduction
Education & Development

Reading and child development: The Our Story app: Introduction

...becomes motivated and enjoyable when occurring in a familiar social context. But first, here's a brief description of what the app is and does - and why. Transcript We're sorry, but for the moment this app is only available for Apple devices. Our Story is an app designed so that you and your child can have fun and at the same time can build up skills which will provide a...
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Are you a design creative?
Science, Maths & Technology

Are you a design creative?

...becoming a designer, you may want to reflect on what kind of designer you want to be...This animation intends to spark curiosity about design careers outside of the more conventional fields such as architecture, product design, graphic design, or fashion design. It introduces a type of design practice which goes beyond the design of commodities, and focuses more on the...
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Myth at the heart of the Roman Empire
History & The Arts

Myth at the heart of the Roman Empire

...becomes a significant memorial for the foundation myths of ancient Rome. The D'Arpino frescoes How the 17th century Pope Innocent X stressed his own continuity with ancient Rome's foundational myths by commissioning these stunning pictures. A330: Myth in the Greek and Roman worlds How story and myth are embedded into the monuments and artefacts of ancient Greece and Rome....
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The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective
Society, Politics & Law

The body: a phenomenological psychological perspective

...students with an accessible introduction to phenomenological psychology and its application to understanding embodiment. Watch the following video ‘The Phenomenological Perspective Part 1’. DARREN: First and foremost I think phenomenological social psychology is about lived experience. Experience as people live it in their day to day lives. DR LINDA FINLAY: It’s...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
DIY: Experiments with Natural Dyes
Science, Maths & Technology

DIY: Experiments with Natural Dyes

...OU's programme website for Rough Science 1...Experiments with natural dyes The range of dye colours that can be obtained from nature is remarkably wide. However, many natural fibres like cotton and wool won't accept a dye without being treated with chemicals called mordants (from the Latin mordere meaning to bite). Mordants and modifiers Mordants are usually more...
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What impact are tighter immigration restrictions having on the UK's curry houses?
Money & Business

What impact are tighter immigration restrictions having on the UK's curry houses?

...become increasingly tenuous. In his book Spicing Up Britain: The Multicultural History of British Food, Panayai charts the patterns of migration and the influences of food, taste and consumption habits. He follows the tastes of British Asians who have grown up with a fusion of tastes and influences all their life. These are people whose diets reflect the variants of...
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