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The life and times of Cyril Lakin
Society, Politics & Law

The life and times of Cyril Lakin

...worlds, from Wales to Westminster and across journalism, the BBC, and politics. This event took place on Thursday, 21 October 2021. Watch the discussion below: Transcript Dr Geoff Andrews is a historian and senior lecturer in The Open University’s politics department. Dr Andrews specialises in the history of political ideas and movements. His previous books include...
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Herodotus 'The Histories': a timeline
History & The Arts

Herodotus 'The Histories': a timeline

...world, with links to explore the Hestia Project text and map. ...Sometime in the middle of the 5th century BC, Herodotus, a Greek, living in a city called Halicarnassus (modern-day Bodrum, Turkey) set out to explain the origins of the Great War from a generation before. This war was waged between his peoples, the Greeks, and the Persians. As you explore the Herodotus...
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My career goal: Construction
Science, Maths & Technology

My career goal: Construction

...world experiences, providing an inside view of many different jobs, and tips on how to get there. They have over 1000 personal video stories, and every page contains detailed job information and insightful practical advice. Transcript Transcript Take your learning further The Open University has over 40 years’ experience delivering flexible learning and 170,000 students...
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Herodotus 'The Histories'
History & The Arts

Herodotus 'The Histories'

...world of his own time, offering a narrative discourse that reflects on conflicts in the past that had given rise to its present organisation. He remarks on noteworthy deeds of Greek and non-Greek people, placing his narrative in the context of towns and cities that had risen and fallen. In ‘The Histories’, Herodotus is carrying out one of the earliest known...
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What kind of Democrat are you?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What kind of Democrat are you?

...world. When someone says you are being political, they are rarely understood to be paying you a compliment. However, learning to play the game of “being political” is crucial to everyone now that democracies are undoubtedly under threat. At the moment, the public are encouraged to put aside self-interest and build consensus and shared priorities. The i-Attune is a new...
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What's creative about creative writing?
History & The Arts

What's creative about creative writing?

...world of literature consider questions such as: Can creativity be taught? In what ways is translation creative? What part do culture and collaboration play in the creative process? Jump to: Andrew Cowan on creativity and creative writing Toby Litt on genre and creative writing Sally O'Reilly & Emma Darwin on the relationship between history and historical fiction Jutta...
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Voices from the Global South: confronting climate coloniality
Society, Politics & Law

Voices from the Global South: confronting climate coloniality

...world One of the important contributions of the films is that indigenous voices come through in very clear and coherent ways, and they’re incredibly powerful in reminding us that this is critically important to understand. Transcript. Ongoing climate coloniality: shifting the narrative Climate change is colonial capitalism, but it is particularly an ongoing climate...
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Christmas at war: 1914 - Gifts for injured soldiers
History & The Arts

Christmas at war: 1914 - Gifts for injured soldiers

...World War Studies. Regardless of whether the population or politicians had expected the conflict to have been concluded, as Christmas 1914 approached it was clearly going to be a festive season where "peace on Earth" was unlikely. The Royal Family attempted to bring some festive cheer to troops who had been sent back, wounded, from the front. Soldiers In Hospital Gifts...
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