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Napoleonic paintings
History & The Arts

Napoleonic paintings

...analysis; to examine the relationship between art and politics; and to introduce you to some of the complex issues involved in interpreting works of art...In this free course, Napoleonic paintings, we will examine a range of Napoleonic imagery by David, Gros and a number of other artists, beginning with comparatively simple single-figure portraits and moving on to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring learning disabilities: supporting belonging

...data independently and use different definitions of the population, which makes it difficult to compare figures. Some recent figures for England are given in Table 1. Table 1 Learning disability statistics in England ENGLAND (2015 FIGURES) No. of people with a learning disability 1,087,100 People supported long term by social services 124,000 (11% of the estimated adult...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Discovering music through listening
History & The Arts

Discovering music through listening

...analysis; thinking about significances in the music, and what makes it work. In translating what you hear into discussion (spoken or written), it’s useful to combine different approaches to express what you are hearing and why it is significant. You might: describe what you hear use technical terms acknowledge similarities, contrasts and changes that occur in the music...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
The Byzantine icon
History & The Arts

The Byzantine icon

...analysis, see Lymberopoulou, 2011, p. 189-194. In brief, the inscriptions on the icon and the relevant Gospel narratives are as follows: First level: The Noli Me Tangere (‘Touch Me Not’) is depicted. The scene is based on Saint John’s Gospel 20:17 ‘ΜΑΡΙΑ ΜΗ ΜΟΥ ΑΠΤΟΥ’ (‘Touch Me Not’). Christ addresses Mary Magdalene, who is depicted kneeling...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Surface water
Nature & Environment

Surface water

...analysis has been universally recognized. In the 1990s the Narmada scheme caused the World Bank to rethink its policy on financing big dams, and also triggered the formation of the World Commission on Dams in 1998 which published the influential Dams and Development: A New Framework for Decision-Making, in 2000. There is the question of sustainable development (summarized...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Janis Joplin and the Sexual Revolution
History & The Arts

Janis Joplin and the Sexual Revolution

...analysis and discussion of vocal techniques and the voice-as-instrument. Within popular music […] singing is seen as ‘natural’ or innate and women are believed to be naturally better singers. Women’s singing is seen in contrast with the learnt skills of playing an instrument, a kind of direct female emotional expression, rather than as a set of refined techniques...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Sam Selvon, The Lonely Londoners
History & The Arts

Sam Selvon, The Lonely Londoners

...analysis of prose fiction discuss the novel in relation to the concept of literatures...Sam Selvon, The Lonely Londoners: Background - In June 1948 the SS Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks in England at the end of a journey from Jamaica that brought around 500 West Indians to Britain. The British Nationality Act earlier that year had granted free entry to Britain...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Library of Alexandria
History & The Arts

Library of Alexandria

...analysis that such a jumble of narratives requires, let’s return to Bagnall’s account of the library. Read Roger Bagnall, ‘Alexandria: library of dreams’ (2002), from ‘Nothing in the Library’s history …’ (p. 356) to the end of the article. How does Bagnall explain the library’s disappearance? Discussion You will see that Bagnall offers a considerably...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs