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Dutch painting of the Golden Age
History & The Arts

Dutch painting of the Golden Age

...writings and documents, in order to elucidate the significance of particular subjects and motifs. The leading proponent of the use of this approach to elucidate Dutch seventeenth-century painting, Eddy de Jongh, defines iconology as ‘the branch of art history that seeks to explain the content of representations in their historical context, in relation to other cultural...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Crime fiction in French: le polar français
Languages

Crime fiction in French: le polar français

...writing, listening and speaking skills. Studying this course should give you a basic overview of the importance of crime fiction in French society and the work of some prominent authors. You will also have the opportunity to extend your knowledge of French vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation and develop some key academic skills. This OpenLearn course is an adapted...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Changing cities
Society, Politics & Law

Changing cities

...writing spanned work on the urban immigrant press, on the connections of newspaper circulation and urbanising culture and, notably, on the ‘natural’ history of the newspaper. For Park, the newspaper was a countervailing force against the complexity of the modern city, instilling among its readers an awareness of, and interest in, an unprecedented common urban cultural...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Who counts as a refugee?
Society, Politics & Law

Who counts as a refugee?

...writes: ‘I have never enjoyed housework, it is not in my nature; please try to find me somewhere to work with children’. Both had learned English in school; they thought they would be safe in England, and could probably find work; if not they would try America again. They married in July 1939, just before the outbreak of World War II. He fought a 5 year battle with...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
The meaning of crime
Society, Politics & Law

The meaning of crime

...writing in an era of social and economic change. In the 1730s the population was growing fast, social mobility was on the increase, England's cities were beginning to bulge and the old ruling order began to get nervous about change; change that it could not direct or control. Defoe's comment is one example of a history of respectable fears. This notion was coined by the...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Myths in law
Society, Politics & Law

Myths in law

...Write their names down below. Comment You may have thought about some fictional judges such as Judge John Deed (TV series of the same name), Judge Roy Snyder (TV series The Simpsons), Judge Bullingham (Book and TV Series Rumpole of the Bailey) or Judge Judy (TV series of the same name). Alternatively you may have considered some real judges such as Baroness Lady Brenda...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Psychology around the world
Health, Sports & Psychology

Psychology around the world

...write a description in the box below about what you have seen. Figure 2 A static example of the Michigan Fish Test from Masuda and Nisbett (2001). Discussion There are lots of ways you could have described the scene in the image. You may have started with a description of the fish in the foreground, noting their colour and size. Or you might have started by saying that it...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Waste management and environmentalism in China
Nature & Environment

Waste management and environmentalism in China

...write articles and features on the environmental issue, thereby educating the local citizens. The citizens in turn come to expect their local officials to act to safeguard their environment...Waste management and environmentalism in China: Pressure groups and politics - There is clear evidence that environmental NGOs are expanding the political space within which they...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs