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Voice of Indian Song
History & The Arts

Voice of Indian Song

...Open University course AA317 Words and music... Voice of Indian Song A short introduction to this album Becoming a Singer Sudokshina Chatterjee explains why she started to sing, and her journey from the first singing lesson to now. The Voice Sudokshina Chatterjee discusses the voice, looking at how vocalists are trained, the different ways to use the voice, and the...
Postcolonial English
Languages

Postcolonial English

...Open University course U214 Worlds of English... English in Post colonial India After nearly 200 years of colonial riule in India did the indigenous citizens still want the English language? English in Post colonial Singapore In Singapore English was adopted as one of the official languages after independence to try and bring together the countries. English in Post...
Perceptions of English literature
History & The Arts

Perceptions of English literature

...of The Open University course A230 Reading and studying literature... How English is English literature? Can we still consider English literature English? What is English literature? Authors discuss the literature they were exposed to as children. New voices During the wave of independence many writers from the de-colonised countries began to have their work published....
Iceland: ridge, plume and basalt
Science, Maths & Technology

Iceland: ridge, plume and basalt

...Open University course S339, Understanding the continents... Iceland: ridge, plume and basalt A short introduction to this album. Volcanism in the western riftzone Basalt, Icelands basic building block of the western rift zone Tectonic forces Evidence of Icelands crustal stretching. Volcanism in the eastern riftzone Examining Icelands 1480AD fissure eruption. New land on...
Culture, identity and power in the Roman empire
History & The Arts

Culture, identity and power in the Roman empire

...Open University Course AA309 Culture, identity and power in the Roman empire... Mosaic from Acholla A look at a mosaic found in Acholla, Tunisia, and how it reflects the popular trends of the time Roman Emperor and Empire 1 How materials and skills from across the Empire was used to re-inforce an empirical identity Roman Emperor and Empire 2 The importance of monuments...
The Romantics
History & The Arts

The Romantics

...Open University course A230 Reading and studying literature... Romantic authorship Professor Andrew Bennett discusses the idea of authorship. The self How did Romantic writers represent ‘the self’? Wordsworth and De Quincy Bill Greenwell adapts one of Wordsworth’s poems ‘To daffodils’ in the voice of Thomas De Quincy. Romantic timelines What is the impact of...
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Repatriation and returning remains
History & The Arts

Repatriation and returning remains

...Open University course A151 Making sense of things: an introduction to material culture... Encountering a body Nigel Warburton discusses two different cases regarding the issue of consent when displaying human remains. Torres Strait remains The Natural History Museum in London gave back 138 ancestral remains to the Torres Strait islands. Objections to Repatriation Tiffany...
Online Rights and the Law
Science, Maths & Technology

Online Rights and the Law

...on the net. It also explores who owns the information we publish when we create an online account. This material forms part of the Open University course TU100 My digital life... Why do the media need your help? Online media and freedom of information Does the online Generation have anything to worry about? Are we still legally considered citizens, when we’re online?...