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Nationalism, self-determination and secession
Society, Politics & Law

Nationalism, self-determination and secession

...think of themselves as nations challenge the existing order and assert their right to a state of their own. And at the same time it is a kind of gentle introduction to how to study political ideas. It is more theoretical, or philosophical, than historical, but that doesn’t mean it has no purchase on the real world. The practical examples with which it works range from...
Making social media work in Higher Education
Education & Development

Making social media work in Higher Education

...think you are making the most out of the free time you have available to learn? More specifically, if you are a student at university who is using social media as part of your studies, are you getting the most out of the time you spend on these apps? Or are you wasting valuable study time browsing Facebook, Instagram, or other social media platforms, reading unrelated...
The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK
History & The Arts

The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK

...think about and process information through description, explanation and analysis...The history of female protest and suffrage in the UK: 1 The changing position of women in the home and workplace - How, when and why did women get the vote? Your work on the suffragettes later in this course will help to answer these questions, but first it is important to reflect on the...
Exploring Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd
History & The Arts

Exploring Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd

...think about who the narrator is, and the importance of the narrative point of view in telling the story, as well as understanding how characterisation, the use of dialogue, time and locations work within the novel...This free course, Exploring Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd, is designed to tell you something about Hardy's background, and to introduce you to the...
Labour to the marrow: Exploring the party's ethos
Society, Politics & Law

Labour to the marrow: Exploring the party's ethos

...think about politics. But how do members and supporters of a single party create a collective perception of its ethos – what it stands for and where its future lies? Karl Pike examines these concepts in relation to the Labour Party, and explains how ethos can affect political direction...[Placards from a Labour Party rally in Canterbury, 2016] Placards at a Labour Party...
From Astrobiology to Parliament
Science, Maths & Technology

From Astrobiology to Parliament

...think the hardest part was choosing the topic – it had to be something unrelated to my PhD and I wanted it to be something that filled a gap in the POSTnote collection. I also had an interview with people from POST and the Nuffield Foundation. And the more I prepared for that, the more I knew I really wanted the fellowship. You had to pause your PhD for three months to...
Everybody's looking for love
Health, Sports & Psychology

Everybody's looking for love

...thinking I don’t want to be in the same situation … being by myself as I become an old lady. I want somebody to settle down and spend the rest of my life with. When Barbara was asked why she had joined up, she said: … I want to join because I was looking for relationships … To meet people, not necessarily a boyfriend straight away but friends to begin with. The...
Lady Llanover, Welsh airs and national harmony
History & The Arts

Lady Llanover, Welsh airs and national harmony

...think, but in fact it was significant for a number of reasons. Up to then, collections of Welsh ‘traditional music’ had targeted a fashionable English-speaking market, presenting the tunes alone or giving them English words. To present them with their original Welsh words was to insist on the significance of the culture of the common people of Wales – in Welsh, the...