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The Armistice in Fiction: Ford Madox Ford’s Parade’s End
History & The Arts

The Armistice in Fiction: Ford Madox Ford’s Parade’s End

...communication sent in Boulogne by the female signaller about the end of hostilities, and the fact that it was met by – silence. The French population packed the streets, but although the church bells were ringing, and sirens and hooters were going off, what this signaller remembered most was the ‘sobbing of a woman’ (26-27). Part II of Ford’s novel, as we know,...
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Chlorine-washed chicken: An OpenLearn reading list
Money & Business

Chlorine-washed chicken: An OpenLearn reading list

...communication can alter public acceptability of interventions to reduce Campylobacter. However, this study found that >50% of participants would never find irradiation or chemical wash acceptable. Even if a large awareness campaign was mounted it might not be cost effective or achieve the desired effect of changing views on the acceptability of these interventions. Read...
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What happens to the poorest in a cashless society?
Science, Maths & Technology

What happens to the poorest in a cashless society?

...community life by creating durable social bonds that functioned like contracts. Over 20 months from 2013 to 2015, I interviewed more than 100 garbage collectors, scrap buyers and policymakers and worked alongside collectors on their garbage collection routes, at their homes where they sort and sell the scrap, and at recycling factories. At the site where I did the bulk of...
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Why challenging sexual violence takes more than just a starring role at The Oscars
Society, Politics & Law

Why challenging sexual violence takes more than just a starring role at The Oscars

...communities who are targets of state harassment, including poor and working-class black and minority ethnic, queer, transgender and non-binary groups and sex workers. Negative consequences are amplified. These can include loss of homes, family, friends, jobs – as well as risk of arrest, imprisonment or even deportation if a victim has insecure immigration status. Legal...
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Protest Banners: Trade Union
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Trade Union

...communicating a strong sense of triumph and victory to be won! As we started with some historical context let’s remember that the human cost of WW1 was the loss of millions of working class lives. There was a new mood of militancy in Europe reinforced by a revolutionary surge in Russia. Soviet posters depicted toiling masses with outstretched arms being ground down by...
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From headlines to hashtags: is the FA doing enough to promote gender equality through social media?
Health, Sports & Psychology

From headlines to hashtags: is the FA doing enough to promote gender equality through social media?

...communication aligns with their values and effectively reflects gender equity. Despite the financial precariousness of women’s football becoming increasingly apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic, throughout a four-week period in July 2022 the Lionesses became the centrepiece of what may become a transition in how women’s football is consumed within sports culture,...
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Is ‘Barbenheimer’ going to save cinema?
History & The Arts

Is ‘Barbenheimer’ going to save cinema?

...communal viewing experiences will become the norm again. Although Barbenheimer’s success is an exciting moment in cultural history, it’s unclear as yet what longer-term part it might play in any trends beyond pink and black fashions. Crucially, if Hollywood and other national cinema industries are going to be ‘saved’, funders need to invest in creative talent and...
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Belfast: Racing to the top for the Grande Partenza
Health, Sports & Psychology

Belfast: Racing to the top for the Grande Partenza

...communities and the push to ‘Love Belfast’ has already taken off with recent top quality music festivals, the MTV Awards, filming for Game of Thrones, and various BBC dramas such as Line of Duty and The Fall. Belfast has definitely attracted the interest of the world for the right reasons. The connection of bicycles to Belfast, however, has been underplayed until now....
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