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Becoming an ethical researcher Badge icon
Education & Development

Becoming an ethical researcher

...social interaction, a very much a more dynamic interactive space compared to previous conceptions of the internet Web1, where it's more a space for putting static documents and information. Moving on to the latest set of guidelines, I want to just highlight some of the key developments and emphases in here. So if we move on to page 9, you'll find Section 3, where the IRE...
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Level 3: Advanced 18 hrs
Superqueeroes: Gender and superheroes
History & The Arts

Superqueeroes: Gender and superheroes

...social media already for being too slim, not busty, and not fit enough to play the part, but this should not be surprising given that women tend to be more heavily criticised on appearances. Not only is there a complete lack of women in superhero films, but the women are either cast as damsels in distress (e.g. Lois Lane) which serves to infantilise women, or as sidekicks...
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Article 15 mins
The New Union Flag project: from an object of agitation to a space for communication
Society, Politics & Law

The New Union Flag project: from an object of agitation to a space for communication

...socially engaged art, community art and transgressive or agonistic art practices that I felt more comfortable with being called ‘an artist’. Rather than producing mere artifacts, my art has more to do with generating debate, creating platforms for communication, and occasionally activism – i.e. the work of a community facilitator. Now, even when I do produce...
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Article 5 mins
Dancing to the rhythm of cultures
Languages

Dancing to the rhythm of cultures

...social and the religious. In fact, religious dances continued to arise in various sites and forms in the next centuries. War dances [Spanish woman dressed up ready for festivity ] War dances are well recorded all over Spain from 17th century. They became popular forms of social storytelling across the Iberian Peninsula. They were a vehicle for people to engage with their...
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Article 15 mins
Three weeks in June and one night in November
Society, Politics & Law

Three weeks in June and one night in November

...social media and the virtual online world became aligned with these dynamics as disoriented, and powerless citizens increasingly turned to virtual worlds of the internet and social media. Mass political participation became virtual and self-absorbed. And the global social media companies, such as Facebook and Twitter, (aided by algorithms) targeted our concerns and...
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Article 10 mins
From insecurity to insecurity: Black and Ethnic Minority Europeans in the UK
Society, Politics & Law

From insecurity to insecurity: Black and Ethnic Minority Europeans in the UK

...sociality. One aspect which has perhaps not caught the public imagination arises from one of the calls of the pro-Brexit campaigners. They have emphasised that in demanding curbs on European migration, they are ‘calling for an end to discrimination in the treatment of people wanting to come here’ (“Fair and Controlled”, 2017). They argue that by controlling EU...
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Article 5 mins
Researching at the Margins: How Collective Autoethnography centred Black mothers’ knowledge
Society, Politics & Law

Researching at the Margins: How Collective Autoethnography centred Black mothers’ knowledge

...social workers, we were going beyond sharing anecdotes as friends. We were also documenting how these systems have been built around certain assumptions about what’s ‘normal’: white, middle-class, non-disabled norms that shape whose voices get heard and whose get dismissed (Tyack, 1974). This is precisely why some scholars describe autoethnography as ‘a radical...
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Article 5 mins
Human resources: recruitment and selection
Money & Business

Human resources: recruitment and selection

...Social worker 27–43 Either Liberal or Green, left-wing Camping cycling rambling Old Volvo or Saab Supermarket checkout operative Building labourer Accountant Senior civil servant/government official Personal secretary to managing director Police inspector Salesperson Fundraiser for a charity We all harbour stereotypes of what types of people are suitable or unsuitable...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs