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Revolutions of the Sixties
History & The Arts

Revolutions of the Sixties

...de Beauvoir and the feminist revolution The American Civil Rights Movement With a focus on the Sixties as experienced by the West, you’ll explore how the era has been presented as one of protest, change and crisis. You will explore the Sixties from the point of view of politics, society, culture, religion, economics and technology. In A Spiritual Revolution?: Wicca and...
“Beagán ar bheagán: Pobal Teanga Faoi Bhláth” - Athbheochan na Gaeilge ó thuaidh i ré Chomhaontú Aoine an Chéasta
Languages

“Beagán ar bheagán: Pobal Teanga Faoi Bhláth” - Athbheochan na Gaeilge ó thuaidh i ré Chomhaontú Aoine an Chéasta

...de sin tugadh coimitmintí sonracha do phobal na Gaeilge sa chomhaontú féin. Chun an fhorbairt atá déanta ó 1998 ar aghaidh a mheas agus a scagadh mar is cuí, áfach, de réir na coimitminte thuas, is gá súil a chaitheamh siar ar chás na Gaeilge roimh an Chomhaontú stairiúil sin. Cad chuige ar tháinig ceist na teanga chun cinn go lárnach agus go leanúnach i...
Crime fiction: past, present and future – a discussion between Bill Alder and Simon Brett OBE
Health, Sports & Psychology

Crime fiction: past, present and future – a discussion between Bill Alder and Simon Brett OBE

...types of narrative, from the ‘golden age’ mystery to the ‘hardboiled’ thriller, from the ‘police procedural’ to ‘cosy crime’, looking at different types of plots, detectives and approaches, reflecting on the popularity of crime fiction adaptations in other media and considering the growing influence of non-Anglophone crime fiction. You can watch the video...
An introduction to European crime fiction since 1945
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to European crime fiction since 1945

...phrase by Hercule Poirot]In 2020, crime fiction overtook general and children’s fiction to become the best-selling literary genre in Britain (The Guardian, 2020). In 2021, two novels from Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club series occupied first and fourth place in the UK’s best-seller list (Good e-Reader, 2022). In France in 2018, almost one in five of all books...
Get ready for beginners’ French Badge icon
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Get ready for beginners’ French

...type questions you usually only get one attempt). If you get the answer right first time you will get more marks than for a correct answer the second or third time. Therefore, please be aware that for the two badge quizzes it is possible to get all the questions right but not score 50% and be eligible for the badge on that attempt. If one of your answers is incorrect you...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The Romantics
History & The Arts

The Romantics

...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 writing in different literary periods?...
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"I was so depressed yesterday..." - or were you?
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"I was so depressed yesterday..." - or were you?

...phrases relating to mental health to add drama to your conversation can have unintended consequences, warns Zsofia Demjen...I was recently chatting to a Vice.com editor who asked why it feels wrong when people use mental health terms in a casual, perhaps exaggerated way: ‘I totally had a panic attack yesterday!’ ‘He’s gone schizo on us’ ‘She’s so...
Supporting learners to become agents for sustainability
Education & Development

Supporting learners to become agents for sustainability

...phrases from participants discussing their understanding of compassion.] Compassion is useful in thinking about sustainability as it demands an empathetic approach to both local and international human and non-human communities. It models ways to think about your actions and footprint and to understand your place alongside others working collectively. Developing...