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Dutch painting of the Golden Age
History & The Arts

Dutch painting of the Golden Age

...writings and documents, in order to elucidate the significance of particular subjects and motifs. The leading proponent of the use of this approach to elucidate Dutch seventeenth-century painting, Eddy de Jongh, defines iconology as ‘the branch of art history that seeks to explain the content of representations in their historical context, in relation to other cultural...
Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Crime fiction in French: le polar français
Languages

Crime fiction in French: le polar français

...writing, listening and speaking skills. Studying this course should give you a basic overview of the importance of crime fiction in French society and the work of some prominent authors. You will also have the opportunity to extend your knowledge of French vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation and develop some key academic skills. This OpenLearn course is an adapted...
Who counts as a refugee?
Society, Politics & Law

Who counts as a refugee?

...writes: ‘I have never enjoyed housework, it is not in my nature; please try to find me somewhere to work with children’. Both had learned English in school; they thought they would be safe in England, and could probably find work; if not they would try America again. They married in July 1939, just before the outbreak of World War II. He fought a 5 year battle with...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
What can philosophy tell us about race?
History & The Arts

What can philosophy tell us about race?

...writing within an American context, and thinking about race within the American racial system. You may have different responses to these cases than Mills does, depending on your own understanding of race. [A person holding a mask in front of their face.] You’ll be asked to consider what race the person in each case would be judged to be depending on each criterion, and...
Addysg gynhwysol: deall yr hyn a olygwn (Cymru)
Education & Development

Addysg gynhwysol: deall yr hyn a olygwn (Cymru)

...Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. Mae'r deunydd a gaiff ei gydnabod isod yn Berchenogol ac fe'i defnyddir dan drwydded (nid yw'n ddarostyngedig i Drwydded Creative Commons). Rydym yn ddiolchgar iawn i'r ffynonellau canlynol am roi caniatâd i ni atgynhyrchu deunydd yn y cwrs am ddim hwn: Delweddau Llun ar y clawr: athro a phlant,...
Introduction to music theory 1: form
History & The Arts

Introduction to music theory 1: form

...Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material acknowledged below is Proprietary and used under licence (not subject to Creative Commons Licence). Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce material in this free course: Course image: Keystone/Zuma/Bridgeman Images Figure 3: Map showing Democratic...
Social media and networks in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social media and networks in health and social care

...Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material acknowledged below is Proprietary and used under licence (not subject to Creative Commons Licence). Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce material in this free course: Images Course image: © Kittichai Boonpong / Dreamstime.com Section 1.2...
Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance
History & The Arts

Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance

...Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material acknowledged below is Proprietary and used under licence (not subject to Creative Commons Licence). Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce material in this free course: Images Course image: Kent Monkman (Fisher River Cree Nation), The Scream,...