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Multiculturalism Bites
History & The Arts

Multiculturalism Bites

...Open University's Nigel Warburton interviews ten leading thinkers about the meaning and implications of multiculturalism. David Edmonds introduces each episode... Tariq Modood on The History of Multiculturalism In this interview Tariq Modood traces the history of the idea from US civil rights movements in the 1950s and 60s via Canada to present day Europe. Chandran...
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Audio 3 hrs 3 mins
Understanding Social Change
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding Social Change

...opening up the market to global competition. Promoting welfare - the government's role Intention of the Labour government to counter social exclusion by promoting employment through enabling state. Considering family as area of continuity but forms of family are more varied. Has the welfare system caught up with this change in family structure? Divided Society Divides...
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Audio 1 hr 15 mins
Exploring Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts
History & The Arts

Exploring Virginia Woolf’s Between the Acts

...Open University course A335 Literature in transition: from 1800 to the present, and was written by Sue Asbee. Before you start. if you’d like an introduction to the style of Virginia Woolf’s work first, watch this short video from a four part series produced by The Open University, examining the lives, work and influence of women writers:...Exploring Virginia...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Exploring career mentoring and coaching Badge icon
Money & Business

Exploring career mentoring and coaching

...Open University digital badge. Badges are not accredited by The Open University but they're a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject and commitment to your career, and to provide evidence of continuing professional development. Once you are signed in, you can manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

The science of alcohol

...Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course survey. Once you complete the course we would also value your feedback and suggestions for future improvement, in our optional end-of-course survey. Participation will be completely confidential...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
How we talk about Savile
Society, Politics & Law

How we talk about Savile

...opening statement in her report on Jimmy Savile’s years abusing girls, boys, women and men at the BBC, Dame Janet Smith refers to a “macho culture” as an important element that enabled Savile to get away with decades of criminal behaviour. She may have absolved the BBC of institutional responsibility, but director general Tony Hall has accepted that the question of...
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Article 5 mins
Reeta Chakrabarti on language and culture
Languages

Reeta Chakrabarti on language and culture

...opens doors to cultures, have you found that the languages you speak helped you get to know other cultures or people better? Reeta Chakrabarti: Yes, very much so, very much so. You can get under the skin of a culture in the way that you can’t if you don’t speak the language, and you can make connections with people, have very immediate connections with them if you...
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Ireland cycling history: whizzing in all directions
History & The Arts

Ireland cycling history: whizzing in all directions

...opening stage of the Giro d'Italia in July 2014, this will not be the first time that Ireland cycling has been the focus of the attention of the international bicycle racing world. A similar honour was bestowed on the country when the first stages of the 1998 Tour de France were held in Munster and Leinster, partly to mark the bicentenary of the 1798 Rebellion. One of the...
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Article 5 mins