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Why is aggressive female sexuality pathologised on-screen?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is aggressive female sexuality pathologised on-screen?

...skills and talents. Rain Man (1988) is another film that depicts mental illness in a positive way. Again, it dramatises the life of a man, this time a brilliant autistic savant. It is hard to think of a single film that represents a woman’s mental illness as a condition that has nothing to do with her looks or body. Carrie Mathison comes close to providing us with a...
The first 25 years: OU Renewable Energy Education
Nature & Environment

The first 25 years: OU Renewable Energy Education

...skilled personnel in the renewable energy field in the UK.” Hopefully in 2021, as the UK prepares for the UN climate negotiations in Glasgow, we have done just that. Godfrey Bevan, former DTI head of Renewables who commissioned the original Pack, commented in 2019 that: “I think the country owes a great debt to the ATG/EERU as pioneers in the field, which it will...
King Charles I, 1600 - 1649
History & The Arts

King Charles I, 1600 - 1649

...skills to secure advantage but he was not well-equipped in either regard. Having been raised in a rarefied atmosphere in which his every wish was a command, Charles lacked the imagination to appreciate the extent to which his kingdoms had been transformed by the turmoil of Civil War. Having been placed on the throne by God, he could not envisage a world in which he did...
Why I created a podcast to celebrate the OU’s BME community
Education & Development

Why I created a podcast to celebrate the OU’s BME community

...skill, expertise and notable achievements. There were so many stories around me – stories of resilience, innovation and triumph – that I was truly spoiled for choice. The main challenge was pinning down dates that worked for all of us involved. I had been advised to manage my expectations regarding how quickly the episodes could be recorded, which I have now fully...
Welcome to Applying Psychology to Work Hub
Health, Sports & Psychology

Welcome to Applying Psychology to Work Hub

...skills and knowledge gaps add to the challenges within continually changing workplaces - how can we prepare for changing and/or new work, or enhance our current career journeys? Exploring the Hub As we created this hub for you, we wanted to provide an opportunity at launch to explore it further, getting to know some of the resources and how these could help you and/or...
Ageing, health inequalities and an integrated approach
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ageing, health inequalities and an integrated approach

...skills; housing; natural and built environment; access to goods/services; and power and discrimination. Physiological impacts contains high blood pressure; high cholesterol; and anxiety/depression. Health behaviours contains smoking; diet; and alcohol. Psycho-social factors contains isolation; social support; social networks; self-esteem and self-worth; perceived level of...
15 facts about number 15
Education & Development

15 facts about number 15

...skills or perhaps remember areas you may have forgotten in our free course, Everyday English. 10: Our 15th most visited interactive on OpenLearn this year was… No sex please, we're British! There have been major changes in sexual attitudes over the years, but what are the views of the ‘average’ British person in terms of sex? This sexual attitudes interactive...
Superqueeroes: Gender and superheroes
History & The Arts

Superqueeroes: Gender and superheroes

...skill – traits commonly associated with hegemonic masculinity. Hegemonic masculinity is white, heterosexual, privileged/middle-class, and able-bodied masculinity which is generally represented as opposite and superior to femininity and homosexuality (Connell & Messerschmidt, 2005). Thus hegemonic hyper-masculinity marginalises other masculinities (e.g. black, disabled,...