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Film as a Historical Source
Health, Sports & Psychology

Film as a Historical Source

...Family snapshots, posed photos, cine film and even home videos provide a wealth of primary source material for historians. In recent years a number of important TV documentaries have drawn heavily upon amateur film and photographic archives. Among these are The British Empire in Colour (Carlton), Britain at War in Colour (Carlton) and Ken Burns’ magnificent trilogy The...
‘A little bit of kindness’: migrant nurses in the Scottish NHS
Society, Politics & Law

‘A little bit of kindness’: migrant nurses in the Scottish NHS

...History and Social Sciences qualifications. Background From its inception in 1948 the National Health Service (NHS) has been dependent on migrant labour. Following an NHS recruitment drive in Malaysian secondary schools, Sofi Taylor left Malaysia for Scotland in 1973 to train as a nurse. In Malaysia Sofi came from a wealthy family. Her only sister was training to be an...
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Society, Politics & Law

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...families: PASAR - Participation Arts and social Action in Research Asset based community development is a powerful approach being used with a diverse network of communities and community organizations across the Connected Communities programme to help uncover and utilize their hidden potential, their tangible resources (such as spaces, services and infrastructures) and...
A reader's guide to Holes
History & The Arts

A reader's guide to Holes

...family has a history of ill-fortune, because of a curse placed on his ‘no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather’. [Turtles at Caddo, the only natural lake in Texas] Turtles at Caddo, the only natural lake in Texas [Image:Caren's Photo Trip by CC-BY-ND] After being wrongly convicted of theft, Stanley is sent to Camp Green Lake Correctional Facility to...
Turning the pain of racial discrimination into protection for others
Education & Development

Turning the pain of racial discrimination into protection for others

...family is trying to cope in the aftermath of Afro hair discrimination by pushing for change...When Ruby Williams was a teenager, she was repeatedly told that her hair breached school policy, which stated that ‘Afro style hair must be of reasonable size and length’. She was sent home several times as a result. Her family took legal action against the school and Ruby...
Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage
Society, Politics & Law

Homo Economicus, the East India Company and industrial espionage

...history and language...[Plant by Laura Malacart] Sara: What were the sources of inspiration for developing your current installation for the Who Are We? Project? What discoveries did you make in the process that have found a place in your artistic intervention? Laura: I addressed the question in Who Are We? with a brand new piece work. I think the most pressing issue when...
The meaning of home in later life
Health, Sports & Psychology

The meaning of home in later life

...family and friends, our life history. It varies depending on our age, gender, culture and generation. Given this complexity there is a vast multi-disciplinary literature on the concept of home from many disciplines. This includes sociology, anthropology, social/emotional geography, social policy, psychology, architectural studies and design. For all ages home builds and...
The City: The Roman and Greek Cities
History & The Arts

The City: The Roman and Greek Cities

...history of a city rather than the tale of a people. This may seem strange, but Romans didn’t see themselves as a people who had at some point acquired a city through commercial or industrial growth. As Virgil tells it, the foundation of Rome was the first and most significant event in the people’s history. Although Roman society was always fundamentally agricultural,...