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Inuit Throat Singing
History & The Arts

Inuit Throat Singing

...course AA317, Words and music... Inuit Throat Singing A short introduction to this album. Tanya Tagaq – Throat Singing The background to throat singing and an example song – husky slipping on ice Learning throat singing How Culture within Singing What Tanya's singing means to her, and how her culture is encapsulated within it. The sounds of throat singing Exploring...
Social marketing
Money & Business

Social marketing

...course B324 Marketing and society... Social marketing A short introduction to the album. What is social marketing? Michaela Firth in conversation with Gerard Hastings. Critical marketing Terry O'Sullivan in conversation with Gerard Hastings. Ethics and advertising Tom Farrell in conversation with Gerard Hastings. Evaluating social marketing programmes Michaela Firth in...
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Perceptions of English literature
History & The Arts

Perceptions of English literature

...of The Open University course A230 Reading and studying literature... How English is English literature? Can we still consider English literature English? What is English literature? Authors discuss the literature they were exposed to as children. New voices During the wave of independence many writers from the de-colonised countries began to have their work published....
Voice of Indian Song
History & The Arts

Voice of Indian Song

...course AA317 Words and music... Voice of Indian Song A short introduction to this album Becoming a Singer Sudokshina Chatterjee explains why she started to sing, and her journey from the first singing lesson to now. The Voice Sudokshina Chatterjee discusses the voice, looking at how vocalists are trained, the different ways to use the voice, and the difference between...
Repatriation and returning remains
History & The Arts

Repatriation and returning remains

...course A151 Making sense of things: an introduction to material culture... Encountering a body Nigel Warburton discusses two different cases regarding the issue of consent when displaying human remains. Torres Strait remains The Natural History Museum in London gave back 138 ancestral remains to the Torres Strait islands. Objections to Repatriation Tiffany Jenkins argues...
Lying and politics: a brief primer
Society, Politics & Law

Lying and politics: a brief primer

...course it's even more insulting if you actually are lying. Why do we accept the lies why do we not see through them? Tony Thorne But when we're talking about lying euphemisms are very popular because people people who do lie or people who trade in lies never want to admit that they're lying and trying to avoid using the word altogether unless they're accusing someone...
Joe Smith - Overview of Projects
Nature & Environment

Joe Smith - Overview of Projects

...course I am keeping going some of my work with media and environment, helping broadcasters and others to think about how they might cope with global environmental change issues, particularly climate change. I don’t think that work will ever end, but I have to say just in the last six months I’ve seen some of the best media projects I’ve seen in a very long time,...
Alternative education: listening to the voices of young people
Education & Development

Alternative education: listening to the voices of young people

...courses available on OpenLearn. This platform has enabled her to pursue Further Education (FE College) and Higher Education through The Open University due to its uniquely inclusive ethos that supports learning regardless of age, income, or background. Most courses do not require young people to hold prior qualifications. The Open University is open to all. A significant...