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Unlocking the diversity of the past
History & The Arts

Unlocking the diversity of the past

...public galleries of our museums, libraries, and archives where so much diversity is still missing. So, when you research and write your essays, novels, and books, bear this in mind and look for the people in the shadows of history. They are always there. About the author Norena Shopland is a Welsh historian and writer who specialises in researching, recording and...
Women in the Railway in Scotland During both World Wars
Society, Politics & Law

Women in the Railway in Scotland During both World Wars

...list can be accessed at: https://nrm.knack.com/ww1-railway-workers#railway-workers-public/?_ga=2.146712752.504277722.1628590095-1304255480.1628590095 This article is part of the Women and Scottish Railway History Project on OpenLearn.
Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part Two
Education & Development

Prison Abolition in Question(s): Part Two

...public. 3. Don’t we need criminal justice responses that morally condemn and punish those who have broken the law? Blame and moral condemnation are based on the assumption that people should ‘get what they deserve’. However, this idea often begins at the wrong starting point, that is, at the point when someone breaks the law. But – for the sake of argument – if...
Different cultures, different childhoods
History & The Arts

Different cultures, different childhoods

...public life and consumption instead of production. Yet this is all relatively recent. A hundred years ago, a twelve-year-old working in a factory would have been perfectly acceptable. Now, it would cause social services' intervention and the prosecution of both parents and factory owner. American colonial families: Industrious girls treated with respect The differences...
Why teach art?
Education & Development

Why teach art?

...public authority do influence both parental and student value judgements. This may explain why, according to some critics, disciplines such as art and music have been given a comparatively marginal status within many school curricular including topics in the National Curriculum for England. The following activity might be useful in testing and reflecting on this...
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Artificial intelligence: implications for social work writing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Artificial intelligence: implications for social work writing

...publications/the-emerging-use-of-artificial-intelligence-ai-in-social-work/ (Accessed: 23 January 2026). Lillis T., Leedham M. & Twiner A. (2017) ‘“If it’s not written down it didn’t happen”: Contemporary social work as a writing intensive profession’, Journal of Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice, 14(1), pp. 29–52. Available at:
Deconstructing the Moors: black presence in the United Kingdom before and during the Tudor period
History & The Arts

Deconstructing the Moors: black presence in the United Kingdom before and during the Tudor period

...Publication. Lane-Poole, S. (1886) The Story of the Moors in Spain: A History of the Moorish Empire in Europe: Their Conquest, Book of Laws and Code of Rites. Paris: Pantanos Classics. Osuloga, D. (2021) Black and British: A Forgotten History. London: Pan Publishing. Rahn, O. (2006) Crusade Against the Grail: The Struggle between the Cathars, the Templars, and the Church...
Hitler's rise and fall: Timeline
History & The Arts

Hitler's rise and fall: Timeline

...publicity and propaganda. He changes the party’s name to the National Socialist German Workers Party, (or Nazi for short) The party represents a combination of intense hatred for the politicians who they considered had dishonoured Germany by signing the Versailles Treaty and exploiting local grievances against a weak federal government. 1921 Hitler challenges Anton...