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Empires: power, resistance, legacies
History & The Arts

Empires: power, resistance, legacies

...social relations. The way that empires were established and maintained required the exercise of different forms of power: from military conquest and violent suppression to cultural hybridity and ‘philanthropic’ investment. [Described image] Figure 1 ‘The History of Mexico: From Conquest to the Future’ by Diego Rivera, murals at Palacio Nacional, Mexico City....
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Ian Kershaw on Hitler's Place In History: The Lecture Podcast
History & The Arts

Ian Kershaw on Hitler's Place In History: The Lecture Podcast

...social groups were included. But a special place in the pantheon of racial enemies was held by the Jews – Hitler’s own perceived arch-enemies. The murder of the Jews, we can now see clearly, was intrinsic to Hitler’s utopian vision. It is the prime example of something never previously encountered in history: the meticulously planned, state-directed, attempt to wipe...
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Audio 45 mins
Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic
OpenLearn Ireland

Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic

...social and historical factors that influenced the development of gothic and ghost-story writing over the course of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. An extract from Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla (1872) will give you a chance to see features of the Gothic at work within a literary example from the period. You can then try out some of these devices for yourself...
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Article 45 mins
Collective leadership
Money & Business

Collective leadership

...social view. It's a shared, relational, and inclusive approach and gives team members more input and involvement. This can be a slow and time-consuming process. But, done right, it provides leaders with alternative perspectives and helps them make better informed decisions. [MUSIC PLAYING] Over the past decade it has been recognised in leadership literature that...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
‘Lydios logos’: the story of Croesus
History & The Arts

‘Lydios logos’: the story of Croesus

...interactions Herodotus describes, such as those between Solon and Croesus, and between Croesus and Cyrus. These are the puzzles to think about. How is the story is told? Why does Herodotus include these stories? For a short introductory commentary to place Croesus’ life in context, visit the well-referenced Livius.org website for a summary of the Mermnad Dynasty. How...
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Activity 5 mins
The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective

...interact with the walk. In this article we’re reflecting on the experiences of Andrew, one of the Café’s volunteers. It is thanks to the generosity of local volunteers like Andrew that the Café and its activities have been so successful. To set the scene, the Café is held at and hosted by volunteers from St. Andrew’s Church. The Church is located in Great Linford...
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Article 10 mins
Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics
Science, Maths & Technology

Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics

...interact with bioplastics. Many products, such as components in toys, board games, figurines, e.g. in hobbies like Dungeons and Dragons are increasingly made from renewable materials. These everyday applications demonstrate the growing presence of bioplastics in our lives, offering a subtle yet impactful way to reduce our reliance on conventional fossil fuel-derived...
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Article 5 mins
Exploring sport online: Athletes and efficient hearts
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring sport online: Athletes and efficient hearts

...interact. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1 study in Health & Wellbeing...Exploring sport online: Athletes and efficient hearts: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand how the body works in a scientific sense, and that a scientific view is necessary for us to study how performance in sport is linked to...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs