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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...
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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...
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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,...
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David Bowie faces the last taboo
History & The Arts

David Bowie faces the last taboo

...family. More recently his works touched upon questions of ageing, grief and loss. Within a week of my mum’s death in January 2013, Bowie released his haunting single ‘Where are we now?’. It captured perfectly the sense of complete desolation that accompanies the passing of a loved one; but also those unanticipated feelings of hope, relief and freedom as suffering is...
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World-Changing Women: Murasaki Shikibu
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Murasaki Shikibu

...family, her father was a provincial governor and her male relatives held positions in the imperial government. Murasaki was educated at home and reputedly learned Chinese by listening outside the door while her father taught her brother. She married at about the age of twenty but her husband died soon after, leaving her with a daughter. She then lived quietly for some...
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25 years after never again: 9/11 and memorialisation
Health, Sports & Psychology

25 years after never again: 9/11 and memorialisation

...history of the attacks (including an earlier bombing in 1993 on the same site), and the aftermath of 9/11. It has a permanent collection of objects and personal testimonies. 3. Moments of Silence Moments of silence are used in several countries as a gesture of respect and enable an act of collective mourning. As part of the official commemoration ceremony held at the...
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Social Care: Past and Present
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social Care: Past and Present

...family and friends. Living in Tinsley Although it's only two miles from Darnall, life in Tinsley has its own distinctive health and social welfare issues. Talking about Care The different experiences of people caring for family members at home Carers from Minority Ethnic Groups The specific needs of carers from minority ethnic groups with emphasis on the Chinese Welfare...
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How can digital books support children’s learning?
Education & Development

How can digital books support children’s learning?

...families already have in their hands. Individual titles are cheaper to buy and easier to distribute on scale. It follows that replacing digital reading with print reading would remove access to texts and stories for children who do not, and cannot have, print books. Seeing the digital format as an asset implies valuing the unique sharing opportunities of e-books. E-books...
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