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Understanding Alice
History & The Arts

Understanding Alice

...thinking about the two sides of the author of the Alice books. It is easy to assume that Charles Dodgson fascination with the kind of logic behind puzzles was closely related to his professional life as a mathematician. Thinking again about the personal nature of Alice and Dodgson’s propensity to conceal insider references behind disguises however, suggests other...
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Article 10 mins
Tolstoy and the search for the meaning of life
History & The Arts

Tolstoy and the search for the meaning of life

...think farther. Or, when I thought of the education of my children, I said to myself: ‘Why?’ Or, reflecting on the manner in which the masses might obtain their welfare, I suddenly said to myself: ‘What is that to me?’ Or, thinking of the fame which my works would get me, I said to myself: ‘All right, you will be more famous than Gógol, Pushkin, Shakespeare,...
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Article 15 mins
PY Gerbeau on the business of football
Money & Business

PY Gerbeau on the business of football

...thinking it's a business then that is the first big mistake, and I would say don't do it. Football is a hobby, it's not about making money . So unless there are ways of turning that round, my advice to other businessmen is don't get involved. I took over a club that was eighteen million pounds in debt – it was madness. AND THAT IS AN HONEST ANSWER! It had no proper home...
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Article 15 mins
Three Irish Poets – Ellen O'Leary
OpenLearn Ireland

Three Irish Poets – Ellen O'Leary

...think might be celebrating the traditional domestic role of the Victorian woman. Also, see if you can identify any aspects that suggest that the dead mother has unusual powers that are more disturbing or transgressive. You may have found something like the following: The ghostly mother who visits her children is clearly a gentle and nurturing figure who ‘rains down soft...
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Article 5 mins
Decolonisation and Higher Education: Closing the Degree Awarding Gap
Education & Development

Decolonisation and Higher Education: Closing the Degree Awarding Gap

...think a lot of the time that those structures are then modified to support the inclusion…a lot of times it’s tokenistic’. She adds that ‘a lot of times you talk about inclusion as bringing someone to the table. And the thing is who decides what the table looks like’. This focus on who has the power to include and exclude is crucial as those in power have...
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Article 10 mins
Looking at, describing and identifying objects
History & The Arts

Looking at, describing and identifying objects

...think might be related to its use? Is there any evidence of damage or wear on the surfaces? [Described image] Figure 3 An object from the British Museum, ivory, length 4.7cm, depth 4cm. British Museum, London, 2008,3007.8. Photo: © The Trustees of the British Museum Discussion There is not much to go on. The object is small – it could fit into a hand. It is intricately...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Reading evidence
Society, Politics & Law

Reading evidence

...thinking at the same time. In this course we will concentrate on reading and thinking at the same time about evidence in the form of numbers and in the form of text. The summary 'Evidence in the social sciences: finding it, using it', is a useful place to start: Summary Handling evidence The evidence social scientists gather is shaped by the questions they ask, the claims...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
What was Lewis Carroll like?
History & The Arts

What was Lewis Carroll like?

...think there was ever such a fairy-land for children. I am sure they must have contained one of the finest collections of musical-boxes to be found anywhere in the world. There were big black ebony boxes with glass tops through which you could see all the works. There was a big box with a handle, which it was quite hard exercise for a little girl to turn, and there must...
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