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Brexit’s impact on the nations of the UK - Student Hub Live's Brexit Special
History & The Arts

Brexit’s impact on the nations of the UK - Student Hub Live's Brexit Special

...heritage and competition that go beyond the EU. In this second session of the Brexit Special by Student Hub Live, three OU academics who live and research in different parts of the UK will discuss the different factors that shaped their nations’ reactions to the referendum, along with its consequences for the UK’s unity, cohesion and prosperity. Transcript For more...
Inuit Throat Singing
History & The Arts

Inuit Throat Singing

...heritage and culture, carried in her heart forever, has driven her to continue with this unique tradition. This material is drawn from The Open University 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...
Change in the West of Ireland
OpenLearn Ireland

Change in the West of Ireland

...world?'...Welcome to the Introduction to the Change in the West of Ireland collection. Explore the articles in this collection . Introduction: Uniqueness, interdependence, uneven development and change in the West of Ireland [The Wild Atlantic Way coastline route in Ireland] The 2575 km Wild Atlantic Way, one of the longest defined coastal routes in the world, offers...
Shopping for citizenship: A conversation at the Citizenshop
Society, Politics & Law

Shopping for citizenship: A conversation at the Citizenshop

...world – including the UK – ‘sell’ citizenship to those who can afford to invest a specific amount of money in the country. If someone has enough money to buy a certain number of government bonds or to purchase an expensive piece of property, they can bypass normal naturalization procedures and get citizenship much faster and without many requirements – such are...
Navigating Black Irish identity in the music of Phil Lynott
Health, Sports & Psychology

Navigating Black Irish identity in the music of Phil Lynott

...heritage masked deeper feelings of insecurity and an ambivalent sense of belonging. Raised as an illegitimate Black child in the 1950s within a strict Catholic family in Crumlin (a working-class district of Dublin), Lynott lived at the intersection of race and class in a predominantly white and conservative Ireland. While his upbringing instilled in him ‘an acute sense...
Mi'kmaq: First Nations people
History & The Arts

Mi'kmaq: First Nations people

...heritage continue to inform the way we live today? Is it possible to balance traditional ideas with a modern life? The Mi'kmaq people have had roots in Conne River Newfoundland in Canada for generations, but it was only officially designated as a reserve in 1987. Many of its indigenous inhabitants still feel a connection with the past and in recent times there has been a...
Why is destroying cultural sites for military purposes a war crime?
History & The Arts

Why is destroying cultural sites for military purposes a war crime?

...Helen Frowe (who directs the Stockholm Centre for the Ethics of War and Peace), been directing the UK Government funded project, Heritage in War to try to sort out some of these problems. It has been interesting applying our skills in philosophy to a very real-world problem, and these recent events only go to show how important a good dose of philosophy might prove to be....
Guide to engaging with the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community
Science, Maths & Technology

Guide to engaging with the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community

...heritage – shares her community’s story. She explores cultural traditions, health inequalities and the legacy of centuries of discrimination, from forced migration to the horrors of the eugenics movement. Lisa explains how historical isolation has shaped genetic health within GRT populations, not through biological difference but through generations of social...