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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...
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Mi'kmaq: First Nation people
History & The Arts

Mi'kmaq: First Nation 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...
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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....
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Wales: Culture and identity
Society, Politics & Law

Wales: Culture and identity

...heritage and strong cultural identity. Central to this identity and a source of national pride, is rugby, which is deeply embedded in the national consciousness and explored in ‘Rugby and welsh identity’. Away from the sports pitch, this collection also looks at place and belonging, gender and race, nationalism and language, class, work, and political and cultural...
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Trump and Kim might get together, but the two Koreas are unlikely to reunite
Society, Politics & Law

Trump and Kim might get together, but the two Koreas are unlikely to reunite

...World War II. Today’s younger Koreans have no memory of the “unifed” state, and more and more young people in South Korea seem content with the idea of two Koreas. After all, it’s perfectly normal for two countries to share historical heritage and linguistic background without thinking of themselves as a single “divided nation”. This fits a global trend...
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Art history in Wales
Education & Development

Art history in Wales

...heritage an appreciation of the techniques and focus of art history how different subjects can be brought together in art history The following courses would be an interesting combination, most are Level 1 although some explore subjects in a bit more depth at Level 2. [Banner for Making your learning count – Example study pathways (YXM130) ] Click on the banner above to...
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Decolonising the idea of culture in management studies
Money & Business

Decolonising the idea of culture in management studies

...heritage. In particular, I tried to problematise the ways in which a ‘Western-centric’ and stereotypical idea of culture is taught in mainstream management curriculum. I tried, furthermore, to underline potential ways to decolonise the latter. Watch the presentation below. Transcript There is an increasing awareness in public debate about the need to combat racism and...
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Opening up history: teaching transatlantic slavery in British schools
History & The Arts

Opening up history: teaching transatlantic slavery in British schools

...World War intervened. She would tell me stories about Tudors and Stuarts, and she also visited local schools to recount her memories of the Blitz in London. Her love of history was infectious, and she inspired my interest in the past. 2. What is your specialist area and how did you end up focusing on this? I studied for my MA in Art Gallery and Museum Studies during 2007,...
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