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A focus on misogynoir – the anti-Black forms of misogyny that Black women experience
Education & Development

A focus on misogynoir – the anti-Black forms of misogyny that Black women experience

...Open University's Open degree. The term ‘misogynoir’ was coined based on the concept of intersectionality by Black feminist scholar Moya Bailey, and refers to the specific forms of misogyny that Black women encounter at the intersection of racism and sexism. Misogynoir has a significant influence on the lives and online experiences of Black women but is still...
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Marketing communications as a strategic function
Money & Business

Marketing communications as a strategic function

...resource. The traditional hierarchy of strategy has, however, been challenged by the increasing importance of brands as a source of competitive advantage. As a result, organisations are recognising communications as a strategic issue and reconfiguring their internal and external relationships accordingly. The traditional distinctions between push, pull and profile...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Solving the perplexing mathematicians' problem of the spectre
Science, Maths & Technology

Solving the perplexing mathematicians' problem of the spectre

...Open University's Mathematics courses. Periodic tiles Imagine tiling your bathroom with square tiles. Square tiles will fit together perfectly to cover the whole wall. In fact, if you had infinitely many square tiles, you could use them to cover an infinite flat surface. The downside is that the pattern is quite boring. In fact, if you take a copy of the pattern, and...
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The GOP tries to focus: A guide to the third debate
Society, Politics & Law

The GOP tries to focus: A guide to the third debate

...education; and the financial challenges facing medicare and social security. A few ideas for reform came through on a couple of these issues. At least four candidates – John Kasich, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio and Chris Christie – suggested social security and medicare could be stabilized through some combination of raising the ages of eligibility, reducing benefits for...
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Protest Banners: Women's Suffrage
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Women's Suffrage

...educated all who saw them, and the argument the women were making about their rights to equality with men, as speakers and voters. However, she was also keen to stress the poetry and splendour of a banner: ‘A banner is a thing to float in the wind, to flicker in the breeze’, she said. It ‘flirts’ its ‘colours for your pleasure’. You do not want to read it, as...
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A brief history of the ever-changing definition of culture
Health, Sports & Psychology

A brief history of the ever-changing definition of culture

...education – the kind of culture that I am referring to, well, that has proven harder to pin down. Psychologists, philosophers and anthropologists have been arguing about the definition of culture for years, so little old me in my home office in lockdown can perhaps be forgiven for not having the perfect definition, but here goes. The word ‘culture’ itself has French...
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The Lee Jeans Occupation, Greenock, 1981
Society, Politics & Law

The Lee Jeans Occupation, Greenock, 1981

...Open University's Social Sciences courses Between February and August 1981, the mostly women workers at Greenock’s Lee Jeans factory defied management intentions to close the plant. At a time when female unemployment in Greenock was 50% higher than in Scotland as a whole, the women argued that their factory was feasible and that corporate greed was the reason for...
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The trailblazers of 2024 launch women’s sport into an exciting 2025
Health, Sports & Psychology

The trailblazers of 2024 launch women’s sport into an exciting 2025

...Open begins on 12 January, with British number one Katie Boulter set to compete. Subsequent Grand Slam events include the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open, each offering thrilling matches featuring the world’s elite female players. Get started with the Australian Open matches schedule. BASKETBALL Unrivaled Basketball League: 17 January This new women’s 3-on-3...
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