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The Irish Gothic in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries
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The Irish Gothic in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries

...systems of psychology. From the Oedipus complex to dream analysis and repression, Freudian concepts have had a profound impact on literature. By introducing the concept of the unconscious mind, Freud radically transformed writer’s understanding of their craft, inspiring the creation of psychologically complex and layered characters. Freud’s influence became...
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Article 45 mins
The Roman Empire: introducing some key terms
History & The Arts

The Roman Empire: introducing some key terms

...think. Like the word ‘Rome’, we use ‘empire’ to mean various things: it can signify space (the territory of an empire), a period (during which an empire held sway), and a system of rule (for instance, one that differs from a republic, which has elected rulers). Certainly the term ‘Roman Empire’ involves all three meanings, sometimes separately, sometimes all...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs
Did Waterloo prevent a fresh Anglo-American war?
History & The Arts

Did Waterloo prevent a fresh Anglo-American war?

...think the American Government has committed itself to them. In truth we should hope [President James] Madison and his friends will, for the present had enough to employ them in superintending the rebuilding of Washington; but we know they unfortunately count among their adherents all the war faction, whose language we have reason to fear continues to be that of...
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Article 10 mins
Oliver Sacks: "Romantic, in the sense of the romantic poets"
Health, Sports & Psychology

Oliver Sacks: "Romantic, in the sense of the romantic poets"

...think he is constantly living in 1945, a woman who loses her ability to know where her limbs are, and a man withagnosia who despite normal vision can’t recognise objects and so mistook his wife’s head for a hat. His follow-up book An Anthropologist on Mars continued in a similar vein and made for equally gripping reading. Not all his books were great writing, however....
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Article 5 mins
Intergenerational perceptions: Busting age-related stereotypes
Education & Development

Intergenerational perceptions: Busting age-related stereotypes

...think the perceptions expressed in these clips are products of stereotyping? Are there examples where stereotypes are being challenged? Have your say in the Comments section. Intergenerational Practice: The Old School project illustrates one form of innovative intergenerational practice within a secondary school setting. Intergenerational practice is the name to describe...
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Video 20 mins
Poverty in Scotland 2016: Tools for Transformation
Society, Politics & Law

Poverty in Scotland 2016: Tools for Transformation

...thinking about poverty and about the role of the welfare state in general. Poverty, and the social harm it causes can, and must, be prevented by action at every level. The challenge now is to shift the spotlight onto those processes that work to generate such widespread poverty at the same time as they enable others to accumulate such extreme wealth. Since the publication...
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Methods in Motion: Introducing Methods in Motion
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Introducing Methods in Motion

...think about how we understand. Elizabeth Silva explains why methods do not only describe the world, they build it...[The Women's March on Portland, 22-01-17] Methods are ways of knowing, and they are always changing. Academics have recently become highly methodologically creative, inventing a swathe of new practical ways of knowing about social life. Yet we at CCIG would...
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If a pig gives you a new liver, do you give the pig rights?
History & The Arts

If a pig gives you a new liver, do you give the pig rights?

...with respect to moral status, and to think hard about the kinds of things that underpin our practices and our moral judgements regarding human adults. For difficult cases like the human-animal chimera, ethical thought on moral status may not yet be fit for purpose.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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