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The social in social science
Society, Politics & Law

The social in social science

...everyday life raises questions about how detached social research should attempt to be. The relationship between the researcher and those being studied thus becomes a dialogue, rather than the social scientist simply imposing an authoritative voice upon the object in question. In this way, social scientific practice not only opens up new options for how we study the...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
OpenLearn Champions Hub | Hafan Hyrwyddwyr OpenLearn old
Education & Development

OpenLearn Champions Hub | Hafan Hyrwyddwyr OpenLearn old

...English For the full selection of courses on OpenLearn Wales follow this link. OpenLearn Champions is an exciting Open University in Wales advocacy programme that helps break down barriers to learning and widen access to higher education and higher-level skills. Our OpenLearn Champions help to inspire a love of learning and support adults across Wales to develop skills,...
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Article 10 mins
What does the head of Ofsted do?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the head of Ofsted do?

...English system and not simply denigrate unions...[What does the head of Ofsted do cartoon, society matters] Ministers are thought to be looking to the US, Canada and northern Europe in their search for the next chief inspector of schools. With the current head of Ofsted, Michael Wilshaw, due to step down in December at the end of his term, secretary of state Nicky Morgan...
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Article 10 mins
The Celtic origins of the Welsh language
Education & Development

The Celtic origins of the Welsh language

...English, Dutch and German all belong to the Germanic branch, while French, Spanish and Italian belong to the Italic branch. This means that the Germanic languages all evolved from a common language and the Italic languages from another. Yet both of these had evolved earlier from a much older common language which is now called proto-Indo-European. In the same way, all the...
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Article 5 mins
Charles Dickens, Race and Colonialism
History & The Arts

Charles Dickens, Race and Colonialism

...English, explores…...In the summer of 2020, Black Lives Matter and Rhodes Must Fall targeted sculptural monuments – notably statues of the slave-trader merchant Edward Colston in Bristol and the financier, empire builder and benefactor Cecil Rhodes in Oxford – to condemn the legacy of slavery and imperialism they tacitly condoned. These attacks may have prompted a...
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Article 10 mins
Mashing up the Union Jack
Society, Politics & Law

Mashing up the Union Jack

...everyday life of the communities who reside in this country." Looking into how he could represent the diversity of Brixton (where he also lived at the time) and Peckham Platform – where the work would originally be staged in 2015 – he was inspired by the variety of textile and dress shops that populated both these neighbourhoods as they had gentrified. The result was...
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Article 10 mins
Olaudah Equiano, the Abolitionist and Author
History & The Arts

Olaudah Equiano, the Abolitionist and Author

...English woman Susannah Cullen of Scottish descent from Ely in 1792 (Downs, 2020). In April 1792 the Stamford Mercury Newspapers wrote ‘On Monday Gustavus Vassa, the African, well known in most parts of this kingdom as a preacher, was married at Soham to Miss Cullen, daughter of the late Mr James Cullen of Ely’ (Coupe, 1972). His marriage was also reported in the...
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Article 5 mins
On a Wing and a Prayer: A case study
Society, Politics & Law

On a Wing and a Prayer: A case study

...English and very much representative of English art. You couldn’t find this clear space of sky over The Thames, and it made you go to the mouth of the Thames, and that of course connects with other countries with other journeys. You were talking about the relationship of the subject to law, there is a question of; through that journey of migration, but also through that...
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