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The Orlando killings were "a queerphobic attack"
Society, Politics & Law

The Orlando killings were "a queerphobic attack"

...history, debates in the media are already focusing on what to call the tragic event. Was it a queerphobic attack, yet another instance of Islamist terrorism targeting “the West” – or simply the case of a man who, in the words of his ex-wife, was “mentally unstable”? Contributing to the heated debate, the father of the shooter told NBC News that his son was...
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Selling Empire: Introduction
History & The Arts

Selling Empire: Introduction

...family, with the housewife building Empire through her shopping choices. The ‘Empire Christmas Pudding’ poster shown here, from 1928, is a good example of how the EMB used diverse marketing tools, such as posters, menus, talks on BBC radio and publicity stunts, such as the cooking of a seven-foot high Empire Christmas pudding. The poster was followed in 1930 by a film...
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Stephen Hawking: The tributes
Science, Maths & Technology

Stephen Hawking: The tributes

...family confirmed in a statement: We are deeply saddened that our beloved father passed away today. He was a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live on for many years. His courage and persistence with his brilliance and humour inspired people across the world. He once said, “It would not be much of a universe if it wasn’t home to the...
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Improving the everyday lives of carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

Improving the everyday lives of carers

...family member or friend. Many of them are caring for an older person and indeed many are older people themselves - caring for a spouse, sibling or parent who has reached great age. As the populations in Europe increasingly age, pressure on formal care services will also increase leading to family carers being expected to take on increasingly complex roles. It is estimated...
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Protest Banners: Hillsborough
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Hillsborough

...history, they were made cheaply so that they could be numerous – fitting competition for a newspaper with mass circulation perhaps? And clearly, a great deal of thought has gone into them. At the top of the first is a reproduction of The Sun’s own masthead –this version dripping in blood. Below that we are reminded of The Truth we do know as opposed to that claimed...
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Commemorating Lord Byron on the streets of London
Languages

Commemorating Lord Byron on the streets of London

...history of his commemoration, and how this sheds light on our understanding of English heritage...The first ever blue plaque to be put up in London was on the front of the house in which Lord Byron was born. Or at least, it was on the house in which those who were running the scheme believed he’d been born (see Commemorating Lord Byron on Holles Street). There remains...
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The greatest composers you’ve never heard of
History & The Arts

The greatest composers you’ve never heard of

...history books and music education. As a result, many people have never heard a single piece by a woman composer, let alone know their names. In this article, and also in the accompanying video, we’ll be sharing the stories of a range of nineteenth-century women composers: who they were, what they composed, and what they achieved in their lifetimes. [Laura Hamer ]...
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Introduction to law in Wales
History & The Arts

Introduction to law in Wales

...history in Wales from the 12th century, followed by an overview of devolution and referendums, the law making powers of the Welsh Assembly and the possible future for legal Wales...This free course, Introduction to law in Wales, gives a brief overview of the legal history in Wales from the 12th century, followed by an overview of devolution and referendums, the law making...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs