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The People on the Notes: Jane Austen
History & The Arts

The People on the Notes: Jane Austen

...education, and markers of station, but did so on limited incomes, which depended precariously on the life, health, diligence, and probity of the male breadwinner. As the critic Edward Copeland remarks: ‘As a consequence, money, especially money as spendable income, is the love-tipped arrow aimed at the hearts of Jane Austen’s heroines and her readers…’ Thus the...
How far was the Brexit vote "the will of the people" - and what does that mean?
Society, Politics & Law

How far was the Brexit vote "the will of the people" - and what does that mean?

...open question, although things do not look good for reasons I alluded to above. Indeed, according to Polly Toynbee reporting on the first reading of the Art. 50 Bill: ‘The mad zeal of the Europhobes, still astounded that their small cult has swept the country, had full rein yesterday. Jacob Rees-Mogg proclaimed this moment stood with Agincourt and Waterloo; most MPs...
Mashing up the Union Jack
Society, Politics & Law

Mashing up the Union Jack

...openness and tolerance, nationalism and patriotism, dissensus and collectivism. For Gil, the aim was to recreate a sense of home and community; while the re-appropriation of the Union Jack in its various popular cultural incarnations (from logos to emblematic LP covers and recently various kitsch paraphernalia) is widespread, Gil was inspired by a doormat which he had...
The Legacy of Nuclear Power, Part 2
Society, Politics & Law

The Legacy of Nuclear Power, Part 2

...Open University and I am joined here by Andrew Blowers, OBE. We are continuing our discussion about your book The Legacy of Nuclear Power. I think you are making a very strong point at the end of your book when you take a critical, when you are critical of the currently favoured approach to dealing with nuclear waste, which is deep geological disposal and you are kind of...
Paratoi aseiniadau
Education & Development

Paratoi aseiniadau

...gyda'r Brifysgol Agored efallai yr hoffech fynd i'r gwefannau canlynol...Paratoi aseiniadau: Acknowledgements - Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Understanding ADHD
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding ADHD

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Jim Skea - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Jim Skea - Stories of Change

...Open University Transcript Stories of Change Project Jim Skea's interview Key RH: = Roger Harrabin, interviewer JS: = Jim Skea, Research Councils UK Energy Strategy Fellow RH: Jim Skea thanks for agreeing to be interviewed by us. Can I start by asking you when, was it that you first got interested in energy? JS: I first got interested in energy way back, it was actually...
Music and its media
History & The Arts

Music and its media

...Open University course A342 Central questions in the study of music...Music and its media: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: demonstrate knowledge of the main ways in which music is transmitted understand how the means of communicating a particular piece can change over time examine examples of musical media from different historical...
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs