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Reading Between the Lines: uncovering racism and homophobia in British history
History & The Arts

Reading Between the Lines: uncovering racism and homophobia in British history

...out of a ridiculous fear least they should put them to indecent uses …. But it is not only in the Seraglio, that that abominable Vice reigns, but it is predominant also in the City Constantinople, and in all the Provinces of the Empire, and the wicked Example of the Men, who, slighting the natural use of Woman-Kind, are mutually inflam’d with a detestable love for one...
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Impossible Peace 2: The murders at Massereene
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: The murders at Massereene

...out of that murder mission at the weekend - and, now, last night's shooting of a PSNI officer in Craigavon. He knows they are waiting for and hoping for a security response - something that demonstrates that they are succeeding and that policing and politics and peace are failing. "What are these idiots trying to do?" he asked, "Getting the British Army back onto the...
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What made Muhammad Ali "The Greatest"?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What made Muhammad Ali "The Greatest"?

...indeed blacks, several civil rights leaders, sports performers and entertainers came out publicly in his defence. He was hailed as their champion. Given the growing respect he was afforded, he was seen as an influential figure. Ali’s moves were monitored by government intelligence organizations; his conversations were wiretapped. But the mood of the times was changing: he was widely regarded as a martyr by the by-then ......
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Differences and Similarities: Policing in the US and the UK
Education & Development

Differences and Similarities: Policing in the US and the UK

...out more about The Open University's Social Sciences courses and qualifications Differences There are some important differences between policing in the US and the UK (referring to England and Wales exclusively as they have a particular legislative and governance context). There are some stark differences in the prevalence of guns/firearms among the general public, the...
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Ramadan: What do you need to know?
Education & Development

Ramadan: What do you need to know?

...out the tasks. Where practicable, refreshment times should coincide with the breaking of the fast (known as Iftar). If it is not possible for a staff member to have a break at the time of breaking the fast, it is possible to break the fast initially with something sweet, usually a date, and a glass of water. However it would be advisable to arrange a break for them as...
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Different cultures, different childhoods
History & The Arts

Different cultures, different childhoods

...out more Never in Anger Jean Briggs, Harvard University Press. Yanamamö: the fierce people Napoleon Chagnon, Holt, Rinehart and Winston. For Her Own Good Barbara Ehrenreich & Deirdre English, Pluto Press. The Afterlife Is Where We Come From. The culture of infancy in west Africa Alma Gottleib, Chicago University Press. The Go-Between LP Hartley, Penguin. The View From...
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Artificial intelligence: implications for social work writing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Artificial intelligence: implications for social work writing

...out about The Open University's Social Work courses. Social workers write some of the most important records and reports about people’s lives, which have a lifelong impact (Pierre, 2022). Although writing is often mentioned as a burdensome sideline of what social workers do, writing and recording are core aspects of the practice of social work (Rai et al., 2024). The...
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Piracy, anonymity & parametric politics: An interview with Ned Rossiter and Soenke Zehle
History & The Arts

Piracy, anonymity & parametric politics: An interview with Ned Rossiter and Soenke Zehle

...out becomes a viable alternative. What lies beyond is still uncertain, as the boundaries of the political implode to fuel a civil society whose weight existing democratic institutions cannot carry, without at least a sense of its ‘parametric’ dimensions. - Daniël de Zeeuw [A face comprising a merger of a photo of a woman and a cartoon of a man] The interview Pirate...
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