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Leo Tolstoy on King Lear
History & The Arts

Leo Tolstoy on King Lear

...open to the eyes and feet of the world. Love, and Death, and Memory, keep charge for us in silence of some beloved names. It is the crowning glory of genius, the final miracle and transcendent gift of poetry, that it can add to the number of these and engrave on the very heart of our remembrance fresh names and memories of its own creation." "Lear is the occasion for...
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Squares, roots and powers
Science, Maths & Technology

Squares, roots and powers

...Open Mark quiz - Now try the quiz and see if there are any areas you need to work on...Squares, roots and powers: Conclusion - This free course provided an introduction to studying Mathematics. It took you through a series of exercises designed to develop your approach to study and learning at a distance and helped to improve your confidence as an independent...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
What is politics?
Society, Politics & Law

What is politics?

...Open University course DD211 Understanding politics: ideas and institutions in the modern world ...What is politics?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the competing interpretations of what politics is, who does it and where it is done grasp the importance of politics and the variety of ways in which politics affects your...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Beyond the babble: social broadcasting and digital citizenship
History & The Arts

Beyond the babble: social broadcasting and digital citizenship

...are. This article is published as part of an editorial partnership between openDemocracy, The Open University and Counterpoints Arts to reanimate the Tate Exchange project in which academics and artists together ask who – during a time when the lines marking out citizens, borders and nations are being redrawn, or drawn more starkly – 'we' are, and who gets to decide....
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How can honour killings be stopped?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can honour killings be stopped?

...Open University's Sociology courses and qualifications [The UK government's Ending Violence against Women and Girls strategy] The 2016 strategy paper from the UK Home Office on ending violence against women and girls, introduced by the-then Home Secretary Theresa May The ‘honour’ killing of Banaz Mahmod represents the tragic consequences of the failure of state and...
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“Pobal Teanga Faoi Bhláth”: why Good Friday Agreement affects the Irish language
Languages

“Pobal Teanga Faoi Bhláth”: why Good Friday Agreement affects the Irish language

...open themselves for the first 13 years, until 1984 when Bunscoil Phobal Feirste was awarded official maintained status. In 2021, Bunscoil Phobal Feirste celebrated 50 years, and now, across the north, over 7,300 students attend over 30 Irish medium education schools at all levels. It really is quite the story of community resilience and hope. The growth of the Irish...
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The winding garden path: Radicalism amongst the flower beds
History & The Arts

The winding garden path: Radicalism amongst the flower beds

...Open University courses But that's very much the sort of sniffy attitude which is strenuously attacked in a new book called Radical Gardening – Politics, Idealism and Rebellion in the Garden. Its author is George McKay who's Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Salford. He now joins me in the studio together with Tim Jordan, Senior Lecturer in Culture,...
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Abolitionism must come from below: A critique of British Anti-Slavery Abolition
Society, Politics & Law

Abolitionism must come from below: A critique of British Anti-Slavery Abolition

...opened a space for a moral critique of chattel slavery. Recognition that chattel slavery was a ‘social evil’ also gained moral and political significance following the defeat of the British in the American War of Independence in 1781.Recognition that chattel slavery was a ‘social evil’ also gained moral and political significance following the defeat of the...
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Article 20 mins