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Britain's Fat Fight
Health, Sports & Psychology

Britain's Fat Fight

...family...With Britain now the most obese country in western Europe, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall in his TV series Britain’s Fat Fight is on a mission: asking food producers, restaurants and the government to confront the crisis. Two-thirds of us are already overweight and there's no doubt that our poor diet and lack of exercise is slowly killing us, as well as crippling...
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Article 10 mins
Migrant parenting
Health, Sports & Psychology

Migrant parenting

...families in a society which is based on neoliberal principles, where individuals are expected to take responsibility not only to provide for their families but also to work on themselves to better themselves with minimum support from the state. In family situations this translates to the practices of intensive parenting, which essentially describes the competitive nature...
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Article 5 mins
What does 'settled status' for EU citizens mean?
Society, Politics & Law

What does 'settled status' for EU citizens mean?

...family member of an EU citizen. Suitability is a criminal background check to ensure the individual is not a threat to public security. Settled and pre-settled status The official date of withdrawal – March 29, 2019 – is not the deadline for accruing the five years needed for permanent residency. Instead, if EU citizens and their families have been continuously...
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Article 5 mins
Historical perspectives on race
History & The Arts

Historical perspectives on race

...history, this construction has real consequences. From enslavement and colonisation to resistance and revolution, the stories of people of colour are often left untold in accounts of the past. This free course, Historical perspectives on race, will introduce you to ideas and scholarship dealing with the construction of race, and help you to start exploring people’s...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Reading Political Philosophy: From Machiavelli to Mill
History & The Arts

Reading Political Philosophy: From Machiavelli to Mill

...history and development of political philosophy has been dominated by many inspirational and radical thinkers. The tracks on this album offer both an introduction and an in-depth insight into the leading theorists in this field and their most important works. In a series of lively and invigorating discussions, leading political philosophers examine canonical texts and...
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Audio 5 hrs 18 mins
The Arts Past and Present: Ireland
History & The Arts

The Arts Past and Present: Ireland

...history. St Mary's Church is now appreciated as a bar as well as a work of art. Ireland has moved on, and now embraces all of its heritage. In the audio track, Anne Laurence, a History Professor at The Open University, elaborates on the issues addressed in the album. This material is drawn from The Open University course AA100 The arts past and present... The Arts Past...
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Audio 43 mins
Impossible Peace 2: Much more than an archive
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Much more than an archive

...history and learning and the different perspectives...The peace process is not just about us, but about what we can share and do for others; about how we help those who visit this peace of ours and look for the compass points that lead away from conflict. We can help with some things, but not everything. As we reflect on our journey in Northern Ireland, so we look out at...
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Article 5 mins
Identity In Question
Health, Sports & Psychology

Identity In Question

...to wider cultural forms. Individual, Person and Self The distinctions between the concepts of Individual, Person and Self Legal Personality Exploring the question of why all human beings don't have legal personality. A History of Persons Undertaking a history of persons and exploring what theoretical instruments are needed for guidance, and who can supply them....
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Audio 54 mins