1,326 search results
How do we explain racial disproportionality in the criminal justice systems in the US and England and Wales?
Education & Development

How do we explain racial disproportionality in the criminal justice systems in the US and England and Wales?

...everyday racism that ‘originates and operates in established and respected (social) forces, and therefore receives far less public condemnation’. Ture and Hamilton (1967) coined the term ‘institutional racism’ in their seminal work Black Power: Politics of Liberation in America. In this work, Ture and Hamilton made an important distinction between overt racial...
View article How do we explain racial disproportionality in the criminal justice systems in the US and England and Wales?
Article 10 mins
Music and its media
History & The Arts

Music and its media

...English and continental composers. Until around 1730, he worked in partnership first with the publisher and violin maker John Hare (d.1725) and later also with Hare’s son Joseph (d.1733). Walsh was an extremely astute businessman and his output covered a wide range of secular repertory that would appeal to the London audience, including songs, operas, instrumental music...
View course Music and its media
Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Extending and developing your thinking skills
Education & Development

Extending and developing your thinking skills

...everyday life. However, reflecting and working on the attitudes and behaviours of a thinking disposition may be something you will find helpful to your studies. There are ideas in this course that will help you in some of these areas. All students in higher education are encouraged to develop courage and independence in thinking. Starting to study is much like learning in...
View course Extending and developing your thinking skills
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
The New Union Flag project: from an object of agitation to a space for communication
Society, Politics & Law

The New Union Flag project: from an object of agitation to a space for communication

...everyday life of the communities who reside in this country. After that exhibition the next version was done digitally and printed on flag materials used in many community gatherings, processions and demonstrations, schools, as well as galleries to generate a debate about socio-political issues as well as issues that are internal to the art world. One of the key...
View article The New Union Flag project: from an object of agitation to a space for communication
Article 5 mins
Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour
Digital & Computing

Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour

...English. Hiding in privacy Telegram is an app, launched in 2013, that can be set up on almost any device and allows messages to be sent to users, with a strong focus on privacy. IS utilises the service of Telegram channels because it is more difficult for security agencies to monitor and disrupt than other platforms such as Twitter or Facebook. An important tool that...
View article Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour
Article 10 mins
From insecurity to insecurity: Black and Ethnic Minority Europeans in the UK
Society, Politics & Law

From insecurity to insecurity: Black and Ethnic Minority Europeans in the UK

...everyday life for some of our interview partners, we also heard about exploitation, such as Amelia’s experience in the workplace: ‘I had an experience, working as a waitress and they… didn’t pay me.’ For most, this type of experience was part of their early days in the UK and the more they had access to local knowledge, the better they were able to organise...
View article From insecurity to insecurity: Black and Ethnic Minority Europeans in the UK
Article 5 mins
Approaching leadership with care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Approaching leadership with care

...English in his local community: As you watch, reflect on how people describe José and his current leadership journey: What skills does he bring with him? What challenges does he face? Who helps him along the way? JULIE MCKIRDY (LIBRARY SUPERVISOR, THIMBLEMAILL LIBRARY) So José told me his story, and I loved José the minute I met him. He felt like he was my younger...
View course Approaching leadership with care
Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Creativity, community and ICT
Education & Development

Creativity, community and ICT

...everyday life, its purposes and problems … creative activity is also pervasive … creativity can be expressed in collaborative as well as individual activities, in teamwork, in organisations, in communities and in governments. (DfEE, 1999, p. 28) It seemed appropriate to begin this unit with accounts of two of the western world's most celebrated works about...
View course Creativity, community and ICT
Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs