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Dancing to the rhythm of cultures
Languages

Dancing to the rhythm of cultures

...physicality and spirituality, the body became victorious. Pagan customs of dancing were deeply rooted in Spanish rituals by the time Ferdinand and Isabella took control of the Iberian Peninsula in 1492. The reality of widely spread and continuous dance practices forced a syncretism of two world views were dance became a popular expression of religious sentiment. The...
The Science of Fear
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Science of Fear

...physical manifestations that take place when you become fearful? But why can't he just tell himself that the snake isn't dangerous? He finds it almost impossible to 'turn off' his fear, even when it is irrational. It seems that some 'emotional centre' in his brain doesn't readily listen to his 'reasoning' brain. In a previous the programme on fear with the BBC, I looked...
Black and Minority Ethnic students: Mental wellbeing and study support
Health, Sports & Psychology

Black and Minority Ethnic students: Mental wellbeing and study support

...physical health related articles, such as yoga and distancing, as well as more serious topics like abuse and trauma. https://www.browngirlmagazine.com/health/ Mind Mind provides advice and support to anyone experiencing a mental health problem, including face-to-face and online peer support. For peer support for specific BAME groups, contact your local Mind or search...
Human resources: recruitment and selection
Money & Business

Human resources: recruitment and selection

...physical ability, or any other type of discrimination, can cloud your objectivity in recruitment and selection. At worst this may contravene legislation that exists to protect individuals from discrimination. Other prejudices may be generated by particular organisational traditions regarding the ‘type of person’ considered suitable. However, it is important to ensure...
The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present
History & The Arts

The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present

...Physical Education programmes in schools, the French baron Pierre de Coubertin campaigned for the revival of the Olympics. The Ancient Games had been banned in the 390s CE by Theodosius I (along with all other expressions of non-Christian cults), and, except for a few re-creations dotted through history (e.g. events held at the Hippodrome of Constantinople during the...
Learning from sport burnout and overtraining Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Learning from sport burnout and overtraining

...physical and mental aspects of sport such as athletic identity, overtraining and perfectionism. Throughout this course, you will study sports people who have experienced overtraining, which is often a pre-cursor to burnout, but who have successfully returned to later career success. By the end of the course you will also have a better understanding of your own work or...
Exploring sport online: Athletes and efficient hearts
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring sport online: Athletes and efficient hearts

...physical fitness, there has never been a better time to learn more about sport. Many of us take for granted what we know about sport, whether we participate or spectate. But have you ever thought about delving deeper, to find out more about the sport you follow in particular and how it fits into ideas about sport more generally? This course is the ideal place to start....
Afrodite: Untangling the Routes of Black Women’s Hair
Education & Development

Afrodite: Untangling the Routes of Black Women’s Hair

...physical manifestations of ‘the light of God’. To justify the enslavement and inhumane exploitation of Black people, enslavers dehumanised them, including referring to their hair as ‘woolly’ or with other animalistic terms (which is why asking to touch a Black person’s hair is so egregious), or simply shaving it all off. This meant that tightly coiled tresses...