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Language and creativity
Languages

Language and creativity

...social conditions of the ordinary working person. Although Deller is not referencing it directly, it also parallels a movement from the USA in the 1930s, which drew on European surrealist techniques that were current at the time and applied them to social commentary and critique (Fort, 1982). A technique that was favoured by artists in this earlier social surrealist...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Remembering Thatcherism
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Thatcherism

...work of Stuart Hall. His first article The Great Moving Right Show, written before Thatcher came to power and while Hall was still at the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies, was a prescient analysis of the ‘swing to the right’ that was taking place in British society. In this article, Hall outlined the way in which Thatcher and the radical right had put together...
How happiness is challenging GDP as the measure of a country’s health
Society, Politics & Law

How happiness is challenging GDP as the measure of a country’s health

...work and socially, as well as their physical environments and the services they can access. Comparing what different countries value can be revealing. We found that Americans, for example, report being better able to get help from the police compared with people from the UK, whereas there is a substantial difference in the other direction when it comes to accessing...
Studying Environments and Societies
Society, Politics & Law

Studying Environments and Societies

...working with physical environment and the social environment together. And that form of geographical imagination, as we said earlier on, is key to bringing those things back together and that’s what we want to try and do in this module. Michael: Brilliant! Thank you. This is a second level module, part of Q99, and it hits the shelves in - ? George: In September, 2018!...
Why do some cities thrive?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why do some cities thrive?

...work in Milton Keynes] Building the dream: Development work in Milton Keynes Arguably, everything about Milton Keynes is deliberate: its site, its transport, its housing, its business sectors, its jobs. From the moment of its ‘birth’ in 1967 as one of the country’s ‘new towns’, Milton Keynes was planned as a whole. Over the past three decades, it has out-smarted...
Jack Perks - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Jack Perks - Earth in Vision

...social media in connecting with new audiences...Jack Perks Jack is a wildlife photographer and filmmaker specialising in freshwater fish, but with a passion for all things natural history. After studying a BA (Hons.) in Marine & Natural History Photography at Falmouth, he went on to work for many conservation groups like the Wildlife Trusts, RSPB and WWF supplying images...
The Real Wonder Women
Society, Politics & Law

The Real Wonder Women

...social and economic status. Many were trailblazers for future women working in male-dominated fields; many had to fight for success and recognition which may have gone ignored. While this list is by no means exhaustive, we hope it inspires you to celebrate the importance of women's achievements and to learn from their stories. [Start our interactive to learn more] Special...
What does it take to mentor young offenders?
Education & Development

What does it take to mentor young offenders?

...social care/work with children and young people. The programme had three key components: The provision of one-to-one mentoring An opportunity to shadow mentors in their business enterprises An opportunity to engage in a number of enterprise-related challenges One-to-one mentoring: Central to the mentoring programme was the development of a one-to-one relationship between...