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Helen Langdon's ‘Caravaggio’
History & The Arts

Helen Langdon's ‘Caravaggio’

...history writing...Accounts of Caravaggio's life are filled with suggestions of murder and intrigue. But does knowing more about this dark artist's experiences help us to interpret his art? Or does understanding his motivations cloud their true meaning? This free course, Helen Langdon's 'Caravaggio', explores the biographical monograph, one of the most common forms of art...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
A 19th century autopsy unmasks a poisoner
History & The Arts

A 19th century autopsy unmasks a poisoner

...family into his house, and take care of his children. Shortly after, Mr Perry was taken very ill with the cholera morbus, as stated by Watkins, by whom his life was despaired of, and Dr Chauncey L Sheldon, of Warsaw, was sent for, who attended him through the day, and till nine o'clock at night, and left him apparently much better. Watkins attended him the remainder of...
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Article 5 mins
Rastafari in Israel
History & The Arts

Rastafari in Israel

...family living in Ashdod. [Home with Rastafari symbols] Upon my arrival, I was surprised to see that their house was completely covered with Rastafari symbols and colours (see picture above). My senses were also submerged in the sounds of Reggae and Dub music playing in the background 24 hours a day. It is important to note that Rastafarianism appeared in Israel through...
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Article 10 mins
Beginners’ Chinese
Languages

Beginners’ Chinese

...families, describe where they come from and what they do for a living. You’ll hear them talk about sports, ask for directions, buy things, order food in a restaurant, invite someone to dinner – or simply share their experience of learning Chinese. You’ll also find a track to help you with pronunciation and the use of tones. Finally, there’s the chance to listen to...
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Audio 43 mins
Festival of Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Festival of Psychology

...family care practice: Reframing the ‘parentified child’ debate [Yr Athro / Professor Sarah Crafter] Professor Sarah Crafter Professor of Cultural-Developmental Psychology The Open University This presentation explores the perspectives of young people who act as child language brokers. These are children and young people who translate and interpret for family members,...
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Video 2 hrs
Week 8 Civilisations: The debate
History & The Arts

Week 8 Civilisations: The debate

...History, will be discussing episode eight of Civilisations on Thursday 19th April at 10pm. Let us know your thoughts in this discussion hub...[cult of progress image] Why does this episode refer to the “cult” of progress? And who were the winners and who were the losers in the drive toward “progress” that implicated the art, architecture and visual culture of this...
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Activity 5 mins
Saving Setrus: To Intervene or not to Intervene
Society, Politics & Law

Saving Setrus: To Intervene or not to Intervene

...shared history as nations means that there are many Hannish living and working in Laurania and the eyes of the international community are on you to see how you will react. [Saving Setrus launch image] Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari....
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Activity 15 mins
Irish Women’s Poetry: Eavan Boland
OpenLearn Ireland

Irish Women’s Poetry: Eavan Boland

...history face up to the whole truth of the past, its humiliations and starvations. ‘That the Science…’ challenges the official version of Irish history as drawn on a map. Although seductive, with ‘ingenious design’ and ‘curve’, the map holds no trace of the famine road nor its harrowing truth. Boland uses the map to make a political point: those who control...
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Article 5 mins