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Art and the Mexican Revolution
History & The Arts

Art and the Mexican Revolution

...families in America and who were major patrons of Mexican art in the period) largely controlled MoMA and owned the Standard Oil Company, which made huge operating profits south of the border. In this sense, Mexican murals were embroiled in a broader negotiation between the two countries, in which the purported nationalism of the Mexican post-revolutionary governments was...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Scotland and The Battle for Britain: Key places
Society, Politics & Law

Scotland and The Battle for Britain: Key places

...large cities to uninhabited islands. Below we map some of the locations from the programme and from our timeline of key moments in Scottish political history. Select a map marker to reveal the name and some information. If you'd like to explore in more detail, you can open the map in a new tab. Place information taken from Wikipedia under a Creative Commons licence....
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Activity 10 mins
Happy Saint Andrew's Day
Society, Politics & Law

Happy Saint Andrew's Day

...when we celebrate the patron saint of Scotland, so why not learn more about Scotland's riveting political and natural landscapes with our broad range of learning resources? Take a look at the FREE courses, articles and interactives below. You can even visit OpenLearn Scotland, our decidated hub on Scotland's scoiety, culture and history... Find out more about St Andrew...
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Article 30 mins
PodMag October 2016
Society, Politics & Law

PodMag October 2016

...2 History module on the birth of modern Britain, Helen Kaye talks about the new 3rd level Psychology module where students can undertake their own research, and Catriona Havard tells us about the exciting 3rd level interdisciplinary counselling and forensic psychology module first being presented in October 2017. Select here for a copy of the transcript of this audio...
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Audio 20 mins
Dr Anthony Gunter on representing modern Britain, the silent majority and change
Education & Development

Dr Anthony Gunter on representing modern Britain, the silent majority and change

...video Anthony reflects on a Black History Month event, which was well attended, noting that the majority of colleagues were not present – the silent majority. Transcript Time for Change: In this video Anthony outlines how he felt when he came back to work at the OU, after working elsewhere for many years and makes suggestions for changes that could be made. Transcript...
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Video 10 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
One refugee's story: A long, risky journey
Society, Politics & Law

One refugee's story: A long, risky journey

...family,” he recalls. Orfahli is one of thousands of men, women and children fleeing war-torn countries in the Middle East. He calls Syria home — or at least he used to. Not long ago, he was a law student in Lebanon. He regularly went back to visit his family in Jobar, not far from the Syrian capital Damascus. Life was good. Then came the war. The bitter fighting...
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Article 5 mins
On the loss of a baby
Health, Sports & Psychology

On the loss of a baby

...family and friends Family and friends may struggle to support grieving families because they don’t know what to say or do in response to parents’ distress. But talking about the baby and being able to say their baby’s name can be important for grieving parents. Of course, family members such as siblings and grandparents are grieving too, and everyone has their own...
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Article 5 mins