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Understanding Classical terms
History & The Arts

Understanding Classical terms

...Histories’ in more detail. [Image taken from page 387 of 'Herodotus: the text of Canon Rawlinson's translation, 1897] Image taken from page 387 of 'Herodotus: the text of Canon Rawlinson's translation, 1897 Names, places and maps Many Greek names have more than one English equivalent. For instance, you will find Kyros as well as Cyrus, Aegyptos as well as Egypt. The...
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Crafting a new international partnership for racial equity in Higher Education
Education & Development

Crafting a new international partnership for racial equity in Higher Education

...History Month 2020, Jessica Aguti of Makerere University and Charles Mbalyohere of The Open University were invited to talk about an exciting partnership between their two institutions...Transcript At this early stage of a new partnership between The Open University UK and Uganda’s Makerere University, it helps to draw on a few reflections from history and to envision...
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HeadStart Classical Studies
History & The Arts

HeadStart Classical Studies

...history Exploring Ovid's big ideas HeadStart Classical Studies is designed for anyone and everyone who is interested in finding out more about ancient Greece and Rome. With no prior knowledge assumed, these courses are designed to allow you to get a head start with each topic, whether you are currently studying – or thinking about studying – a classical subject at...
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Exploring philosophy: faking nature
History & The Arts

Exploring philosophy: faking nature

...history should make a difference to how it is thought about now. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course A853 MA Philosophy Part I...Week 1: Originals and copies: 1 Key questions - When is it right to restore something that has been damaged? In 1982, the philosopher Robert Elliot raised this question in regards to the natural...
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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

...family members, the relative ease of self employment in the UK, as well as what they perceived to be a more multiculturalist society where ethnic differences were more welcomed than they felt in their European home countries. However, as we spoke with our research participants in spring 2016, the foremost reason why our interview partners had moved to the UK was economic....
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Football culture: the use of banners
Health, Sports & Psychology

Football culture: the use of banners

...history in the UK and have been associated with many social and political movements and events. In the nineteenth century, for example the Chartists, a working class political reform movement, carried banners on their mass marches, but sadly, there are no surviving examples. In the early twentieth century, women in the suffrage movement carried hand-crafted banners in...
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After the First World War: the 1919 Egyptian Revolution
History & The Arts

After the First World War: the 1919 Egyptian Revolution

...History courses and qualifications [Nationalists demonstrating in Cairo in march 1919] Egyptian nationalists demonstrating in Cairo, March 1919 In 2011, millions tuned in to watch extraordinary scenes of enormous demonstrations in the centre of Cairo against the rule of President Hosni Mubarak, who was forced to relinquish power. The Egyptian Revolution of 2011 was one of...
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Ever Wondered About... Pancakes?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ever Wondered About... Pancakes?

...history of the pancake...History [pancakes with fruit] The origins of Crêpes Suzette — the citrus-flavoured pancake dessert which is set on fire just before serving — are unclear. But the fiery pudding may have been developed by French chef Henri Charpentier. He made the dish a hit in the USA after emigrating there in the 1930s. Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday is the...
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