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Is Anthropology of Religion Racist?
History & The Arts

Is Anthropology of Religion Racist?

...social scientific methodologies for studying religions, and indeed social phenomena more generally, are supposed to be based on empathy and understanding rather than prejudice. There are two main elements to be considered: on the one hand, the race structure of the early anthropology and sociology of religion and, on the other, assets from those same sources that can be...
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The People on the Notes: Adam Smith
History & The Arts

The People on the Notes: Adam Smith

...works – as a “prophet” of individualism, as the man who foresaw the rise of industrial capitalism and provided the definitive proof that government interference was always harmful. But although Smith’s name has been invoked by people seeking to legitimize their political and economic agendas, Smith’s own agenda had very little to do with our modern concerns. It...
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Unlocking the diversity of the past
History & The Arts

Unlocking the diversity of the past

...social pressures of conventional marriage. They arrived in Llangollen in 1778 and settled there as a couple, becoming famous throughout Europe as the 'Ladies of Llangollen'. Painting by J.H. Lynch c.1880 courtesy of Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru /The National Library of Wales. Some people think of history as something that should be confined to books and school lessons,...
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African Caribbean religions and the problem of representation
History & The Arts

African Caribbean religions and the problem of representation

...social scientists has been ongoing since the Enlightenment. Among the Enlightenment intellectuals Auguste Comte (pictured), the founding father of French sociology, is the only one that presented fetishism in some sort of positive light (Böhme, 2014). In contrast with other intellectuals such as Hume, for whom fetishism and polytheism were the crude beginnings of all...
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Ageism and age discrimination
Society, Politics & Law

Ageism and age discrimination

...social care services. The more that we understand the stereotypes and prejudice that underpin ageism and age discrimination, the more that we can ensure that everybody is treated with respect, dignity and empowered within our communities. Your participation today is part of a much bigger movement, a movement to understand ageism and age discrimination and ensure that...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Emmy Noether: Bucking the historical trends
Science, Maths & Technology

Emmy Noether: Bucking the historical trends

...work of women in mathematics today...[Emmy Noether] Emmy Noether OU research student Harry Kennard places the spotlight on Emmy Noether, the female mathematician who bucked the historical trends suggesting women can't be mathematical geniuses. Highlighting the achievements of women in mathematics The Fields Medal is widely regarded as the most prestigious award someone...
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Developing Stamina for Decolonising Higher Education
Education & Development

Developing Stamina for Decolonising Higher Education

...Working with and against the affective flows of resistance in social and global justice learning. Critical Literacy: Theories & Practices, 7(2). Tuck, E., & Yang, K. W. (2012). Decolonization is not a metaphor. Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society, 1(1), 1-40. Whyte, K. (2020). Too late for indigenous climate justice: Ecological and relational tipping points....
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Childhood in the digital age
Education & Development

Childhood in the digital age

...social skills and obesity. Examples of the apparent risks appear in the work of Howard-Jones (2011), who analysed current research in neuroscience and psychology. His argument is that the developing brain can be highly susceptible to environmental influence, and thus that digital technology opens it to risks including: aggressive responses in children caused by playing...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs