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Repatriation and returning remains
History & The Arts

Repatriation and returning remains

...of things: an introduction to material culture... Encountering a body Nigel Warburton discusses two different cases regarding the issue of consent when displaying human remains. Torres Strait remains The Natural History Museum in London gave back 138 ancestral remains to the Torres Strait islands. Objections to Repatriation Tiffany Jenkins argues against repatriation...
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Selling Empire: Film
History & The Arts

Selling Empire: Film

...Family One Family (1930) was one of the Empire Marketing Board (EMB) Film Unit’s first feature-length productions. Its central character is an ordinary London schoolboy, who dreams that he travels to the Dominions to collect ingredients for the King’s Christmas pudding. [EMB The Empire Christmas Pudding] 'The Empire Christmas Pudding', by F.C. Harrison; 25 ins x 40...
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Humans better at rapid change than we think
Nature & Environment

Humans better at rapid change than we think

...history and from the present day. Change needed now The study is published by the New Weather Institute and the STEPS Centre(based at the University of Sussex in the UK) and was funded by the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council. It details 14 stories of the sort of change it believes we need now. The choice is necessarily highly selective – “just a glimpse of...
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Another spoonful? Understanding the Place of Sugar - Part Two
Society, Politics & Law

Another spoonful? Understanding the Place of Sugar - Part Two

...history and geography. At the heart of this new contradictory geography is the sugar plantation. It is geography that enables the sugar plantation to exist, by placing its horrors at a remove from the refined societies of Europe and America. It is the geography of plantations that allows sugar to be both cheap and a luxury. The sugar plantation anchors the transatlantic...
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The Problem with Pink
History & The Arts

The Problem with Pink

...history tell us anything about its links to femininity? Dr Emma Barker explores...[Madame de Pompadour by Francois Boucher 1759] Madame de Pompadour by François Boucher 1759 The idea that pink is feminine is something that we tend to take for granted. It works as a convenient shorthand – an obvious example is the wearing of pink ribbons to mark breast cancer awareness....
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Article 10 mins
Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision
Nature & Environment

Desmond Morris - Earth In Vision

...history television Desmond Morris discusses Zoo Time, digital archive, David Attenborough, climate change, human behaviour and the future. ...Desmond Morris Desmond Morris is an English zoologist, ethologist, broadcaster and author. He has a zoology degree from the University of Birmingham and a Doctorate from the University of Oxford on the reproductive behaviour of the...
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FREE Mental Health Tips and Resources
Health, Sports & Psychology

FREE Mental Health Tips and Resources

...family, finance, careers and education have affected us all in one way or another, so it's vital we all take the time to consider our own mental health and wellbeing, as well as those around us. Here are some FREE resources to do just that...Find out about The Open University's Psychology courses and qualifications Discover ways to alleviate stress and some of the...
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Why are people upset about the Stonewall Movie?
History & The Arts

Why are people upset about the Stonewall Movie?

...history: Whitewashing and Cisplaining...the movie I began my transition in 1992. Part of what came with that was the meed for a hair stylist. I found mine at the Pink House in Conway, Arkansas. It was owned by John Schenck and Robert Lloyd, Their story is here at Freedom to Marry. John used to tell me stories from the old days. He was well positioned to do so since he...
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