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Beyond power and resistance: Politics at the radical limits
Money & Business

Beyond power and resistance: Politics at the radical limits

...socially possible?...Has political resistance has lost its ability to confront political and economic power and achieve social change? Despite its best intentions, resistance has often become incorporated and neutered before it achieves its aims, as new forms of power absorb it and turn it towards their own ends. Since the Enlightenment, the opposing forces of power and...
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Climate change: transitions to sustainability
Nature & Environment

Climate change: transitions to sustainability

...social democracy; these reformists worked ‘within the system’ to extend the right to vote for women and working-class men, and later created the welfare state. In other words, they seek change, but are looking to bring it about within the existing system and accept its constraints. These ‘sustainability steps’ reformers are offering a descriptive account of what...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
St David’s Day and the role of the crowd in perceptions of Welsh musical identity
History & The Arts

St David’s Day and the role of the crowd in perceptions of Welsh musical identity

...work of twelve leading scholars, it will examine Welsh music and musical life from the earliest medieval sources through to the ‘Cool Cymru’ phenomenon and twenty-first-century Wales’ reputation as a centre for creative media production. Helen Barlow and Martin Clarke are co-authoring a chapter that examines the role of the crowd in perceptions of Welsh musical...
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Why riot? Community, choices, aspirations
Education & Development

Why riot? Community, choices, aspirations

...social history groups with older people or community groups working on history or conflict issues. Thinking about the issues facing you and other young people can help you to make new connections through these common concerns. You might also be able to create new relationships and communities that cross the boundaries of where you live to tackle these issues and...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The Cyber Armour: A podcast which champions voices and safety of women and girls in the digital world
Society, Politics & Law

The Cyber Armour: A podcast which champions voices and safety of women and girls in the digital world

...work sits at the intersection of AI ethics, computational social science and education technology. His research has earned him recognition including The Open University’s Research Excellence Award runner-up and a Best Paper Award at the IEEE/ACM International Conference. The final episode of this series explores misogynoir, which is a form of online hate targeting Black...
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So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing

...social policy theory Nurses work in a political landscape; health is a key aspect of all societies political and social policy agenda. Understanding the context in which nurses work is important for all nurses. ExamplePolitics and social theory: An example might be the development of a new policy for dementia care. This policy will not only shape the development of...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Artists and authorship: the case of Raphael
History & The Arts

Artists and authorship: the case of Raphael

...social ideals that Raphael and his work have seemed to represent for generations who have followed him. As you’ve discovered in this free course, Artists and authorship: the case of Raphael, ‘Raphael’ has been a powerful ideal for artists and critics in the centuries since his death as a seemingly timeless standard of great art, whatever is high, spiritual and...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Careers education and guidance
Education & Development

Careers education and guidance

...work at any age – are life-enhancing for individuals and crucial to our future social and economic well-being. They are also an indicator of a good school. This free course, Careers education and guidance (CEG), discusses what a school's personal development programme should provide, and how all teachers have a role in securing successful transitions for their students....
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs