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Historical perspectives on race
History & The Arts

Historical perspectives on race

...concept of ‘race’ invented? How did ideas of ‘race’ operate in political, social, legal and economic terms? What are the challenges we face in describing ‘race’ in our study of the past? Please be aware, this course includes descriptions and depictions of violence, slavery and racist language. If you are likely to find this distressing, please consider...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Young people’s wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Young people’s wellbeing

...concept – a state of ‘wellness’ – rather than the mere absence of illness. Once again, there is an implicit criticism of a negative, medical focus on health ‘problems’. Third, the use of the word wellbeing represents an attempt to broaden the scope of what is meant by health, so that it includes not only physical and mental health but also what is here called...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Eating for the environment
Nature & Environment

Eating for the environment

...concepts relating to species classification, which can then be applied to biodiversity in natural systems. [Described image] Figure 3 A diversity of species can be found (a) in natural systems and (b) on a dinner plate . Although your food is usually sourced from many locations – and hence your diet is unlikely to represent the biodiversity of a particular area – it...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
The Irish Gothic in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries
OpenLearn Ireland

The Irish Gothic in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries

...concepts have had a profound impact on literature. By introducing the concept of the unconscious mind, Freud radically transformed writer’s understanding of their craft, inspiring the creation of psychologically complex and layered characters. Freud’s influence became foundational to modernist and postmodernist literature, opening new avenues for exploring human...
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Article 45 mins
UK must balance food farming impacts
Nature & Environment

UK must balance food farming impacts

...de Ruiter, an environmental scientist at the James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen, and colleagues. At present, two-thirds of all cropland needed to produce the UK’s food and feed is located overseas, while 64% of associated carbon dioxide emissions are emitted abroad. The report concludes: “These results imply that the UK is increasingly reliant on external resources,...
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Article 10 mins
Charity Reed
Education & Development

Charity Reed

...de Beauvoir and the Feminist Revolution, Introducing philosophy and she's currently working on Exploring languages and cultures... as she said, there’s been plenty and quite a variety too. ‘The great thing about OpenLearn is that there’s no pressure, I can just pick a subject and study as I like,’ Charity added. ‘Some I’ve covered entirely within a couple of...
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Article 5 mins
Seeing foreigners as weird and different: What is orientalism?
Society, Politics & Law

Seeing foreigners as weird and different: What is orientalism?

...de Banyoles", or "The Negro of Banyoles") published by Francesc Darder in a booklet for Barcelona Universal Exhibition at 1888.] Picture of "El Negro" ("Negre de Banyoles", or "The Negro of Banyoles") published by Francesc Darder in a booklet for Barcelona Universal Exhibition at 1888 During the ages of European exploration and colonial expansion, the west delighted in...
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Article 5 mins
Hedd Wyn: y modd y cafodd bywyd un o feirdd mwyaf addawol Cymru ei dorri’n fyr gan y rhyfel byd cyntaf
History & The Arts

Hedd Wyn: y modd y cafodd bywyd un o feirdd mwyaf addawol Cymru ei dorri’n fyr gan y rhyfel byd cyntaf

...de-lis’. Bu’n gweithio ar y gerdd tan y funud olaf. Yn gynnar ym mis Medi y flwyddyn honno, daeth criw mawr o bobl ynghyd i wylio seremoni’r cadeirio ym Mhenbedw. Roedd y prif weinidog ar y pryd, sef David Lloyd George, yn eu plith, ac yntau’n siaradwr Cymraeg. Heb wybod ei fod wedi marw o’i anafiadau sawl wythnos yn gynharach, roedd y beirniaid yn unfryd unfarn...
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Article 5 mins