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Robert Owen and New Lanark
History & The Arts

Robert Owen and New Lanark

...to romanticism, c. 1780–1830. Produced by the BBC on behalf of the Open University © The Open University. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
PodMag May 2016
Society, Politics & Law

PodMag May 2016

...Open University...Get your highlighters ready, it’s revision time! In the May edition of the PodMag, Karen interviews Dr Georgina Blakeley, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Studies and Chair of DD102, Helen Clough, Learning and Teaching Librarian, and Jacqueline Baxter talks to three students about their hot tips for preparing for EMAs and exams. Select...
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Audio 20 mins
Methods in Motion: Finding a voice after Brexit
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Finding a voice after Brexit

...intense ethnographic research in divided neighbourhoods; while We Are The 48 and local pro-Europe groups offer alternative identifications. Such groups offer resources for engaging with a post-Brexit world, of renewing our ‘openness’ mission while – of course – holding on to our distinctive strengths in conducting rigorous research and first-rate analysis....
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Article 5 mins
World must avert flood of climate refugees - Climate News Network
Nature & Environment

World must avert flood of climate refugees - Climate News Network

...resource wars and huge movements of desperate people unless it tackles climate change effectively. Lord Ashdown, who was leader of Britain’s Liberal Democrats for 11 years, describes the present flight of refugees from Syria and other conflict areas as a “rehearsal” for the vast humanitarian disaster he believes will soon unfold. In a recent BBC interview on the...
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Article 10 mins
Who are we? A project about art, migration, politics and identity
History & The Arts

Who are we? A project about art, migration, politics and identity

...Opening up Education on the Move in 2019: Academics and Artists working together to understand migration, participation, citizenship and Belonging...The 2019 ‘Who Are We?’ project took place for the third year at the Tate Modern and brought together academics and artists to explore migration, participation, citizenship and belonging through installations, symposia,...
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Article 15 mins
A Buen Puerto: Fast Forward in Spanish
Languages

A Buen Puerto: Fast Forward in Spanish

...Open University course L314 A buen puerto: advanced Spanish... Introduction Introduction to the series of programmes Radio Programme 1: Astronomy in Colombia A radio-style programme about astronomy from Cali in Colombia featuring experts and some phone-in callers Radio programme 1: English borrowings in Spanish A talk about the words which Spanish has borrowed from...
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Audio 1 hr 28 mins
Behind the camera
History & The Arts

Behind the camera

...resources of the state, making film and videos as part of their PR function to educate and persuade the public of their policies on health, housing, childcare and education. The state often branded the unofficial users of the film as ‘ideological’, missing the point that they themselves were ideological, and the even larger point that we understand today – thanks to...
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Article 10 mins
Why not ‘World Religions’?
History & The Arts

Why not ‘World Religions’?

...Open University’s Religious Studies courses and qualifications. Resources for teachers There are discussion questions and a classroom activity suggested at the end of this course...Why not ‘World Religions’?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: identify some different ways in which religion can be understood understand the...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr