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Shakespeare: A critical analysis
History & The Arts

Shakespeare: A critical analysis

...social context as well as making a critical analysis of the broader questions of performance and audience interaction throughout history... Shakespeare: A cultural icon Why has Shakespeare become such a cultural hero? Shakespeare and popular culture How Shakespeare has influenced contemporary popular culture. Shakespeare: A critical analysis How we use our personal...
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Audio 56 mins
Rio+20 - United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
Nature & Environment

Rio+20 - United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development

...social equity and ensure environmental protection as we look to the future. In this collection Open University academics reflect on its progress and prospects, and demonstrate that international gatherings of political leaders are not (fortunately?) the only game in town... Tackling climate change Dr Barbara Pizzileo discusses the challenges facing academics in tackling...
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Audio 1 hr 15 mins
COVID-19: Making decisions based on flawed statistics
Science, Maths & Technology

COVID-19: Making decisions based on flawed statistics

...social media, we can see that it arrives at this number with some very simple statistical modelling assumptions and severe extrapolations (estimating unknown values using trends in values we know already, but going far beyond the current range of values). So where did these researchers go wrong? The core analysis of this study is based on a simple regression (a...
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Article 10 mins
Introducing global development
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing global development

...social, economic, political, and environmental issues of this time. It will highlight the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and outline key global development issues such as migration, socio-economic security, technological innovation and environmental sustainability. You’ll be introduced to a conceptual framework called PASH (power, agency, scale and...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
When the public speaks: How refugees welcome shows the public as dangerous giants
Society, Politics & Law

When the public speaks: How refugees welcome shows the public as dangerous giants

...social media. Amid discussions of whether or not it was ethical to post, tweet, and share such a heart-wrenching image, The New York Times rightly noted that the powerful image has spurred international public attention to a crisis that has been ongoing for years. As Anne Barnard and Karam Shoumali noted: “Once again, it is not the sheer size of the
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Article 5 mins
How can the Hajj be made safer?
History & The Arts

How can the Hajj be made safer?

...social identity approach, which suggests a distinction between physical crowds (where people are simply in one place) and psychological crowds (where people in a physical crowd share a common self-definition – a social identity). A group of people at an event may all see themselves and each other as Muslims, Manchester United supporters, or music lovers, for example....
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Article 5 mins
British public open to compromise on Brexit deal, new research finds
Society, Politics & Law

British public open to compromise on Brexit deal, new research finds

...Social Attitudes survey. We asked people to make choices, and trade-offs, between hypothetical options for a Brexit deal, to elicit their preferences. This contrasts with opinion polls, which ask people to report their preferences directly, and by doing so can be subject to various distortions, such as the pressure to give socially acceptable answers. Our approach enabled...
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Article 5 mins
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

...social media was used to encourage the singing of Welsh football supporters at the Euro 2016 championships. It highlights the influence of Wales’ religious heritage, the symbolic importance of the Welsh language, and the ways in which Welsh institutions have sought to perpetuate the tradition. The rich history of congregational singing in Welsh nonconformist chapels...
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Article 5 mins