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A Century of Change: Shifting Patterns in Irish Emigration in the 1800s
OpenLearn Ireland

A Century of Change: Shifting Patterns in Irish Emigration in the 1800s

...architecture associated with the Gothic Revival. The role of the ‘Big House’ in Irish history is explored in the Open University module A111, Discovering the arts and humanities. Many of the owners of such houses also maintained estates in England and in other parts of the British Empire. The management of an Irish estate was frequently left in the hands of middlemen,...
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Hitler's rise and fall: Timeline
History & The Arts

Hitler's rise and fall: Timeline

...Architecture due to his inability to provide a school leaving certificate. 1909—1913 Without any means of money, Hitler struggles to survive in Vienna, living in a men’s hostel. He sells postcards which he’s drawn, of famous sights, and undertakes a series of menial jobs, to earn money. During this period of poverty, Hitler engages in much political activity,...
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Deconstructing the Moors: black presence in the United Kingdom before and during the Tudor period
History & The Arts

Deconstructing the Moors: black presence in the United Kingdom before and during the Tudor period

...architectural infrastructure (Lane-Poole, 1886). In his literature The Story of the Moors in Spain, Lane-Poole (1886) clarifies the distinction of the Berber Moors originating from North Africa, which separates them from their Arab counterparts. [An illustration of Averroes, a Moorish polymath] Averroes, a Moorish polymath, was the founder of the Averroism school of...
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A brief history of Harlem
Society, Politics & Law

A brief history of Harlem

...architecturally appealing buildings. Gentrification is thus argued to increase housing inequalities and disadvantage poorer households who cannot afford the rising prices and are thus displaced. In the case of Harlem this process has considerable impact on the African-American community for whom the locality has been home, as well as a site of empowerment in a sometimes...
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Why teach art?
Education & Development

Why teach art?

...architecture (and tourist attraction!). Even while respecting varying cultural norms it might be argued that these are immediately recognisable cultural icons. All three are highly visible cultural products, which reflect human agency and creativity. In so far as the category of art is an open concept all three might make a claim for inclusion. The point being made is...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
The Byzantine icon
History & The Arts

The Byzantine icon

...architectural church types were developed to host and facilitate the liturgy, the religious rituals and worship. Some periods showed preference for larger-scale church buildings, while others favoured smaller-scale construction, especially during the late Byzantine period (1261–1453), which has sometimes been associated with the dire and declining economy of the Empire...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
The body in antiquity
History & The Arts

The body in antiquity

...Architecture Collection Ltd/Bridgeman Images...The body in antiquity: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand what makes the study of the ancient body important for our understanding of ancient society understand the meaning and significance of key theoretical approaches to bodies (‘habitus’, ‘cultural scripts’) understand...
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Level 3: Advanced 5 hrs
Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour
History & The Arts

Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour

...architectural shapes. These are created by the plinth on which the sculpture of the female figure sits and the setting of antique remains, but there are also diagonals in the architectural fragments at the figure’s feet. This geometric effect is softened by the inclusion of trees and foliage that appear stretched behind and above the figure, again creating the illusion...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs