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Film and society
History & The Arts

Film and society

...history...[Close up of a bucket of popcorn] Film, from its beginning, was considered a realist medium because its mechanical reproduction by a photochemical process appears to ‘catch reality on the wing’. Although it is also the ‘dream factory’, ‘the camera never lies’, so it is an eyewitness whose evidence holds up in the court of history, an image sustained...
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Napoleonic paintings
History & The Arts

Napoleonic paintings

...history painting’ (as it is generally known) constituted by far the most prestigious genre of painting for two principal reasons. First, it was considered to be far more demanding than the so-called lower genres (portraiture, landscape, still life, etc.): not only did the history painter have to work out a large-scale composition involving the human figure, but he was...
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James Smith - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

James Smith - Earth in Vision

...History Unit talks about the experience of live broadcasting natural history content, as well as audiences craving the countryside in their homes, and how the NHU archival footage could be used to document the changing state of the UK's natural heritage...James Smith James began his career as the environment news editor on BBC Wildlife Magazine before he moved into...
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Three Irish Poets – Katherine Tynan
OpenLearn Ireland

Three Irish Poets – Katherine Tynan

...family - ‘I am the pillars… I am the fire… I am the house…’ The woman is self-sufficient and there is no sense of patriarchy (male control of the family). In the last stanza the woman epitomises physical strength- a ‘wall against all danger’. She does humbly pray for the safety of her family, but in terms that emphasise female power - Jesus is addressed as...
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The European Union and the impact on mixed nationality relationships in northern Finland
Society, Politics & Law

The European Union and the impact on mixed nationality relationships in northern Finland

...families. Transcript Further reading and references Anderson, B. (1983) Imagined communities. London. Verso. Billig, M. (1995). Banal nationalism. London. Sage. Cruikshank, J. (1998) The Social life of Stories: Narrative and Knowledge in the Yukon Territory. London. University of Nebraska Press. Erikson, E. H. (1980 [1959]) Identity and the life cycle, New York, W. W....
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Introducing the Generation Study – Emily Darlington, MP
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing the Generation Study – Emily Darlington, MP

...families, this could mean a diagnosis before symptoms appear – and access to care that could make a life-changing difference. Emily Darlington, MP for Milton Keynes Central, introduces the study through this video, and encourages people to learn more about the project or to get involved. For further information, please visit www.generationstudy.co.uk. Transcript The...
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English: Language of opportunity
Languages

English: Language of opportunity

...has increased. English in Malaysia In Malaysia there was a concern that not having English as a national language might hamper economic growth. Speaking English in the U.K Raghavendra and Nandini's families have had a relationship with English for many generations. Speaking English in Canada For many migrants moving to Canada English is essential for beginning a career....
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Management in Chinese cultures
Money & Business

Management in Chinese cultures

...family and respect for authority. Does the enduring success of this approach have important lessons for us in the West, or is this management style increasingly redundant, as economies and companies internationalise and mature? This album visits several companies in Asia to explore the relationship between value systems and business management. This material forms part of...
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