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How radical was Martin Luther King?
History & The Arts

How radical was Martin Luther King?

...social message was his greatest claim to radicalism...[Martin Luther King Jr in 1964] Martin Luther King in 1964 Martin Luther King Jr. has come to be revered as a hero who led a nonviolent struggle to reform and redeem the United States. His birthday is celebrated as a national holiday. Tributes are paid to him on his death anniversary each April, and his legacy is...
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Rosa Parks and Rob Williams sparked a revolution against racism – but has the US squandered their legacy?
Society, Politics & Law

Rosa Parks and Rob Williams sparked a revolution against racism – but has the US squandered their legacy?

...work, 42-year-old black seamstress Rosa Parks boarded a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. She went to the back and took a seat in the section designated for black ('coloured') people. Rosa’s subsequent refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger, as demanded by the white bus driver, resulted in her being arrested, tried and convicted for civil disobedience. That was...
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Black History Month 2022 talks
Education & Development

Black History Month 2022 talks

...social and working relationships between eighteenth-century free Black men in England, English scholars, and clergymen. The significance of this is their active involvement or connection with the transatlantic slave trade and enslavers. Carol’s goal is to inspire the academic and public community to increase their knowledge and explore past events in history. Transcript...
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Business ethics
History & The Arts

Business ethics

...Social Responsibility – all the vogue now; do businesses really have an obligation – as opposed to a profit motive - to care about the environment, the communities in which they operate, and so on? Questions to which Alex Oliver should know the answers: he runs The Forum for Philosophy in Business at Cambridge University. Audio Text David Edmonds: This is Ethics...
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Dealing with Change
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dealing with Change

...Work theme in our Applying Psychology to Work hub we have many rescources to help you make sense of change. ...Anxiety and change Since the start of 2020, every individual in the world has been impacted by change to some extent. For many people the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic brought with it a different way of doing things, whether that was simply by washing your hands...
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Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding autism

...social science. It uses text, images and audio-visual media...Learn about autism, a complex and challenging long-term condition for many individuals and their families worldwide, and an aspect of human diversity to others. This free course, Understanding autism, introduces the autism spectrum, how it is experienced by different individuals and families, and why it is a...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Understanding Cities
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding Cities

...social relationships, the impact of globalisation, and the way green spaces are utilised become ever more pressing concerns. The tracks on this album explore some of the challenges faced across the world as citizens and administrators adapt to ever increasing pressures on city spaces and resources. The material forms part of the course DD304, Understanding Cities......
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Political ordering
Society, Politics & Law

Political ordering

...Social and Behavioural Sciences, 2008). The two artists have continued to work together, most recently on a series of murals depicting the Beatles to celebrate Liverpool’s term as Capital of Culture in 2008. Summary There are two traditions of mural painting in Northern Ireland, which are indicative of two different relationships to the state. Mural painting is a...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs