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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?

...history. Dr Anthony Gunter looks at how the struggles for integration still continue in America today...After a long day at 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...
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Article 5 mins
An introduction to material culture
History & The Arts

An introduction to material culture

...history doesn’t just concentrate on paintings or sculpture or on valuable objects, it also concentrates on the more mundane phenomenons of material culture, of which this is an example. Even though there are millions of these in the world, it still has meaning because it has meaning for me in particular, because it is particular to me, but also if someone else has one...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
The meaning of crime
Society, Politics & Law

The meaning of crime

...history you are considering; and which particular society you are looking at. There is no simple, fixed, unassailable, objective definition of crime. The meaning of crime cannot be separated from the many and varied uses of the term in a particular society. Social scientists would describe this by saying the meaning of crime is a social construction...The meaning of...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Religious diversity: rethinking religion
History & The Arts

Religious diversity: rethinking religion

...history, sociology and anthropology. Many of the skills developed – such as critical thinking, questioning common assumptions, and making evidence-based arguments – are also highly valued in employment and are useful in negotiating life more generally. Religious studies develops ways of understanding and relating to others whose deeply held positions are very...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Heroes and Villains: The Outlaw in Early American Folk Music
Health, Sports & Psychology

Heroes and Villains: The Outlaw in Early American Folk Music

...history is evident in Woody Guthrie’s explanation of how Pretty Boy Floyd became an outlaw. According to Guthrie, Floyd accidentally killed a deputy sheriff after the latter swore in front of his wife. Well, a deputy sheriff approached him In a manner rather rude, Using vulgar words of language And his wife she overheard. Pretty Boy grabbed a log chain And the deputy...
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Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching
Education & Development

Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching

...History Month resources to make your teaching practice more inclusive for pupils and students from a black or minority ethnic background? Here are some quick tips from Anita Naoko Pilgrim on how you might approach that work...Multiculturalism This approach looks to acknowledge and celebrate diverse cultures, often by including pictures and stories of people of diverse...
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Walk the walk: encountering death and dying spaces in hospital
Health, Sports & Psychology

Walk the walk: encountering death and dying spaces in hospital

...family and friends when called in to visit someone they know. It can be a time of heightened emotions and confusion. ...This content is associated with The Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. In this interactive, you will explore two people’s experiences of visiting a hospital in these circumstances. You will find out how the hospital...
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Activity 15 mins
The Large Hadron Collider
Science, Maths & Technology

The Large Hadron Collider

...family of supersymmetric particles and provide an insight into the nature of dark matter. Looking to the future, there is a sneak preview of the LHC upgrade plans, and a particle accelerator of the future, the Next Linear Collider... The Large Hadron Collider An introduction to this album The world's most complicated machine A basic description of what the LHC is, how...
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