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Browse 16 OpenLearn items Dr Jason Toynbee has worked on

• Andrew Skudder on Flickr under CC BY-SA 2.0 under Creative-Commons license

  

  Bob Crow and his legacy¹¹⁴

  "A great loss to trade unionism and the cause of social justice", Dr Toynbee pays tribute to Bob Crow, leader of the RMT transport workers union.

  Read now: Bob Crow and his legacy

  Updated on:

  14 Mar 2014

• Photo by Kaihsu Tai / CC BY-SA 3.0 under Creative-Commons license

  

  Discuss: The struggle of the working class¹¹⁴

  What do you think about the struggles faced by the working class? Fill in our short survey and share your thoughts and memories.

  Take part now: Discuss: The struggle of the working class

  Updated on:

  06 Aug 2013

• By Goldfinger at sr.wikipedia [CC-BY-3.0-rs], from Wikimedia Commons under Creative-Commons license

  

  Discuss: Representations of the working class¹¹⁴

  The working class in the media: stereotypes or accurate potrayals? Fill in our short survey and share your thoughts and memories.

  Take part now: Discuss: Representations of the working class

  Updated on:

  06 Aug 2013

• By Chitrapa (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons under Creative-Commons license

  

  Discuss: Working class leisure¹¹⁴

  From music hall to football to karaoke. Fill in our short leisure survey and share your thoughts and memories.

  Take part now: Discuss: Working class leisure

  Updated on:

  06 Aug 2013

• Betty Longbottom [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons under Creative-Commons license

  

  Discuss: Housing for the working class¹¹⁴

  Housing has always been a problem for the working class. Fill in our short survey and share your thoughts and memories.

  Take part now: Discuss: Housing for the working class

  Updated on:

  06 Aug 2013

• Copyright: BBC

  

  Discuss: Does work define your class position?¹¹⁴

  What do you think about work and the working class? Fill in our short survey and share your thoughts and memories.

  Take part now: Discuss: Does work define your class position?

  Updated on:

  06 Aug 2013

• The Open University under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 license

  

  Black British Jazz¹¹⁴

  Often seen as an American artform, Jason Toynbee explains how his research shows Black British Jazz dates back almost a century.

  Watch now: Black British Jazz

  Updated on:

  01 Oct 2012

• Bill Henderson under CC-BY-SA licence under Creative-Commons license

  

  Learning to groove¹¹⁴

  The story of Tomorrow's Warriors, teaching young people to love jazz - and training them for music industry success.

  Listen now: Learning to groove

  Updated on:

  01 Oct 2012

• Cultural studies and what to do now¹¹⁴

  Jason Toynbee takes us into the world of cultural studies

  Read now: Cultural studies and what to do now

  Updated on:

  29 Jan 2009

• by Mark Hinds, some rights reserved under Creative-Commons license

  

  Crunch culture¹¹⁴

  Jason Toynbee sugests that when times are hard we can expect to see more about real life - and less reality TV - on our screens.

  Read now: Crunch culture

  Updated on:

  09 Dec 2008

• salty_soul under CC-BY licence under Creative-Commons license

  

  The Discovery of Capitalism¹¹⁴

  Is capitalism a new word, used since the credit crunch became the financial crisis?

  Read now: The Discovery of Capitalism

  Updated on:

  03 Oct 2008

• by Chrysaora under CC-BY-NC-ND licence under Creative-Commons license

  

  On reggae island¹¹⁴

  Jamaica has lost its way since its progressive 1970s, and an air of fatalism hangs over reggae island

  Read now: On reggae island

  Updated on:

  02 Aug 2008

• Please, Sir Alan¹¹⁴

  Jason Toynbee takes a critical look at the popular TV show "The Apprentice".

  Read now: Please, Sir Alan

  Updated on:

  30 May 2008

• Juliana Coutinho under CC-BY licence under Creative-Commons license

  

  Harry Potter is mine… all mine!¹¹⁴

  Is copyright law justifiable? And what constitutes "fair use"?

  Read now: Harry Potter is mine… all mine!

  Updated on:

  24 Apr 2008

• Copyright: photos.com

  

  Folk devils and financial panics¹¹⁴

  Jason Toynbee analyses the credit crunch in the light of Stanley Cohen's concepts of "folk devils" and the "media amplification spiral".

  Read now: Folk devils and financial panics

  Updated on:

  23 Jan 2008

• Green, ethical... and mildly nauseating¹¹⁴

  Some seasonal observations on the Guardian's Christmas green gift guide.

  Read now: Green, ethical... and mildly nauseating

  Updated on:

  29 Nov 2007

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