My OpenLearn Profile
- Personalise your OpenLearn profile
- Save your favourite content
- Get recognition for your learning
OpenLearn Profile

Dr Jason Toynbee
Dr Jason Toynbee's activities
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Updated on:
06 Aug 2013
-
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.
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.
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.
Updated on:
01 Oct 2012
-
Cultural studies and what to do now114
Jason Toynbee takes us into the world of cultural studies
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.
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?
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
Updated on:
02 Aug 2008
-
Please, Sir Alan114
Jason Toynbee takes a critical look at the popular TV show "The Apprentice".
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"?
Updated on:
24 Apr 2008
-
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".
Updated on:
23 Jan 2008
-
Green, ethical... and mildly nauseating114
Some seasonal observations on the Guardian's Christmas green gift guide.
Updated on:
29 Nov 2007
Dr Jason Toynbee's Research & Publications
Browse Dr Jason Toynbee 's latest research on Open Research Online

Subjects that inspire you
We have eight subject categories for you to explore containing thousands of free resources.
Create your free OpenLearn profile
Anyone can learn for free on OpenLearn, but signing-up will give you access to your personal learning profile and record of achievements that you earn while you study.
Most popular
Atomic Taco in Flickr under Creative-Commons license Introduction to cyber security: stay safe online
OpenLearn Search website
OpenLearn Links
Footer Menu
Our partners
OpenLearn works with other organisations by providing free courses and resources that support our mission of opening up educational opportunities to more people in more places.


©1999-2020. All rights reserved. The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302). The Open University is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in relation to its secondary activity of credit broking.