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Section 2: Red Clydeside and Glasgow 1919: Setting the Context
World War One and in the years that followed, the UK witnessed the outbreak of a number of large-scale disputes, strikes and protests across the UK and Ireland. The Clydeside region was one of the most significant industrial centres in the entire UK and, thus, no exception...
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Section 1: Introducing ‘Red Clydeside’
Our Red Clydeside collection focuses on the arguments and controversies around the Battle of George Square, Glasgow 1919. Find out more about our free learning resource...
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Abolitionism must come from below: A critique of British Anti-Slavery Abolition
David Scott argues that contemporary penal abolitionists can take inspiration not from British liberal anti-slavery ‘abolitionism from above’ but from the lived experiences and testimonies of slaves and former slaves...
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A brief history of the ever-changing definition of culture
What and where is a culture? Is it all in the mind or represented by physical objects? Can better understanding of the changing nature of culture reduce our inner conflicts and maybe even help to lessen external conflicts? Laura Tan sheds light on who we are, where we come from and where we all want to go from here.
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Legal skills and debates in Scotland
This free course, Legal skills and debates in Scotland, considers how laws are interpreted and applied. It looks at legislation, court judgments, argument, judicial reasoning and rights. It also explores the relationship between society’s values and the laws which it supports and how policy and rights influence development of law.
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Scottish courts and the law
This free course, Scottish courts and the law, explores the role, function and purpose of the courts in Scotland and their relationship with the law. You consider the way in which cases come to court, the difference between the criminal and civil justice systems, the separation of powers, how individuals may become involved with the court ...
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COVID Chronicles from the Margins
Cov19: Chronicles from the Margins investigates the pandemic crisis from the perspectives of asylum seekers and refugees using creative methods and celebrating artful acts of resistance to marginalisation.
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Refugee Creativity and Communities of Solidarity
Being a virtual prisoner in the house, frightened to go out? That’s what many refugees have gone through, often for years on end. First, in the war zones, they fled, for fear of state violence and armed gangs. Second, during the journey in search of safety, many are locked down for days or weeks or months. Third, in the UK, where some are locked...
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The Special Adviser’s Tale, or Political Storytelling in the Time of Covid
When Dominic Cummings broke the COVID-19 lockdown rules, how did the attempts to 'change the narrative' by Cummings and the government defy the logic of storytelling?
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A bird on the edge: the story of the chough and how it speaks for people
Dr Andy Morris looks at one of the less familiar members of the crow family - the chough. Is there a connection between this bird and Celtic speaking areas?
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Stuck in the middle of a pandemic: are international students migrants?
For a long time, international students were not included in most migration debates because they were seen as temporary sojourners. Did things change?
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