Building a sustainable response to Islamic extremism in Europe and beyond.
How can we resolve the tensions between the different communities in Europe in the light of the growing threat from Islamic extremists, sometimes dubbed the 'Enemy Within'?
Hisham Hellyer is a policy analyst, academic and commentator, based at the University of Warwick as an Associate Fellow, the American University in Cairo as a Visiting Professor and Trinity College in Dublin as a Senior Research Fellow. His research interests include European Muslim communities, the interplay between Isla
4 Inside the atom
Atoms, elements and molecules are the building blocks of everything that makes up our world, including ourselves. In this unit you will learn the basic chemistry of how these components work together, starting with a chemical compound we are all very familiar with – water.
Basketball team, Pomona College
The members of the 1902 Pomona College women's basketball team pose for a photograph standing in a line inside Renwick Gymnasium wearing their uniforms. They are looking down at a basketball resting on the gym floor.
The Great American Melting Pot
The Great American Melting Pot - Schoolhouse Rock 03:01 run time
Iron in your Breakfast
Iron, in addition to helping make sky scrapers possible, is actually something we need to eat in our food. Join Dr. Kiki as she plays with her cereal to help discover more about the substance iron. Cereal is a staple of the American diet. Iron is one the most important minerals that we consume through eating cereal. Knowing this, have you ever wanted to actually see the iron? Dr. Kiki shows how to do just that in this episode of Food Science. Run time 04:54.
6 Impressing employers '69 per cent of employers have done voluntary work in their lifetime, with over half stating that volunteering gave them people skills which helped them get to where they are today. Half of employers say that job candidates with volunteering experience are more motivated than other candidates.'
21W.765J Interactive and Non-Linear Narrative: Theory and Practice (MIT) Lesson #079, Thursday Ho mal di testa. = I have a headache. (I have bad of the head) Ho mal di gola. = I have a sore throat. (I have bad of the throat.) Ho mal di stomaco. = I have a stomach ache. ( I have bad of the stomach) Ho il raffreddore. = I have a cold. Ho l'influenza. = I have the flu. Ho la febbre. = I have a fever. Ho la tosse. = I have a cough. Mi fa male la gamba. = My leg hurts. (The leg does me bad) Mi fa male il braccio. = My arm hurts (The ar School of Home Economics, Auburn University User-generated content : archeologies, economies and ecologies Images of the American Revolution 112: Claudia Zeisberger: Private equity in Asia The recurrent, the recombinatory and the ephemeral : thoughts on a textual system in transition Politics in 60 seconds. Utopia King Lear to In the loop : fiction and British politics Japan in war and peace Dynamic National Archive Flu pandemic : how prepared are we? Film in history/history in film
This course explores the properties of non-linear, multi-linear, and interactive forms of narratives as they have evolved from print to digital media. Works covered in this course range from the Talmud, classics of non-linear novels, experimental literature, early sound and film experiments to recent multi-linear and interactive films and games. The study of the structural properties of narratives that experiment with digression, multiple points of view, disruptions of time, space, and of storyl
This image is a color photograph of the School of Home Economics, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala. Postcard text: (back) Provides classrooms and laboratories for the departments in the School of Home Economics.
In this presentation from the Institute of Film and Television Studies' Ephemeral Media workshops, Professor Jon Dovey (UWE) presents his research into user-generated content.
PLEASE NOTE: The presntation begins with a five minute video clip - keynote begins thereafter.
Presentation produced/delivered: June/July 2009
Suitable for: Undergraduate study and community education
Author and Presenter: Professor Jon Dovey, University of the West of England
Jon has recently been appointed to the
This lesson focuses on the American Revolution, which encouraged the founding fathers' desire to create a government that would, as stated in the Preamble, insure domestic tranquility and provide for the common defense. This lesson correlates to the National History Standards and the National Standards for Civics and Social Sciences.
Asia's private equity star is shining bright yet only one third of global limited partnerships (LP) have allocations to Asia. What does this mean for private equity investors seriously contending with Asia?
In this presentation from the Institute of Film and Television Studies' Ephemeral Media Workshops, Professor William Uricchio discusses his research: The recurrent, recombinatory and the ephemeral: thoughts on a textual system in transition.
Presentation produced/delivered: June/July 2009
Suitable for: Undergraduate Study and Community Education
Professor William Uricchio, MIT/Utrecht
William Uricchio is Professor and Director of the MIT Comparative Media Studies Program and professor of Co
Dr Lucy Sargisson defines a polical concept in 60 seconds for those with a spare minute to learn something new. This videocast focuses on Utopia as a political concept.
Warning: video does contain bloopers and out takes.
May 2010
Suitable for Undergraduate study and Community education
Dr Lucy Sargisson, School of Politics and International Relations
Dr Lucy Sargisson is an Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Nottingham. She is an active member of the profession, serving on
On 11 December 2009, Nottingham University's Centre for British Politics held a conference at the British Academy that drew together politicians, writers and academics to explore the interaction of British politics and fiction.
In addition to the conference several video interviews were conducted with some of the speakers on the day.
In this interview taken at the Fiction and British Politics Conference in London, playwright James Graham (Toryboyz, Little Madam, Sons of York) talks about his
This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.
As taught in Autumn Semester 2009/2010
This module consists of a detailed examination of the critical period in Japanese history from the end of the Pacific War through the U.S. Occupation between 1945 and 1952 and recovery in the 1960s and beyond. The lectures and seminars examine the following topics:
Japan’s Road to War
The Japanese experience of war and defeat
The A-bomb in history and memory
The ‘All
Welcome to the Dynamic National Archive (formerly the Timeline of American Women of Architecture). The mission of the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation is to expand historical knowledge and cultural recognition of women’s contribution to American architecture of the 20th century. We define architecture broadly to include not only building design, but also landscape architecture, interior design, and urban planning. The Dynamic National Archive (DNA) is the first stage of an ongoing projec
In this podcast Professor Robert Dingwall, Director of the 'Institute of Science and Society' at the University of Nottingham, and a member of the UK government’s Department of Heath committee on the ethical aspects of pandemic influenza, discusses the causes and potential impact of a flu pandemic on the UK. In particular, examining how prepared the UK government is to cope with the medical and social impacts of a flu pandemic, and what steps we can take as individuals to protect
This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.
As taught in Autumn Semester 2009
This module explores the inter-relations and interactions of film and history in 20th century Europe and the United States (with a few classic films from elsewhere). It considers how films have appropriated past events as their core subject matter or setting, for purposes of nostalgic entertainment or didactic drama, for social commentary, philosophical enquiry or political protes
