Monthly Archives: April 2012

Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned lifetime ban

Posted on April 30, 2012 by ouartsfaculty

Dwain Chambers will now be part of the British Olympic team in London. The sprinter is now eligible to compete after the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned the British Olympic Association’s policy of lifetime bans for those who have … Continue reading →

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CALL FOR PAPERS: ‘Knitting, Stitching and Gender’

Posted on April 30, 2012 by ouartsfaculty

Seminar: ‘Knitting and Stitching’ Faculty of Arts: GITH (Gender in the Humanities Research Group) 17th October 2012 Keynote speaker: Claudia Eckert from Design in the Technology Faculty and her title is ‘Knitwear Design as a Process in a Global Industry’. … Continue reading →

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Divine Women: Episode three – War of the Worlds (BBC2; 25 April; 9pm)

Posted on April 25, 2012 by ouartsfaculty

Award-winning historian Bettany Hughes discovers how the period known as the Dark Ages was in fact a golden age for a few remarkable women. She finds that education and the written word became vital tools for these women. First, she … Continue reading →

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BBC2 Tues 24th, 9pm: Meet the Romans: Streetlife

Posted on April 24, 2012 by ouartsfaculty

Streetlife Episode 2 of 3, In this programme, Professor Mary Beard descends into the city streets to discover the dirt, crime, sex and slum conditions in the world’s first high-rise city. This Rome is not the marble Rome we know, … Continue reading →

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Inside The Medieval Mind on BBC4 and iPlayer

Posted on April 24, 2012 by ouartsfaculty

OU on the BBC: Leading authority on the Middle Ages, Professor Robert Bartlett presents a series which examines the way we thought during medieval times. He unearths remarkable evidence of the complex passions of medieval men and women. The Church … Continue reading →

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NI: Exploring Local History Lecture Series: Families, 26 April

Posted on April 23, 2012 by ouartsfaculty

The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) and The Open University in Ireland (OU) present the final in their Local History lecture series entitled Families. Thursday 26th April 6:30 – 8:00pm PRONI, 2 Titanic Boulevard, BELFAST, BT3 9HQ Dr … Continue reading →

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Earliest settlement ever found uncovered in the Stonehenge landscape

Posted on April 23, 2012 by ouartsfaculty

David Jacques, an OU tutor, directed ten small excavations, with over 100 of his students at Amesbury, Wiltshire, 2005 – 2011. The discovery of a site, situated about a mile from Stonehenge, has been described as being “potentially one of … Continue reading →

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OpenLearn wins cutting edge award for Ancient Olympics

Posted on April 20, 2012 by ouartsfaculty

A learning unit about the Ancient Olympics hosted on The Open University’s free educational resource website OpenLearn has been recognised internationally with an Award for OpenCourseWare Excellence. One of five global winners in the multimedia category, the award for Ancient … Continue reading →

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Romantic Period Seminar Cancelled

Posted on April 20, 2012 by ouartsfaculty

The seminar due to be held on 25th April has been cancelled and will be rescheduled to run as part of a future OU Romantic Period seminar series. Romantic Period Seminar:  ‘Writing a biography of a well-known figure’ Speaker:   Paula … Continue reading →

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Debates on at what point the Government should intrude on a person’s freedom

Posted on April 19, 2012 by ouartsfaculty

The news today is all about the Abu Qatada appeal: The home secretary has insisted radical cleric Abu Qatada’s deportation case has “no right” to be referred to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). John Stuart Mill, British philosopher, … Continue reading →

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