hello everyone,
iam mary konstantaki from Greece and iam going to start AA100 on february ,it's my first time in distance learning and i don't know how it will go i hope well.is anyone else starting this course on february like me?
Exploring the roots of American music
This heady time is explored in America - A new world discovers its voice, a major event in The Rest is Noise festival, at London Southbank on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 March.
The weekend of music, talks and conversations includes talks by OU Arts academics Ben Winters, Alan Sennett,and History tutor Alison Appleby on US race relations, Pearl Harbour, the Spanish Civil War, and filming the New Deal.
The OU's jazz expert Catherine Tackley will also be giving a free talk on the Blues and its Influence, in advance of the event concert on Sunday evening.
Visit the OU’s Rest is Noise on Open Learn to find out more about the weekend, including how to book tickets, and ticket offers.
Students currently studying with the OU are eligible for student concessionary rates, where available, when purchasing tickets for The Rest is Noise festival events.
Photo (top) shows Bessie Smith, 'Empress of the Blues'
During the 20th century, America became a major player in the global politics, culture and music. Its rise was accompanied by an outburst of musical innovation which gave birth to new forms such the blues, jazz and swing. This heady time is explored in America - A new world discovers its voice, a major event in The Rest is Noise festival, at London Southbank on Saturday 23 and ...
Clueless
Hello group,
My name is Ian and right about now I am feeling pretty confused and swamped by what is going to happen in February!
Not even sure if this is the correct way to post.
Just want to make contact with others on AA100 starting on February 2nd.
Ian
Hello group, My name is Ian and right about now I am feeling pretty confused and swamped by what is going to happen in February! Not even sure if this is the correct way to post. Just want to make contact with others on AA100 starting on February 2nd. Ian
OU sponsors IF: Milton Keynes International Festival
The festival runs for 10 days at various locations across Milton Keynes and presents a busy international programme of concerts, comedy, cabaret, theatre, pop ups, activities and large scale events in unusual places and temporary venues.
The OU is sponsoring two of the festival’s events: As The World Tipped – a wired aerial multi-media theatre in which performers, suspended above the audience in the night sky, struggle to control their increasingly precarious world as they do battle with the effects of drastic environmental catastrophe; and the Cabaret of Ideas, described as a live Wikipedia of fascinating thought leaders, experts and mavericks from, or who have a strong connection with, Milton Keynes.
Free tickets for members of the OU community!
Members of the OU community – staff, students and alumni – will be entitled to free tickets to the As The World Tipped event, which has been shortlisted in The Observer’s Ethical Awards.
For the 'free ticket' code and booking number - to a maximum of four tickets per caller - please email platform@open.ac.uk and state whether you're a member of OU staff, a student or alumni.
The OU is one of the sponsors of IF: Milton Keynes International Festival which has been listed as one of the top 100 festivals in The Sunday Times 2012 Festival Guide. The festival runs for 10 days at various locations across Milton Keynes and presents a busy international programme of concerts, comedy, cabaret, theatre, pop ups, activities and large scale events in unusual ...
New OU/BBC series tells the story of the British Empire
Jeremy Paxman traces the story of the British Empire in a major new five-part series produced by the BBC and The Open University.
The series, called Empire, will trace the British Empire's rise and fall and explore the complex effects it had on the modern world – political, technological and social – and equally the effects of the Empire on Britain. The first episode will be broadcast on Monday 27 February at 9pm on BBC One.
Travelling across the globe, Jeremy goes in search of the extraordinary characters, burning ambitions and surprising principles which created an empire that has so influenced the shape of the world we see today. From India to Canada, the Far East to Africa, he finds out how the Empire began as a pirates' treasure hunt and grew into the largest global financial network the world had ever seen; how the British created a particular idea of home wherever they conquered and settled; how Britain spread the gospel of sport, laying the foundations for almost all the major sports of today; and at the many different ways in which Britain took and held power in the Empire.
Karl Hack, Senior Lecturer in History at The Open University and academic consultant on the series, said: “This series tackles the really big themes of imperialism – power, trade, identity, settlement and culture. Yet it does this in a way that makes you feel you are there in person – talking to a settler; hearing the views of an old Mau Mau anti-colonial fighter who is still proud of her struggle; frequenting the clubs, trading floors and playing fields of Empire.”
The Open University is offering the chance to continue exploring the story of the Empire via OpenLearn, offering free courses, a free poster on with historical and contemporary maps, and the opportunity to create a personalised empire-themed party invite.
For those interested in taking the learning journey further, the OU offers a number modules that link to the series, including:
Jeremy Paxman traces the story of the British Empire in a major new five-part series produced by the BBC and The Open University. The series, called Empire, will trace the British Empire's rise and fall and explore the complex effects it had on the modern world – political, technological and social – and equally the effects of the Empire on Britain. The first episode will be ...