Area Studies
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Regional and National Diversity and the Spanish Political System
This is a powerpoint presentation that covers several sessions on regional and national diversity in contemporary Spain. These materials are used in the module "Introducción al Mundo Hispano" (SPPO 1400), taught as part of the Certificate in Higher Education in Spanish at the University of Leeds.
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2. Attitudes towards Regional Autonomy in Spain: The Case of Lorca (Region of Murcia). Video 2 - Transcripts in English and Spanish - Summary of Methodology
Participant 2 responds to the question “How would you feel if the regional parliament and the regional government of the Autonomous Community of Murcia were to disappear tomorrow and all the decisions taken at regional level were to be taken instead at national level? Why? “. This video response is part of the collection of learning resources for the students of the Year 2 undergraduate module SPPO 2370/2371 (“Spain: Political Decentralisation and Integration in Europe”). School of Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Leeds.
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American Culture and leisure
An Early American Social History audio-lecture on culture and leisure in the period
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Chinese Folk Religion
A powerpoint examining Chinese folk religion.
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Introduction to Academic Writing in American Studies
A PowerPoint show explaining the basics of academic writing, with some assessment specific information.
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Word Cloud: Obama’s Speech in Egypt (Arabic)
This is a word cloud of Obama’s full speech in Cairo, Egypt. Credits: © Mourad Diouri Word Cloud created with wordle.net Read full speech in Arabic and English at http://www.v-arabic.com/vra/word-cloud-obamas-speech-in-egypt/
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Of guns, glory hunters and good intentions. How does France do everything it does in Africa and get away with it?
In this inaugural lecture, Professor Tony Chafer charts the evolution of French interest in, and relations with, Africa from the 19th century to today. The text, the video of the lecture and the corresponding PowerPoint presentation are included here with a separate bibliography.