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Despite the current discourse of fear informing popular perceptions of immigrants & refugees, historically, Western culture has viewed foreigners from Africa, Asia & the Middle East with curiosity. Professor Ingrid Piller explains 'Orientalism'. 

In today’s post, Dr Emma Barker discusses the immigration of Savoyards to Paris in the 18th Century as depicted through art at the time as a way of reflecting on the issue of contemporary illegal street vendors

Amid widespread reporting of the increase in violence towards foreign nationals in South Africa over the past few years, Professor Ashley Gunter from the University of South Africa considers the positive contribution of African immigrants into the academic sector

An OU academic has led the preparation of the proposal that won a large Horizon 2020 project aimed at improving the management of public services across Europe.

As three people in Rochdale were sentenced this week under the Modern Slavery Act for arranging the travel of another person for the purposes of exploitation, today we bring you a free online course to help understand more about what modern slavery is (rated 5 stars)

Today, Dr Agnes Czajka, Lecturer in Politics and International Studies at the OU talks about her recent Open Forum collaboration as part of the Milton Keynes International Festival that took place at the end of July

With the media full of stories of division, allegations of anti-semitism, islamophobia & information emerging around yesterday’s incident in Whitehall, today we focus on those challenging these narratives through positive action, encouraging messages of tolerance

The Open University, the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge are pleased to announce the success of their bid for funding for the Open-Oxford-Cambridge Arts and Humanities Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership.

Today, Jo Mountford, International Advocacy Advisor at Christian Aid, talks about the GP20 campaign through which Christian Aid have been bringing the voice of internally displaced people to the heart of decision-making in the UN

Lady Gaga’s apology “if I spoke too soon” about the tragic passing of Rick Genest – a Canadian artist, actor, and fashion model, also known as Zombie Boy – highlights how difficult it can be to talk about sudden and unexpected deaths.