Government & Politics
Feminism
In this module, Dr Shelley Budgeon (University of Birmingham) explores feminism and some of the core ideas that constitute feminist thought. In the first module, we introduce some of the key concepts that are important in contemporary feminist ...
Dr Shelley Budgeon
Birmingham University
Government & Politics
Anarchism
In this course, Professor Ruth Kinna (Loughborough University) explores the idea of anarchism. In the first five modules, we introduce five key figures in anarchist thinking: Max Stirner (1806-65), Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809-65), Mikhail Bakunin ...
Prof. Ruth Kinna
Loughborough University
Psychology
The Social Cure
In this course, Dr Mhairi Bowe (Nottingham Trent University), discusses the social identity approach to health, also known as the ‘social cure’. In module one, we think about the social identity approach in psychology more generally and how it relates to ...
Dr Mhairi Bowe
Nottingham Trent University
Government & Politics
Multiculturalism
In this course, Professor Tariq Modood (University of Bristol) explores the idea of multiculturalism. In the first module, we think about what constitutes ‘difference’ between distinct groups in a multicultural society. In the second module, we think ...
Prof. Tariq Modood
Bristol University
Government & Politics
Liberalism
In this course, Professor Jeremy Jennings (King’s College, London) provides an overview of Liberalism from its origins to the present day. In the first module, we provide a broad introduction to liberalism as a political philosophy, focusing in ...
Prof. Jeremy Jennings
King's College, London
Classics & Ancient History
The Persian Empire, c.550-330 BC
In this course, Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones (University of Cardiff) presents the Persian Empire through non-Greek sources including Persian art and architecture, sculpture and epigraphy, and parts of the Hebrew Bible. In the first module, we think about ...
Prof. Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Cardiff University
History
The Cold War, 1945-1991
In this course, Dr Thomas Tunstall Allcock (University of Manchester) provides an introduction to the Cold War, 1947-91, the period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and its satellite states (the Eastern Bloc) and the United States and its ...
Dr Thomas Tunstall Allcock
Manchester University
Psychology
The Nervous System and the Endocrine System
In this course, Mr Kevin Silber (University of Derby) discusses the functions of the nervous system and the endocrine system. We begin by looking at the role of neurons, focussing on the process of synaptic transmission in module one, different ...
Mr Kevin Silber
Derby University
English Literature
Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice
In this course, Dr Sophie Duncan (University of Oxford) explores Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. We begin in the first module by thinking about Venice as a key setting for the play and its significance at the time Shakespeare was writing. After ...
Dr Sophie Duncan
Oxford University
English Literature
Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
In this course, Professor John Roe (University of York) explores Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. We begin in the first module by thinking about the history of the story of Romeo and Juliet and the sources that Shakespeare may have used when ...
Prof. John Roe
York University
English Literature
Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
In this course, Professor Helen Smith (University of York) explores Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. In the first module, we imagine a trip to the theatre in the late 16th century, thinking about the literary, historical and theatrical context of the play. After ...
Prof. Helen Smith
York University
Classics & Ancient History
Tacitus: Germanicus and Piso
In this course, Dr Chris Whitton (University of Cambridge) explores the story of Germanicus and Piso in Tacitus’ Annals. In the first module, we think about the figure of Germanicus himself, Tiberius’ adopted son and his heir-apparent ...
Dr Christopher Whitton
Cambridge University