Classics & Ancient History
Virgil: Aeneid
In this course, Dr Sharon Marshall explores Virgil’s Aeneid through five key questions. In the first module, we think about whether the Aeneid should be read as a pro- or anti-Augustan poem. After that, we explore the nature of the relationship ...
Dr Sharon Marshall
Exeter University
History
The Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963-69
In this course, Dr Thomas Tunstall Allcock (University of Manchester) explores the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-69). The first module provides an introduction to Johnson himself, his personality and policies in comparison with the ...
Dr Thomas Tunstall Allcock
Manchester University
History
The Presidency of Dwight Eisenhower, 1953-61
In this course, Professor Mark White (Queen Mary, University of London) explores the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower (1953-61). In the first module, we think about Eisenhower’s rise to power and the central aspects of his foreign policy. In the ...
Prof. Mark White
Queen Mary, University of London
English Literature
Shakespeare: Othello
In this course, Professor Lisa Hopkins (Sheffield Hallam University) explores six aspects of the critical reception of Shakespeare's Othello. In the first module, we think about the critical reception of the handkerchief, beginning with Thomas ...
Prof. Lisa Hopkins
Sheffield Hallam University
English Literature
Orwell: Nineteen Eighty-Four
In this course, Dr Nathan Waddell (University of Birmingham) explores George Orwell’s 1949 novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four. The first two modules provide broad context for the novel: in the first, we think about Orwell’s writing of the novel and the ...
Dr Nathan Waddell
Birmingham University
Classics & Ancient History
Horace: Odes and Satires
In this course, Professor Llewelyn Morgan (University of Oxford) explores Horace’s Odes and Satires. The first two modules focus on the Odes. In the first, we think about the nature of Horace’s lyric poetry, focusing in particular on what ...
Dr Llewelyn Morgan
Oxford University
Classics & Ancient History
Apuleius: Cupid and Psyche
In this course, Dr Regine May (University of Leeds) explores the story of Cupid and Psyche in Apuleius’ Metamorphoses. In the first module, we think about the literary and historical context of Apuleius’ Metamorphoses, before turning in the second ...
Dr Regine May
Leeds University
Government & Politics
The Labour Party, 1945-Present
In this course, Professor John Callaghan (University of Salford) explores the history of the Labour Party from 1945 to the present day. In the first module, we think about the Labour government under Clement Attlee between 1945-51. In the second, we ...
Prof. John Callaghan
Salford University
History
The Presidency of Harry Truman, 1945-53
In this course, Professor Mark White (Queen Mary University of London) explores the presidency of Harry Truman (1945-53). In the first module, we think about Truman’s rise to power and how he became President in April 1945. In the second, ...
Prof. Mark White
Queen Mary, University of London
Psychology
Cognitive Development Beyond Piaget
In this course, Dr Richard O’Connor (University of Hull) discusses different ideas within the field of cognitive development that go beyond the work of Jean Piaget. In module one, we introduce the violation-of-expectation looking time method as a ...
Dr Richard O'Connor
Hull University
Psychology
Witness Memory and the Cognitive Interview
In this course, Prof. Becky Milne (University of Portsmouth) discusses witness memory and the cognitive interview, a forensic interviewing technique used by police officers to improve the quantity and quality of information gathered from witnesses, ...
Prof. Becky Milne
Portsmouth University
English Literature
Carol Ann Duffy: Feminine Gospels
In this course, Professor John McRae (University of Nottingham) explores Carol Ann Duffy’s 2002 collection, ‘Feminine Gospels’. After an introductory module in which we think about the poetry of Carol Ann Duffy in general and the collection as a whole ...
Prof. John McRae
Nottingham University