Classics & Ancient History
Homer: Women
In this course, Dr Emily Hauser (University of Exeter) explores the status and role of women in the Iliad and the Odyssey. In the first module, we think about why women matter in Homer, and the difficulty of recovering the experience of ancient women ...
Dr Emily Hauser
Exeter University
History
The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
In this course, Professor Mark White (Queen Mary, University of London) explores the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962. We begin by thinking about the background to the Cuban Missile Crisis, including Kennedy’s policies towards Cuba ...
Prof. Mark White
Queen Mary, University of London
Psychology
Stress
In this course, Dr Sarita Robinson (University of Central Lancashire) discusses the topic of stress. We begin, in module one, by thinking about how we can define stress before moving on to examine how the body responds to stress in module two...
Dr Sarita Robinson
University of Central Lancashire
Classics & Ancient History
Tacitus: Histories: Book 1
In this module, Dr Chris Whitton (University of Cambridge) explores Tacitus’ Histories, Book 1. In the first module, we provide an introduction to Tacitus and the Histories at a whole, before turning in the second and third modules to the figures of ...
Dr Christopher Whitton
Cambridge University
History
The Presidency of John F. Kennedy, 1961-63
In this course, Professor Mark White (Queen Mary University of London) explores the life and presidency of John F. Kennedy (1917-63). In the first module, we think about the development of Kennedy’s legacy from the mid-1960s to the present day ...
Prof. Mark White
Queen Mary, University of London
Psychology
Anxiety
In this course, Prof. Femi Oyebode (University of Birmingham) discusses anxiety and anxiety-related disorders. In module one, we explore the general nature of emotions and how we experience them, before moving on to think about anxiety and ...
Prof. Femi Oyebode
Birmingham University
Psychology
Sports and Exercise Psychology
In this course, Dr Dan Bishop (Brunel University London) discusses a range of topics in Sports and Exercise Psychology. In module one we think about how anxiety impacts sport performance before moving on, in module two, to look at the ...
Dr Dan Bishop
Brunel University London
History
The Presidency of Ronald Reagan, 1981-89
In this module, Dr James Cooper (York St John University) explores the presidency of Ronald Reagan (1981-89). After a brief introduction in which we think about Reagan’s legacy today, the subsequent five modules explore five key questions ...
Dr James Cooper
York St John University
Psychology
OCD
In this course, Dr Emma Sharpe (University of Derby) discusses obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a mental health condition characterised by obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours. In module one, we think about how OCD can ...
Dr Emma Sharpe
Derby University
English Literature
Shakespeare: King Lear
In this course, Professor Grace Ioppolo (University of Reading) explores Shakespeare’s King Lear. We begin in the first module by thinking about Shakespeare’s sources for King Lear – what he took from earlier versions of the ...
Prof. Grace Ioppolo
Reading University
Psychology
Criminal Psychology
In this course, Prof. Francis Pakes (University of Portsmouth) discusses some issues in Criminal Psychology. In module one, we think about Lombroso and the notion of the ‘born criminal’ before moving on, in module two, to discuss genetic ...
Prof. Francis Pakes
Portsmouth University
History
Slavery in the United States, c.1500-1865
In this course, Professor Tim Lockley (University of Warwick) explores the history of slavery in the United States. We begin in the first module with an exploration of the earliest history of slavery in Africa and the development of the transatlantic ...
Prof. Tim Lockley
Warwick University