Philosophy
Virtue Ethics
In this course, Dr Iain Law (University of Birmingham) thinks about virtue ethics, one of the three major normative ethical theories alongside utilitarianism and Kantian deontological ethics. We begin in the first module by providing a broad introduction ...
Dr Iain Law
Birmingham University
English Literature
Steinbeck: Of Mice and Men
In this course, Professor John McRae (University of Nottingham) explores John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. We begin with a broad introduction to the world of the novel, focusing in particular on life in America during the Great Depression ...
Prof. John McRae
Nottingham University
English Literature
Shakespeare: Macbeth
In this nineteen-part course, Professor John McRae (University of Nottingham) explores Shakespeare’s Macbeth. We begin with a broad introduction to historical, political ...
Prof. John McRae
Nottingham University
History
The Second Crusade, 1147-49: Essay Questions
In this course, Dr Nicholas Morton (Nottingham Trent University) considers four questions related the Second Crusade, 1147-49: (i) How did the Crusader States survive and grow in the decades following the First Crusade?; (ii) Why did the ...
Dr Nicholas Morton
Nottingham Trent University
History
The First Crusade, 1095-99: Essay Questions
In this course, Dr Nicholas Morton (Nottingham Trent University) considers three questions related to the First Crusade, 1095-99: (i) Why did Pope Urban II launch the First Crusade?; (ii) What motivated warriors and pilgrims from across ...
Dr Nicholas Morton
Nottingham Trent University
History
The Templars and Hospitallers in the Crusader States, 1119-1187
In this course, Dr Nicholas Morton (Nottingham Trent University) thinks about the military orders in the Crusader States between 1119-87, focusing in particular on the Knights Templar and the Knights Hospitaller ...
Dr Nicholas Morton
Nottingham Trent University