Philosophy
Kantian Deontological Ethics
In this course, Dr Iain Law (University of Birmingham) thinks about Kantian deontological ethics, one of the three main normative ethical theories alongside utilitarianism and virtue ethics. We begin in the first module by introducing the ...
Dr Iain Law
Birmingham University
History
Russia: The Prague Spring, 1968
In this course, Professor Kevin McDermott (Sheffield Hallam University) explores the historical events leading up to and encompassing the Prague Spring, a period of political reform and liberalisation in Czechoslovakia in 1968. We begin by examining ...
Prof. Kevin McDermott
Sheffield Hallam University
English Literature
The Poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley
In this course, Dr Ross Wilson (University of Cambridge) explores the poetry of the great Romantic poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley. We begin in the first module by providing a brief overview of Shelley's short life and career with an emphasis on ...
Dr Ross Wilson
Cambridge University
English Literature
Webster: The Duchess of Malfi
In this course, Professor Lisa Hopkins (Sheffield Hallam University) discusses John Webster’s play The Duchess of Malfi. We begin by thinking about Gothic motifs in the play, focusing in particular on instances of double-ness or twinning. In ...
Prof. Lisa Hopkins
Sheffield Hallam University
History
Russia: The Rule of Khrushchev, 1953-64
In this course, Dr Miriam Dobson (University of Sheffield) explores Russia under the rule of Nikita Khrushchev, 1953-64. In the first module, we think about the usefulness of the concept of 'Khrushchev's Thaw' in describing the political climate in ...
Dr Miriam Dobson
Sheffield University
English Literature
Power and Conflict (AQA Poetry Anthology)
In this course, Professor John McRae (University of Nottingham) explores the fifteen poems that make up the 'Power and Conflict' cluster in the GCSE English Literature on AQA. Each poem is read in detail, with a short commentary highlighting aspects ...
Prof. John McRae
Nottingham University