Module Content

The first core course ANTH0176 – which will run over the first term - will contain all the practical training with formative assessment...

Introduction to the Practice of Documentary and Ethnographic Film (ANTH0176)

Module Content

The first core course ANTH0176 – which will run over the first term - will contain all the practical training with formative assessment throughout as well as for grade assessments on one piece of work (film exercise and one written text) produced by the beginning of the second term. Students will also be assessed on the Critical Evaluation submitted one week after the film hand in date. The course is designed to introduce the camera and editing skills necessary for entry to high level professional work in a context of critical enquiry about the social world.

Delivery Method

Two days of practice-based teaching and seminar sessions.

The history of the Caucasus is often examined through the prism of the empires – Russian, Ottoman and Persian – that fought over it in the modern...

Searching for Sovereignty: A History of the Caucasus since 1750 (SEES0148)

The history of the Caucasus is often examined through the prism of the empires – Russian, Ottoman and Persian – that fought over it in the modern era. This module will instead explore the region’s history since the eighteenth century from the perspectives of the diverse peoples, communities, nations and religions that inhabit the mountainous region between the Black Sea and the Caspian. Students will learn not only about imperial expansion and contestation in this area, but also about the local social processes, political struggles and cultural movements that drove its history in the past three hundred years. The class will place particular emphasis on reading, watching and analysing literature, film and art from all corners of the region, consuming material in translation from Georgian, Armenian, Azeri, Persian, Chechen, Dagestani and more. At the same time, the module will provide a clear structure for studying and analyzing the Caucasus’ complex past, based around key themes such as Religion, Law, Migration, and Environment. Students will examine the importance of the region for broader Eurasian imperial and geopolitical struggles, as well as learn to understand the Caucasus as a historically significant region in its own right.