Housing as Urbanism: Housing Policy and the Search for Scale (DEVP0008)

The module explores the literary and cultural histories of Saint Petersburg, its mythologies and ‘urban geography,’ as represented in a range of...

The Petersburg &#039;Text&#039; in Russian Literature and Culture: From Romanticism to Modernism (SERS0034)

The module explores the literary and cultural histories of Saint Petersburg, its mythologies and ‘urban geography,’ as represented in a range of fictional and non-fictional texts dating from the 19th c. to the early 20th c. Students will be introduced to the concept of the ‘city-text’ and the basics of urban semiotics, and to the major aesthetic movements and stylistic trends of the period (including Romanticism, Realism, and Symbolism). Approached from diverse perspectives (as a myth, text, ‘body,’ modern urban metropolis, a metaphor for Russia, an imperial city, the epitome of state bureaucracy, a ‘window onto Europe,’ and the ‘cultural capital’) Petersburg will also be contrasted to Moscow to examine the fundamental duality informing Russian national identity. Contextualization within broader historical, ideological, and cultural parameters will be combined with close textual analysis of selected passages. Native views on Petersburg will be juxtaposed against foreign reception.

This module is for half-year affiliate students only. Please see the 30-credit full-year version, HIST0081, for the full module description.

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Social Change, New Social Movements, and Politics in Britain After 1945 Affiliate (HIST0544)

This module is for half-year affiliate students only. Please see the 30-credit full-year version, HIST0081, for the full module description.
Please be aware that you will only be covering half of the module content described in the full module description (content covered in Term 1 or Term 2, depending on your time with us).
If you require any further information, please contact the History Taught Programmes Team.

This module explores the changes that occurred in Rome between AD 300 and 1000, exploring a number of themes of key importance in the general history of late...