Colonialism and its Legacies in Latin American Art (HART0158)

This module explores critical debates in recent art historical scholarship and art criticism in and about Latin America. We will consider colonialism and its reverberations and repercussions into the present day in order to respond to our central question “What is Latin American Art?” The first term will focus primarily on the colonial period, roughly 1524-1824, while the second term looks at the reflections of this period in modern and contemporary art. Topics to be addressed include colonialism and the body, race and representation, debates about hybridity, postcolonial and decolonial theory, and borderlands and globalization.

This module aims to support students to develop a comprehensive understanding of the complex relationship between children and families, on the one hand, and...

Families and children; professionals and the state  (EDPS0251)

This module aims to support students to develop a comprehensive understanding of the complex relationship between children and families, on the one hand, and professionals and the state, on the other. The focus will be on the UK, from which most of the relevant literature is drawn, but there will be some consideration of comparative and international contexts. The module will foster an awareness and understanding of children’s and their families’ connections with a range of professionals – such as teachers, police officers, medical professionals and social workers – during their lives. It will include discussion of the variety of models, expectations and ideas relating to the notion of the ‘family’ and the way this is understood by professionals and the state. The module will help students to recognise and understand tensions and challenges experienced by children, families and professionals in the process of working together, particularly in children and family support practices. Theories, practices and policies will be critically examined: these will include family support, multiagency working, children in need of protection, and children in care. These topics will help students to build their understanding of the diverse and complex influences upon the children’s personal lives and relationships with others. This module’s assessment is a 3,000-word essay.