This module explores key concepts in European political thought in the seventeenth century. Natural law, the state of nature, state sovereignty and the social...

Emergence of the State: The History of European Political Thought in the 17th and Early 18th Centuries (HIST0255)

This module explores key concepts in European political thought in the seventeenth century. Natural law, the state of nature, state sovereignty and the social contract are just some of the themes which will be studied. Our focus will be on a close reading of the major works by Hobbes, Pufendorf and Locke, as well as examining the relationship of these authors.

This module explores the centrality of poetry and the assertion of Black aesthetics in the Global South, with a particular focus on various interpretations of...

Black Poetics: History and Theory of Poetry and Performance in the African Diaspora, 20th Century to Present (HART0170)

This module explores the centrality of poetry and the assertion of Black aesthetics in the Global South, with a particular focus on various interpretations of the poetic that reach beyond Anglo-European notions of the figurative and nonliteral. From theories of feminist poethics and Caribbean poetry to Afro-futurist literature and contemporary dance, students will explore the poetic as a key site of experimentation and political necessity, which derives from an analysis of twentieth century to present Black aesthetics, and the history of race and caricature. Ultimately, the module opens new pathways to the study of race through various methods of performance and Black thought that reflect on the relationship between lived experience and broad claims of aesthetic practice.

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This module aims to examine the most important facets of France’s experience of the First World War, exploring this...

Topics in Modern French History: À la guerre comme à la guerre: France and the First World War (FREN0048)

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