The International Politics of Sexuality (SESS0076)

From Clause 28 in the UK and the gay propaganda law in Russia to the ban on trans* men and women serving in the US armed forces and the demonisation of homosexuality in the 2020 Polish presidential elections, the LGBTQ community has repeatedly been scapegoated by politicians seeking to appeal to conservative voters within their own states and increasingly across international borders. In analysing the role of non-normative sexualities and gender identities in global politics, the aim of The International Politics of Sexuality is to understand how and why queer subjectivities and identities are frequently constructed as deviant and threatening and how domestic and cross-border LGBTQ activists seek to challenge homophobic and transphobic politics and push for greater equality and respect. The module will focus on the post-communist region but also analyse cases from other parts of the world.

Finnish Language Level 3a - Comprehension (SEEF0011)

Finnish Language Level 2a-Comprehension (SEEF0005)

This module is for students who have successfully completed Level 1 of the target language, or who can demonstrate equivalent competence. The module consists of two components, comprehension and production, which are taught in conjunction.



Students will work with a wide range of authentic spoken and written materials from predictable topic areas and gain skills in extracting required information from them and recording it accurately and coherently in English. They will manipulate the spoken and written language with appropriate and accurate use of lexis and grammatical structures in a variety of contexts and registers and speak with confidence and accuracy appropriate to this level about many aspects of life and culture in the region of the target language.



Students will gain an understanding of translation by discussing problems of specific translations from and into the target language and tackle a range of texts.



Students will progress their knowledge and active use of more complex grammatical structures and a wide range of vocabulary.