&#039;European Union&#039;|&#039;EU integration&#039;|&#039;EU politics&#039;|&#039;EU institutions&#039;|EU social policy

This module critically explores the European Union (EU) and its main political processes: integration, disintegration (Brexit), institutional set-up, and...

Politics of the European Union (POLS0020)

ITALIAN FOR ART HISTORIANS|ITALIAN|LANGUAGE|HISTORY OF ART

The aim of the course is to increase the student’s confidence and speed in reading Italian texts related to History of Art through reading of authentic...

Italian Level 2: Art Historians (LCIT0001)

The aim of the course is to increase the student’s confidence and speed in reading Italian texts related to History of Art through reading of authentic material and to help them acquire the necessary skills for this specific use of the language.

Students will be expected to extract subject related information from a variety of authentic Italian sources to complement their existing knowledge (using a dictionary as required). Students will also be encouraged to develop their listening abilities.   

Language learning skills, including autonomous learning and how to approach authentic material, will be enhanced. Some transferable skills will also be covered. 

For full module details please see the CLIE language modules site at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/languages-international-education/study/modules

ANCIENT WORLD|SLAVERY|ANCIENT HISTORY|GREEK HISTORY|ROMAN HISTORY

This module seeks to study slavery in the context of the societies of Greece and Rome, while remaining aware also of the influence of developing modern debates...

Slavery in the Classical World (HIST0221)

This module seeks to study slavery in the context of the societies of Greece and Rome, while remaining aware also of the influence of developing modern debates and concerns on the subject. The topic is approached principally through the study of the ancient sources, in order to find out both how slavery functioned in practice, but also how the people of antiquity thought about it. It tackles the difficulties of uneven and incomplete ancient evidence, both textual (we have plentiful writings from slave-owners, but little from slaves) and physical, and considers the merits of other approaches less dependent on ancient material (e.g. demography, and comparison with better documented ‘slave societies’). Slavery is considered from economic, social and ideological perspectives. The sources of slave-supply, the work slaves did, how they were treated and their legal position are all examined. The process of manumission and the varying statuses of freedmen are also covered, as well as other forms of dependent labour. More general issues are also addressed, such as the definition of what a slave is, the notion of a ‘slave society’, and ultimately how important and integral to ancient societies the institution of slavery was. Each class lasts two hours, and includes prepared presentations by students, group discussions of issues or texts, and consideration of material distributed on hand-outs. Preparation is by the reading of a quantity of ancient source material, in the light of suggested topics for thought and secondary reading.