Humanities courses

...It was a war of unprecedented scale and brutality, with countless casualties. It also left a poisonous legacy for the 20th century and beyond...

...that philosophers think about. We will look at some perennial philosophical problems: Is there a God? What is knowledge, and how do we get...

...fiction's engagement with history, and the changing place of literature in American culture. The reading list includes works by Richard Wright... Learn about: Vladimir Nabokov, Wise Blood, Flannery O'Connor...

...is examined through the history of Spain and the Middle East in the 20th Century. In British history political change and conflict in the 20th century is studied...

...The Anzacs went on to fight in Palestine, Egypt and the Western Front and suffered one of the highest casualty rates of any allied army. Often confronting...

...with English subtitles. China's architectural history spans thousands of years. In this course, we will explore the ancient cities of Chang'an of... Learn about: Architecture Design, Architectural History, Chinese Architecture...

...individual, social, intellectual, or moral. Four broad themes are closely examined: the crisis of union and disunion in an expanding republic... Learn about: Fugitive Slaves, Expansion and Slavery, Civil War...

...although there is some scope for considering other faiths. It is a rigorous academic discipline, equipping students to analyse and debate in a broad...

...According to some, conflict and violence are inherent to religion. Others claim that religion is only the guise under which social, economic or political...

...Histories Across Time and Space focuses on the physical qualities of books, the role of books in 17th and 18th century France, and the emergence of literature...

...the role of medical ethics; the genre of plague literature; the social reactions of mass hysteria and violence; the rise of the germ theory of disease... Learn about: Pandemic Influenza, Asiatic Cholera...

...Two prose texts will be studied for examination and may include Ian McEwan's Enduring Love or James Joyce's Dubliners. Finally, students will be examined...

...on the world stage and today many wonder why this region of East Asia appears so frequently in the international news. This free online course...

...Printing, or the capacity to reproduce text and image mechanically, has rightly been hailed as a technology with far-reaching impact. But the technology... Learn about: Middle East, Book printing...

...Lecture 1 Introduction Lecture 2 The Paris Commune and Its Legacy Lecture 3 Centralized State and Republic Lecture 4 A Nation? Peasants, Language... Learn about: The Anarchists, Vietnam and Algeria, Trench Warfare...

...is examined through the history of Spain and the Middle East in the 20th Century. In British history political change and conflict in the 20th century is studied...

...on the Korean Peninsula. Understanding the history and current reality behind Sino-Korean relations - countries long-described as being as close yet...

...we imagine short, formal, congregational events happening periodically within the confines of churches. Medieval liturgy, however, took up many hours of every... Learn about: Middle Ages...

...and the Viking and Hungarian invasions. Lecture 1 Course Introduction: Rome’s Greatness and First Crises Lecture 2 The Crisis of the Third Century and... Learn about: Frankish Society, Christian Roman Empire, Barbarian Kingdoms...

...although there is some scope for considering other faiths. It is a rigorous academic discipline, equipping students to analyse and debate in a broad...