English Literature
Woolf: Mrs Dalloway
In this course, Dr Madeleine Davies (University of Reading) explores Virginia Woolf’s 1925 novel, Mrs Dalloway. In the first three modules, we outline some of the key contexts for the novel, including: (i) the life and career of Virginia Woolf; (ii) Britain in ...
Dr Madeleine Davies
Reading University
English Literature
Coetzee: Disgrace
In this course, Professor Derek Attridge (University of York) explores J. M. Coetzee’s Booker Prize winning novel, Disgrace. We begin in the first module with a broad introduction to the novel, focusing on the novel’s narrative voice, its use of language ...
Prof. Derek Attridge
York University
Philosophy
The Philosophy of Time
In this course, Dr Nikk Effingham (University of Birmingham) explores the philosophy of time. We begin by thinking about whether only the present exists (Presentism) or whether the past and future also exist (Eternalism), focusing in particular on two ...
Dr Nikk Effingham
Birmingham University
Philosophy
The Philosophy of Time: Presentism
In this course, Dr David Ingram (University of York) explores the philosophy of time, focusing in particular on the theory of Presentism. We begin by providing a broad introduction to Presentism and comparing and contrasting it with two other major ...
Dr David Ingram
York University
English Literature
Philosophy
The Philosophy of Literature
In this course, Professor Peter Lamarque (University of York) provides a broad introduction to the philosophy of literature. In the first module, we think about what philosophy actually is. What kinds of questions does the philosopher of literature ...
Prof. Peter Lamarque
York University
Philosophy
Metaethics: Do Moral Reasons Exist?
In this course, Professor James Lenman (University of Sheffield) explores one of the key questions in meta-ethics: do objective moral reasons exist? After a brief discussion of what we mean when we talk about reasons, we spend the bulk of ...
Prof. James Lenman
Sheffield University