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Government & Politics

In this course, Professor Natasha Lindstaedt (University of Essex) explores some key areas of global governance. In the first module, we are introduced to the key concepts of Realism and Liberalism, detailing their different attitudes towards...
5 lectures
0:25:25
Professor Natasha Lindstaedt
Essex University
Psychology

In this course, Professor Marcus Munafò (University of Bristol) explores addiction in the context of smoking and smoking cessation. The first lecture begins by outlining key physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms of smoking, before...
5 lectures
0:30:12
Professor Marcus Munafò
Bristol University
Psychology

In this course, Professor Ciarán O’Keeffe (Buckinghamshire New University) walks through two vital parts of the legal system process – evidence collection and courtroom psychology. The first lecture discusses the range of biases that can arise in...
6 lectures
0:42:09
Professor Ciarán O'Keeffe
Buckinghamshire New University
Sociology

In this course, Professor Hugh Cunningham (University of Kent) explores the historical development of childhood from the early modern period to the present. In the first module, we consider Philippe Ariès’ hugely influential insights regarding the...
5 lectures
0:52:42
Prof. Hugh Cunningham
Kent University
English Literature

In this course, Professor Ania Loomba (University of Pennsylvania) explores the question of race in Shakespeare's 'Othello'. In the first module, we think about what race meant to Shakespeare and his contemporaries, exploring the long history of...
5 lectures
1:13:26
Prof. Ania Loomba
University of Pennsylvania
Psychology

In this course, Professor John Oates (The Open University) explores the ever-evolving field of research ethics. He begins by walking through research ethics as a specific practice within more general ethical frameworks, drawing on principles of...
5 lectures
0:51:03
Professor John Oates
Open University
History

In this course, Professor Peter C. Mancall (University of Southern California) discusses the European colonisation of the North American continent. This course seeks to explain how and why various European colonies developed and expanded from 1607...
5 lectures
0:50:21
Prof. Peter Mancall
University of Southern California
History

In this course, Professor Sean Adams (University of Florida) examines the presidency of Andrew Jackson and how it relates to federal power in the United States. With this in mind, the course seeks to explain the causes and effects of the...
6 lectures
1:06:55
Prof. Sean Adams
University of Florida
History

In this course, Professor David Kennedy (Stanford University) examines the Great Depression and New Deal in the United States. In the first module, we explore what America was like in 1929 before the Great Depression. After this, we examine the...
6 lectures
1:07:19
Prof. David Kennedy
Stanford University
Sociology

In this course, Dr Anthony Gunter (The Open University) discusses the murder of teenager Stephen Lawrence in a racist attack in London on 22 April 1993, and why the case is considered a watershed moment in the history of race relations in Britain....
4 lectures
0:32:16
Dr Anthony Gunter
Open University
History

In this course, Professor Mark Atwood Lawrence (University of Texas at Austin) explores the American experience in Vietnam. We start by introducing the Vietnam War and explaining its significance for the United States. In the following modules we...
6 lectures
0:53:17
Prof. Mark Lawrence
UT Austin
History

In this course, Professor Jeremy Black (University of Exeter) discusses British politics from 1714-80. We start by looking at the challenges the new Hanoverian monarchy faced in this period, mainly from the rival Jacobite claimants. We then turn...
7 lectures
0:57:04
Prof. Jeremy Black
Exeter University