From hunting dogs to Silk Road camels and urban cats, this lecture series explores how animals shaped human history, using archaeology and history to uncover the deep entanglements between people and domestic species.
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Accredited courses include undergraduate and postgraduate level courses.
This lecture addresses Yugoslavia’s collapse as driven by internal divisions, economic crisis, and nationalism; international actors were inconsistent and sometimes worsened events, but had limited capacity to prevent disintegration.
This lecture will examine Cameron’s 2010 shortfall, his 2015 majority via economic messaging and exploiting opposition weakness, and how the 2016 EU referendum gamble led to Brexit and his resignation.
What was life like in Britain between 1914-1918? How dramatic were the changes within society as the country faced up to the needs of total war? We will explore the way war had an unprecedented effect on the lives of Britons during these crucial years.
This lecture addresses shifting US foreign policy in the 21st century, from Iraq War intervention to later restraint, shaped by war fatigue, credibility challenges after Afghanistan, and a renewed turn to interventionism amid rising global rivals.
Assessing the disparate, fascinating protagonists of Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey, Pride and Prejudice, and Mansfield Park to explore her wit, satire, and complex treatment of contemporary ideals of femininity.
This lecture addresses Blair’s humanitarian intervention doctrine, from Kosovo to Iraq, questioning his alignment with Bush, dismissal of European opposition, and whether flawed WMD claims led Britain into a war that damaged his career.
This course provides an introduction to the legal and ethical issues arising in the art and cultural heritage sectors today. Aimed at all those engaged in the art world, it will outline principles and practices, exploring cases from the UK and beyond.
This lecture will examine the transformation of Russian power under Putin, exploring how military rebuilding, strategic alliances, and conflicts in Crimea and Ukraine reshaped Russia’s global influence after the Cold War.
Explore the Anarchy (1139 to 1153AD), when royal power waned and barons reshaped England. Discover siege castles, ruined landscapes, and the archaeological legacy of this turbulent and often misunderstood era.
Discover Alexander the Great, unparalleled in his capacity to captivate the collective imagination, serving not only as an exemplar for world rulers, but also as a popular figure in various works of art and literature with this in-person day event.
From feasting gods to sacred liturgy, discover how wine became a powerful symbol in Renaissance and Baroque art, revealing stories of celebration, excess, faith, and everyday life.