Drawing on a diverse range of texts and media from Bertrand Russell to Benjamin Zephaniah, Oxford Union debates to Derry Girls, this course ventures a look at historical and current events that have shaped and that continue to shape the UK. Students will have the opportunity to engage in extensive academic and colloquial discussion and will work on their written language by writing and peer reviewing texts of various genres.
Format: Mainly synchronous, interspersed with some asynchronous tasks. Please ensure that you can regularly attend live Zoom seminars at the set course time.
Registration required via email to emma.fawcett@hu-berlin.de by Thursday 29th October. |