<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><channel><atom:link href="http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/rss.ashx" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>Nottingham U-Now</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk</link><description>U-Now is the University of Nottingham's formal open courseware initiative.</description><dc:date>2013-05-24</dc:date><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><copyright><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></copyright><item><category>UNow</category><title>Art and war</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=51ca6dd2-f07e-d544-d276-554c912f45cd</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:32:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=51ca6dd2-f07e-d544-d276-554c912f45cd</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/msword</dc:format><dc:format>text/html</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught Autumn Semester 2010.

This module will focus on the treatment of war or the representation of war in art broadly conceived: war stories, war photography, war paintings, war films, war music, even war architecture - war memorials and war museums. It will seek to ask in what ways such works contribute to our understanding of war, and by extension our understanding of international relations. How effective are they? Can works of the imagination - works of art - reach parts that other works cannot reach? How? What strategies do they employ? Do they have to be explicit? Do they have to be easy to read (or watch or listen to)? In what ways are we affected by them? What difference can they make? 

Module Codes: M14060 (20 credits) / M14061 (15 credits) 
  
Suitable for study at: Postgraduate Level 

Professor Alex Danchev, School of Politics and International Relations 

Alex Danchev is an unorthodox Professor of International Relations. As in his research, he feels it is important to be able to cross traditional disciplinary boundaries. International Relations is an interdisciplinary subject in itself, embracing history, politics, law, economics, philosophy, geopraphy and sociology. Alex Danchev is especially interested in bringing art and culture into play - integrating works of the imagination, broadly conceived, into the study of politics and international relations. His contribution to the second-year module on Power and International Order, for example, includes a study of Joseph Conrad's novel, Heart of Darkness, as well as On War by Clausewitz, and The Communist Manifesto, by Marx and Engels. His MA module on Art and War includes a study of painting and photography, as well as a visit to the Imperial War Museum North at Salford Quays - to explore the building (by Daniel Libeskind) as well as its contents.

His third-year module on Political Biography, co-taught with Ion Trewin, a Special Professor in the School, featured prominently in the Times Higher Education magazine. It includes a visit to the National Portrait Gallery in London, to study portraits of prime ministers, and also an element of creative writing - the 'forward obituary' of somone not quite dead. It was primarily for this module that he received a Dearing Award for Teaching and Learning in 2009.

In seminars and tutorials, he places most emphasis on student participation in small-group work, where the quality and depth of the discussion is paramount - student-centred learning rather than teacher-led lecturing. Remaining silent is not an option in these seminars; but it is equally important to have something relevant and cogent to say. They demand preparation and reflection. If it works well, the outcome is a more satisfying experience.

He teaches a broad range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules.



]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught Autumn Semester 2010.

This module will focus on the treatment of war or the representation of war in art broadly conceived: war stories, war photography, war paintings, war films, war music, even war architecture - war memorials and war museums. It will seek to ask in what ways such works contribute to our understanding of war, and by extension our understanding of international relations. How effective are they? Can works of the imagination - works of art - reach parts that other works cannot reach? How? What strategies do they employ? Do they have to be explicit? Do they have to be easy to read (or watch or listen to)? In what ways are we affected by them? What difference can they make? 

Module Codes: M14060 (20 credits) / M14061 (15 credits) 
  
Suitable for study at: Postgraduate Level 

Professor Alex Danchev, School of Politics and International Relations 

Alex Danchev is an unorthodox Professor of International Relations. As in his research, he feels it is important to be able to cross traditional disciplinary boundaries. International Relations is an interdisciplinary subject in itself, embracing history, politics, law, economics, philosophy, geopraphy and sociology. Alex Danchev is especially interested in bringing art and culture into play - integrating works of the imagination, broadly conceived, into the study of politics and international relations. His contribution to the second-year module on Power and International Order, for example, includes a study of Joseph Conrad's novel, Heart of Darkness, as well as On War by Clausewitz, and The Communist Manifesto, by Marx and Engels. His MA module on Art and War includes a study of painting and photography, as well as a visit to the Imperial War Museum North at Salford Quays - to explore the building (by Daniel Libeskind) as well as its contents.

His third-year module on Political Biography, co-taught with Ion Trewin, a Special Professor in the School, featured prominently in the Times Higher Education magazine. It includes a visit to the National Portrait Gallery in London, to study portraits of prime ministers, and also an element of creative writing - the 'forward obituary' of somone not quite dead. It was primarily for this module that he received a Dearing Award for Teaching and Learning in 2009.

In seminars and tutorials, he places most emphasis on student participation in small-group work, where the quality and depth of the discussion is paramount - student-centred learning rather than teacher-led lecturing. Remaining silent is not an option in these seminars; but it is equally important to have something relevant and cogent to say. They demand preparation and reflection. If it works well, the outcome is a more satisfying experience.

He teaches a broad range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules.



]]></description><dc:date>2011-02-03</dc:date><dc:title>Art and war</dc:title><dc:creator>Danchev Alex Professor </dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>Module Code: M14060</dc:subject><dc:subject>Module Code: M14061</dc:subject><dc:subject>representation of war in art</dc:subject><dc:subject>war stories</dc:subject><dc:subject>war photography</dc:subject><dc:subject>war museums</dc:subject><dc:subject>understanding of war</dc:subject><dc:subject>war architecture</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Machinima</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=9986f338-7311-9d6d-440b-a8bb5e3ca07b</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:13:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=9986f338-7311-9d6d-440b-a8bb5e3ca07b</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>video/mpeg</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[In this presentation from the Institute of Film and Television Studies' Ephemeral Media Conference, Hugh Hancock from The Strange Company gives industry insights into the world of Machinima and its role in the world of media ephemerality, and shows examples of his work.  

Presentation produced/delivered: June/July 2009

Suitable for Undergraduate study and community education

Author and Presenter: Hugh Hancock, Artistic Director, Strange Company

Hugh Hancock co-founded the Strange Company in 1997 which is the  world's oldest pro 'Machinima' production company, making films in 3D virtual worlds to tell stories that couldn't be told any other way. 

Hugh Hancock and Gordon McDonald have produced award-winning independent films (including the feature-length 'BloodSpell') as well as commercial films for the BBC, Electronic Arts and many others.



]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[In this presentation from the Institute of Film and Television Studies' Ephemeral Media Conference, Hugh Hancock from The Strange Company gives industry insights into the world of Machinima and its role in the world of media ephemerality, and shows examples of his work.  

Presentation produced/delivered: June/July 2009

Suitable for Undergraduate study and community education

Author and Presenter: Hugh Hancock, Artistic Director, Strange Company

Hugh Hancock co-founded the Strange Company in 1997 which is the  world's oldest pro 'Machinima' production company, making films in 3D virtual worlds to tell stories that couldn't be told any other way. 

Hugh Hancock and Gordon McDonald have produced award-winning independent films (including the feature-length 'BloodSpell') as well as commercial films for the BBC, Electronic Arts and many others.



]]></description><dc:date>2010-05-11</dc:date><dc:title>Machinima</dc:title><dc:creator>Hancock Hugh</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>Ephemeral Media</dc:subject><dc:subject>Machinima</dc:subject><dc:subject>Animation</dc:subject><dc:subject>Computer Generated Animation</dc:subject><dc:subject>Film and Television Studies</dc:subject><dc:subject>Humanities</dc:subject><dc:subject>New Media</dc:subject><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Orchestrating cell separation in plants : what are the risks and benefits?</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=6e5cb0c5-d1b7-3d8e-df0f-b9a1779bb6b6</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:14:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=6e5cb0c5-d1b7-3d8e-df0f-b9a1779bb6b6</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>audio/mpeg</dc:format><dc:format>audio/x-mp3</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[In this podcast, Professor Roberts from the School of Biosciences discusses his research into the mechanism responsible for regulating cell separation in plants. In particular how plants ‘shed’ parts of themselves such as leaves or fruit. Professor Roberts explores the potential application of his research, through prevention or encouraging of the ‘shedding’ process, agricultural harvests could potentially be increased or even synchronised.

Professor Roberts also discusses the resistance faced to research in this field, exploring the potential problems it presents and benefits for both the plant and agriculture.]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[In this podcast, Professor Roberts from the School of Biosciences discusses his research into the mechanism responsible for regulating cell separation in plants. In particular how plants ‘shed’ parts of themselves such as leaves or fruit. Professor Roberts explores the potential application of his research, through prevention or encouraging of the ‘shedding’ process, agricultural harvests could potentially be increased or even synchronised.

Professor Roberts also discusses the resistance faced to research in this field, exploring the potential problems it presents and benefits for both the plant and agriculture.]]></description><dc:date>2007-07-25</dc:date><dc:title>Orchestrating cell separation in plants : what are the risks and benefits?</dc:title><dc:creator>Roberts Jerry Professor</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Politics in 60 seconds. Corruption</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=6a25260a-f9be-5245-7221-b7f829a738cc</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:51:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=6a25260a-f9be-5245-7221-b7f829a738cc</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>video/mpeg</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[Professor Paul Heywood defines a polical concept in 60 seconds for those with a spare minute to learn something new. This videocast focuses on corruption as a political concept.

Warning: video does contain bloopers and out takes.

May 2010

Suitable for Undergraduate study and community education

Professor Paul Heywood, School of Politics and International Relations

Professor Paul Heywood is Sir Francis Hill Professor of European Politics. He graduated with an MA in Politics (First Class) from the University of Edinburgh, then did postgraduate studies in Madrid and at the London School of Economics, from where he received his MSc(Econ) and PhD (Politics). Before joining the University of Nottingham, he taught at the University of Glasgow and at the University of London. He also worked as consultant author for the Economist Intelligence Unit, London (1989-93). He has been a member of the ESRC Research Grants Board (2001-05) and was Dean of the University of Nottingham Graduate School from 2003-07. Between 2003 and 2009 he was co-editor of the international journal Government and Opposition, and is currently Chair of the Board of Directors. 

Professor Paul Heywood is author, co-author or editor of thirteen books and more than seventy journal articles and book chapters. His research focuses on political corruption, institutional design and state capacity in contemporary Europe. In 2006, he was appointed Adjunct Professor at the University of Hunan (China), where he is Senior Adviser to the Anti-Corruption Research Center. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (elected 2002) and has recently (2010) been invited to join the Publications Board of The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) for a period of three years alongside 11 other distinguished political science experts.

]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[Professor Paul Heywood defines a polical concept in 60 seconds for those with a spare minute to learn something new. This videocast focuses on corruption as a political concept.

Warning: video does contain bloopers and out takes.

May 2010

Suitable for Undergraduate study and community education

Professor Paul Heywood, School of Politics and International Relations

Professor Paul Heywood is Sir Francis Hill Professor of European Politics. He graduated with an MA in Politics (First Class) from the University of Edinburgh, then did postgraduate studies in Madrid and at the London School of Economics, from where he received his MSc(Econ) and PhD (Politics). Before joining the University of Nottingham, he taught at the University of Glasgow and at the University of London. He also worked as consultant author for the Economist Intelligence Unit, London (1989-93). He has been a member of the ESRC Research Grants Board (2001-05) and was Dean of the University of Nottingham Graduate School from 2003-07. Between 2003 and 2009 he was co-editor of the international journal Government and Opposition, and is currently Chair of the Board of Directors. 

Professor Paul Heywood is author, co-author or editor of thirteen books and more than seventy journal articles and book chapters. His research focuses on political corruption, institutional design and state capacity in contemporary Europe. In 2006, he was appointed Adjunct Professor at the University of Hunan (China), where he is Senior Adviser to the Anti-Corruption Research Center. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (elected 2002) and has recently (2010) been invited to join the Publications Board of The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) for a period of three years alongside 11 other distinguished political science experts.

]]></description><dc:date>2010-06-15</dc:date><dc:title>Politics in 60 seconds. Corruption</dc:title><dc:creator>Heywood P. M. Professor</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>Politics</dc:subject><dc:subject>Political Concepts</dc:subject><dc:subject>Corruption</dc:subject><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Sustainability in the arts and humanities</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=dcc40763-7e16-1d60-6492-5682fabf5d77</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:08:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=dcc40763-7e16-1d60-6492-5682fabf5d77</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type>text/html<dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[The aim of this module is to introduce students to the concept of ‘sustainability’ as perceived from within the Arts and Humanities, in particular within the disciplines of archaeology, classics, history (including art history and landscape history), music, philosophy and theology. The module will review a number of topical issues – such as climate change, food security, water and waste management, landscape, environment and biodiversity – through the lens of the Arts and Humanities to consider how our disciplines can contribute to current debates and offer new routes to sustainable futures. 

It is expected that the module will foster and develop students’ knowledge of issues in sustainability and, by placing evidence in its wider context, encourage students to think critically about possible solutions. Importantly, this module will render students ‘educated consumers’, aware that their daily decisions have an impact and that their choices can be equally influential. Above all it is about giving students the confidence, as individuals, to bring about social change for the future

Dr Naomi Sykes, University of Nottingham

My research focuses on human-animal-landscape relationships and how they inform on the structure, ideology and practice of past societies. My approach is to integrate animal bone data with other categories of material culture, and with wider archaeological, historical, scientific and anthropological discussions. As such, my research has wide geographical and temporal applicability.
]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[The aim of this module is to introduce students to the concept of ‘sustainability’ as perceived from within the Arts and Humanities, in particular within the disciplines of archaeology, classics, history (including art history and landscape history), music, philosophy and theology. The module will review a number of topical issues – such as climate change, food security, water and waste management, landscape, environment and biodiversity – through the lens of the Arts and Humanities to consider how our disciplines can contribute to current debates and offer new routes to sustainable futures. 

It is expected that the module will foster and develop students’ knowledge of issues in sustainability and, by placing evidence in its wider context, encourage students to think critically about possible solutions. Importantly, this module will render students ‘educated consumers’, aware that their daily decisions have an impact and that their choices can be equally influential. Above all it is about giving students the confidence, as individuals, to bring about social change for the future

Dr Naomi Sykes, University of Nottingham

My research focuses on human-animal-landscape relationships and how they inform on the structure, ideology and practice of past societies. My approach is to integrate animal bone data with other categories of material culture, and with wider archaeological, historical, scientific and anthropological discussions. As such, my research has wide geographical and temporal applicability.
]]></description><dc:date>2012-08-09</dc:date><dc:title>Sustainability in the arts and humanities</dc:title><dc:creator>Sykes Naomi Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject><dc:subject>Archaeology</dc:subject><dc:subject>Sustainability</dc:subject><dc:subject>Nottingham</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>The world of Orthodox sainthood</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=3b5f577f-e3e3-e26f-85b4-de0643c8a8af</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:21:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=3b5f577f-e3e3-e26f-85b4-de0643c8a8af</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/msword</dc:format><dc:format>text/html</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught in Autumn Semester 2009.

The enthusiasm for Valentine’s Day and Father Christmas is an example of the continuing legacy of the cult of saints in contemporary society. But who were the original St Valentine and St Nicholas? What can their lives tell us about the culture they lived in, and how were they venerated before the invention of chocolate hearts and the Christmas tree?

This 10-credit module will introduce students to the cult of saints in the Eastern Orthodox world. Using original sources from late antiquity and the middle ages, we will examine the major types of saints and how they were venerated. The module will start with figures from the New Testament, and will move on to martyrs, monks, bishops, missionaries, saintly princes and others. The semester will be divided equally between Byzantium and the Orthodox Slavs (Bulgarians, Serbs and Rus), and students will be encouraged to discuss the continuities and changes between these cultures in seminars and coursework.

The module will consist of a weekly lecture and seminars. The lectures will introduce types of saints and the historical and cultural contexts in which they arose. In the seminars, we will discuss original written sources about particular saints and the icons associated with them. Student presentations will also take place during the seminars. Over the course of the semester, students will learn the basic tools needed to conduct research on saints, and will be expected to use these in their coursework. All readings will be in English.

Suitable for study at undergraduate level 2.

Dr Monica White, School of Modern Languages and Culture.

Dr White received a BA with High Honors in Russian and East European Studies from Wesleyan University and a PhD in Slavonic Studies from the University of Cambridge. Following her doctoral studies she held a Research Fellowship at Clare College, Cambridge and a Stanford Humanities Fellowship before coming to Nottingham. 



]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught in Autumn Semester 2009.

The enthusiasm for Valentine’s Day and Father Christmas is an example of the continuing legacy of the cult of saints in contemporary society. But who were the original St Valentine and St Nicholas? What can their lives tell us about the culture they lived in, and how were they venerated before the invention of chocolate hearts and the Christmas tree?

This 10-credit module will introduce students to the cult of saints in the Eastern Orthodox world. Using original sources from late antiquity and the middle ages, we will examine the major types of saints and how they were venerated. The module will start with figures from the New Testament, and will move on to martyrs, monks, bishops, missionaries, saintly princes and others. The semester will be divided equally between Byzantium and the Orthodox Slavs (Bulgarians, Serbs and Rus), and students will be encouraged to discuss the continuities and changes between these cultures in seminars and coursework.

The module will consist of a weekly lecture and seminars. The lectures will introduce types of saints and the historical and cultural contexts in which they arose. In the seminars, we will discuss original written sources about particular saints and the icons associated with them. Student presentations will also take place during the seminars. Over the course of the semester, students will learn the basic tools needed to conduct research on saints, and will be expected to use these in their coursework. All readings will be in English.

Suitable for study at undergraduate level 2.

Dr Monica White, School of Modern Languages and Culture.

Dr White received a BA with High Honors in Russian and East European Studies from Wesleyan University and a PhD in Slavonic Studies from the University of Cambridge. Following her doctoral studies she held a Research Fellowship at Clare College, Cambridge and a Stanford Humanities Fellowship before coming to Nottingham. 



]]></description><dc:date>2010-10-01</dc:date><dc:title>The world of Orthodox sainthood</dc:title><dc:creator>White Monica Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>saints in contemporary society</dc:subject><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>St Valentine </dc:subject><dc:subject>St Nicholas</dc:subject><dc:subject>cult of saints </dc:subject><dc:subject>Eastern Orthodox saints</dc:subject><dc:subject>late antiquity </dc:subject><dc:subject>New Testament</dc:subject><dc:subject>Byzantium</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Transitions : figures in space</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=b9ef693c-fa9e-b323-5539-6a683de0f005</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:12:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=b9ef693c-fa9e-b323-5539-6a683de0f005</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>video/mpeg</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[In this video Dr Edward Sellman talks about his portrait of the late Alan Sillitoe.

As well as being an expert in special needs in Education, Dr Edward Sellman is also a recognised artist and in this video he takes you round his latest exhibition and reveals all about meeting and painting the famous author. 

2009

Suitable for Undergraduate Study and Community Education

Dr Edward Sellman, Lecturer, School of Education

Dr Edward Sellman is a member of the Centre for Research in Schools and Communities. After training as an art/primary-school teacher he worked with children experiencing emotional and behavioural difficulties in a range of settings. He is the course leader of the Masters in Special Needs programmes (Nottingham and Malaysia campuses) and acts as a supervisor for research students working for MPhil/PhD degrees. He has conducted research about arts partnerships, children's experiences of exclusion from school, pupil voice and peer mediation projects in schools. He is author of the recently published book, 'Mediation Matters: Creating Peaceful Schools through Peer Mediation', published by LDA and the forthcoming book 'Creative Learning to Meet Special Needs', to be published by Routledge/Taylor & Francis. He is also a member of the International Journal of Pastoral Care in Education editorial board and a Fellow of the Institute of Mental Health

Edward is also a practising artist/photographer (see www.megaumbrella.co.uk)


]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[In this video Dr Edward Sellman talks about his portrait of the late Alan Sillitoe.

As well as being an expert in special needs in Education, Dr Edward Sellman is also a recognised artist and in this video he takes you round his latest exhibition and reveals all about meeting and painting the famous author. 

2009

Suitable for Undergraduate Study and Community Education

Dr Edward Sellman, Lecturer, School of Education

Dr Edward Sellman is a member of the Centre for Research in Schools and Communities. After training as an art/primary-school teacher he worked with children experiencing emotional and behavioural difficulties in a range of settings. He is the course leader of the Masters in Special Needs programmes (Nottingham and Malaysia campuses) and acts as a supervisor for research students working for MPhil/PhD degrees. He has conducted research about arts partnerships, children's experiences of exclusion from school, pupil voice and peer mediation projects in schools. He is author of the recently published book, 'Mediation Matters: Creating Peaceful Schools through Peer Mediation', published by LDA and the forthcoming book 'Creative Learning to Meet Special Needs', to be published by Routledge/Taylor & Francis. He is also a member of the International Journal of Pastoral Care in Education editorial board and a Fellow of the Institute of Mental Health

Edward is also a practising artist/photographer (see www.megaumbrella.co.uk)


]]></description><dc:date>2010-06-07</dc:date><dc:title>Transitions : figures in space</dc:title><dc:creator>Sellman E. M. Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>Fine Arts</dc:subject><dc:subject>Painting</dc:subject><dc:subject>Exhibition</dc:subject><dc:subject>Photography</dc:subject><dc:subject>Education</dc:subject><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>User-generated content : archeologies, economies and ecologies</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=98fe7bc8-d8a1-f57f-ad0a-02d242d60ae4</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 14:30:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=98fe7bc8-d8a1-f57f-ad0a-02d242d60ae4</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>video/mpeg</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[In this presentation from the Institute of Film and Television Studies' Ephemeral Media workshops, Professor Jon Dovey (UWE) presents his research into user-generated content.
PLEASE NOTE: The﻿ presntation begins with a five minute video clip - keynote begins thereafter. 

Presentation produced/delivered: June/July 2009

Suitable for: Undergraduate study and community education

Author and Presenter: Professor Jon Dovey, University of the West of England

Jon has recently been appointed to the new Faculty of Creative Arts at University of the West of England with a view to raising the profile of media research there. The vehicle for this will be the Digital Cultures Research Centre, interfacing industry and academia, based at the Pervasive Media Studio. 

Jon is a leading researcher in the field of interactive media and gaming and spent the first 15 years of his working life in video production, working through the early years of Channel Four as a researcher, editor and eventually as Producer. He worked principally in documentary and experimental video, co founding original scratch artists Gorilla Tapes in 1984. His video projects gained international distribution and recognition and have now taken their place in the documented histories of UK Video Art. After moving to Bristol in 1990 he worked at the Watershed Media Centre for two years before teaching at the University of Plymouth in 1992 and then at both the University of the West of England School of Cultural Studies and the University of Bristol. As Head of the Department of Drama at Bristol University he piloted a £13m redevelopment through University planning stages.  ]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[In this presentation from the Institute of Film and Television Studies' Ephemeral Media workshops, Professor Jon Dovey (UWE) presents his research into user-generated content.
PLEASE NOTE: The﻿ presntation begins with a five minute video clip - keynote begins thereafter. 

Presentation produced/delivered: June/July 2009

Suitable for: Undergraduate study and community education

Author and Presenter: Professor Jon Dovey, University of the West of England

Jon has recently been appointed to the new Faculty of Creative Arts at University of the West of England with a view to raising the profile of media research there. The vehicle for this will be the Digital Cultures Research Centre, interfacing industry and academia, based at the Pervasive Media Studio. 

Jon is a leading researcher in the field of interactive media and gaming and spent the first 15 years of his working life in video production, working through the early years of Channel Four as a researcher, editor and eventually as Producer. He worked principally in documentary and experimental video, co founding original scratch artists Gorilla Tapes in 1984. His video projects gained international distribution and recognition and have now taken their place in the documented histories of UK Video Art. After moving to Bristol in 1990 he worked at the Watershed Media Centre for two years before teaching at the University of Plymouth in 1992 and then at both the University of the West of England School of Cultural Studies and the University of Bristol. As Head of the Department of Drama at Bristol University he piloted a £13m redevelopment through University planning stages.  ]]></description><dc:date>2010-05-18</dc:date><dc:title>User-generated content : archeologies, economies and ecologies</dc:title><dc:creator>Dovey Jon Professor</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>User-generated Content</dc:subject><dc:subject>Emphemeral Media</dc:subject><dc:subject>Humanities</dc:subject><dc:subject>Film and Television Studies</dc:subject><dc:subject>New Media</dc:subject><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Virtual performing arts studio</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=416a0515-63bc-5d1c-e293-ecc40640828f</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:41:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=416a0515-63bc-5d1c-e293-ecc40640828f</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/pdf</dc:format><dc:format>video/x-ms-wmv</dc:format><dc:format>application/octet-stream</dc:format><dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[This learning object is comprising of a series of videos and handouts designed to aid users of the Virtual Performing Arts Studio (VPAS) space in Second Life. 

The VPAS space is also downloadable from within Second Life here - 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife//29/140/22, as part of the University of Nottingham's Second Life island resource.


]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[This learning object is comprising of a series of videos and handouts designed to aid users of the Virtual Performing Arts Studio (VPAS) space in Second Life. 

The VPAS space is also downloadable from within Second Life here - 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife//29/140/22, as part of the University of Nottingham's Second Life island resource.


]]></description><dc:date>2010-11-01</dc:date><dc:title>Virtual performing arts studio</dc:title><dc:creator>Moran James Dr;Lockley Patrick;Brookes Helen  ;Cross Fay</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>virtual performing arts studio</dc:subject><dc:subject>introduction to drama</dc:subject><dc:subject>second life</dc:subject><dc:subject>vpas</dc:subject><dc:subject>school of english studies</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Why study systematic theology? : with Dr Simon Oliver in discussion with Professor Tom O'Loughlin</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=0eaa3f26-962e-0a0d-b4ce-3b88a2463e37</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:21:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=0eaa3f26-962e-0a0d-b4ce-3b88a2463e37</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type>text/html<dc:language>en-gb</dc:language><dc:relation></dc:relation><dc:rights><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></dc:rights><cc:license><![CDATA[Except for third party materials (materials owned by someone other than The University of Nottingham) and where otherwise indicated, the copyright in the content provided in this resource is owned by The University of Nottingham and licensed under a <a target="blank" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike UK 2.0 Licence (BY-NC-SA)</a>]]></cc:license><dc:description><![CDATA[In this episode of the ‘Why Study’ series, Dr Simon Oliver, an expert in systematic theology, explains what is meant by ‘systematics’ within the field of theology, how it relates to other parts of the discipline, and its relevance in today's culture]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[In this episode of the ‘Why Study’ series, Dr Simon Oliver, an expert in systematic theology, explains what is meant by ‘systematics’ within the field of theology, how it relates to other parts of the discipline, and its relevance in today's culture]]></description><dc:date>2011-08-05</dc:date><dc:title>Why study systematic theology? : with Dr Simon Oliver in discussion with Professor Tom O'Loughlin</dc:title><dc:creator>Oliver Simon Dr;O'Loughlin Thomas Professor</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>Systematics</dc:subject><dc:subject>Meaning</dc:subject><dc:subject>Religion</dc:subject><dc:subject>Faith</dc:subject><dc:subject>Belief</dc:subject><dc:subject>Reason</dc:subject><dc:subject>Distance Learning</dc:subject></item></channel></rss>