<?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>2013-05-20</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>Contemporary French culture in a global context</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=a06b5db3-37ad-7880-770b-72f97580ecb4</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:47:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=a06b5db3-37ad-7880-770b-72f97580ecb4</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 Semester two 2009.

This module looks at aspects of contemporary French culture in the context of an increasingly globalised culture and economy. In part, the module explores recent attempts to defend, redefine and interpret key aspects of French identity and culture as a means of negotiating ways of living in an era of globalisation and changing social structures.

The module focuses on aspects of everyday life in France that are charged with political and economic significance, namely food/wine production and consumption and sport. These areas all raise questions about a range of issues: the national and the ‘local’ versus the global; constructions of Frenchness in opposition to America; the decline of rural France; the contemporary redefinition of mythical national figures in the shape of le paysan; the continuity and significance of established French values and cultural practices; and the maintenance of a distinctively French social model in the face of globalisation.

A key component of the module delivery will be an in-depth analysis of the much discussed recent documentary film Mondovino, which examines the cultural and economic significance of global wine production. We will also look at the cultural significance of contemporary French football, with particular reference to the successful French national team of 1998 and 2000.

This module is suitable for study at undergraduate level 1.

Dr John Marks, School of Modern Languages and Culture.

Dr Marks is interested in the ethical, philosophical and cultural implications of molecular biology, biotechnology and genetics. He is also a member of the Science Technology Culture Research Group. His past research has focused primarily on the significance of contemporary French thought, particularly the work of Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze. 
]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file.

As taught in Semester two 2009.

This module looks at aspects of contemporary French culture in the context of an increasingly globalised culture and economy. In part, the module explores recent attempts to defend, redefine and interpret key aspects of French identity and culture as a means of negotiating ways of living in an era of globalisation and changing social structures.

The module focuses on aspects of everyday life in France that are charged with political and economic significance, namely food/wine production and consumption and sport. These areas all raise questions about a range of issues: the national and the ‘local’ versus the global; constructions of Frenchness in opposition to America; the decline of rural France; the contemporary redefinition of mythical national figures in the shape of le paysan; the continuity and significance of established French values and cultural practices; and the maintenance of a distinctively French social model in the face of globalisation.

A key component of the module delivery will be an in-depth analysis of the much discussed recent documentary film Mondovino, which examines the cultural and economic significance of global wine production. We will also look at the cultural significance of contemporary French football, with particular reference to the successful French national team of 1998 and 2000.

This module is suitable for study at undergraduate level 1.

Dr John Marks, School of Modern Languages and Culture.

Dr Marks is interested in the ethical, philosophical and cultural implications of molecular biology, biotechnology and genetics. He is also a member of the Science Technology Culture Research Group. His past research has focused primarily on the significance of contemporary French thought, particularly the work of Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze. 
]]></description><dc:date>2010-10-01</dc:date><dc:title>Contemporary French culture in a global context</dc:title><dc:creator>Marks John Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>contemporary French culture</dc:subject><dc:subject>French identity</dc:subject><dc:subject>French culture</dc:subject><dc:subject>globalisation </dc:subject><dc:subject>changing social structures</dc:subject><dc:subject>food production</dc:subject><dc:subject>wine production</dc:subject><dc:subject>constructions of Frenchness </dc:subject><dc:subject>Mondovino</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Depiction of terrorism in film and television</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=c9f4acd3-ad33-76e3-c533-4e85f34f9a70</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:50:45 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=c9f4acd3-ad33-76e3-c533-4e85f34f9a70</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 Roberta Pearson from the School of American and Canadian Studies, discusses the fictional representation of terrorism in modern day television programmes and why more and more people are using fiction instead of the news to inform their opinions of world events.

Professor Pearson considers the frequent engagement of modern audiences with such television series’ as ‘24’ and ‘Battlestar Galactica’ and how these common cultural experiences should not be underestimated as a factor in affecting the way public issues are viewed.]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[In this podcast, Professor Roberta Pearson from the School of American and Canadian Studies, discusses the fictional representation of terrorism in modern day television programmes and why more and more people are using fiction instead of the news to inform their opinions of world events.

Professor Pearson considers the frequent engagement of modern audiences with such television series’ as ‘24’ and ‘Battlestar Galactica’ and how these common cultural experiences should not be underestimated as a factor in affecting the way public issues are viewed.]]></description><dc:date>2007-07-25</dc:date><dc:title>Depiction of terrorism in film and television</dc:title><dc:creator>Pearson Roberta E. Professor </dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>Terrorism</dc:subject><dc:subject>Mass media</dc:subject><dc:subject>Podcast</dc:subject><dc:subject>Audio</dc:subject><dc:subject>mp3</dc:subject><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Distance learning material</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=c3f4c936-4870-22a0-f4be-39c54aa52617</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:09:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=c3f4c936-4870-22a0-f4be-39c54aa52617</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>text/html</dc:format><dc:format>application/x-shockwave-flash</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[The materials provided are taken from three postgraduate modules which students study  as part of the School's distance learning MA degree programmes in 'Literary Linguistics', 'Applied Linguistics, Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching' and 'Modern English Language'. 

Our courses  generally consist of 10 units which cover the key areas of study within  particular disciplines, in conjunction with material documenting the latest  developments within each field. The 'Descriptive Linguistic Analysis' units are taken from the compulsory foundational module,  enabling students to gain the core knowledge that they will need throughout their  programme. 

The 'Literary Linguistics' and 'Language and Gender' units are examples  from modules that students chose to specialise in, depending upon their own particular  interests. At present, 100 Students from a range of diverse backgrounds in  numerous locations throughout the world are registered on these courses.  Students use these materials as starting points to their study, and then  interaction with tutors and fellow students is maintained via email, discussion  boards and chat rooms.]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[The materials provided are taken from three postgraduate modules which students study  as part of the School's distance learning MA degree programmes in 'Literary Linguistics', 'Applied Linguistics, Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching' and 'Modern English Language'. 

Our courses  generally consist of 10 units which cover the key areas of study within  particular disciplines, in conjunction with material documenting the latest  developments within each field. The 'Descriptive Linguistic Analysis' units are taken from the compulsory foundational module,  enabling students to gain the core knowledge that they will need throughout their  programme. 

The 'Literary Linguistics' and 'Language and Gender' units are examples  from modules that students chose to specialise in, depending upon their own particular  interests. At present, 100 Students from a range of diverse backgrounds in  numerous locations throughout the world are registered on these courses.  Students use these materials as starting points to their study, and then  interaction with tutors and fellow students is maintained via email, discussion  boards and chat rooms.]]></description><dc:date>2007-07-11</dc:date><dc:title>Distance learning material</dc:title><dc:creator>University of Nottingham</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>U-now</dc:subject><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Doing the right thing : corporate social responsibility in a global marketplace</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=fa98ccf7-826f-815d-cf28-d468cd7e10fc</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:15:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=fa98ccf7-826f-815d-cf28-d468cd7e10fc</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[Globalisation, mass consumer awareness and public accountability are all factors in persuading companies to adopt ethical policies.  As companies become more accountable not only for their own actions but for those within their supply chain, they have to adapt to ensure success within the context of the global society they operate in.

Professor Jeremy Moon (Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility at the University of Nottingham Business School and Director of the International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility) discusses some of the challenges faced by modern companies in responding to the various pressures driving them to focus on contributing to society as well as on business performance.

He also talks about the big challenges ahead for international business and what role The University of Nottingham Business School can provide in further developing its teaching and research to best prepare graduates for success in the current climate.]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[Globalisation, mass consumer awareness and public accountability are all factors in persuading companies to adopt ethical policies.  As companies become more accountable not only for their own actions but for those within their supply chain, they have to adapt to ensure success within the context of the global society they operate in.

Professor Jeremy Moon (Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility at the University of Nottingham Business School and Director of the International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility) discusses some of the challenges faced by modern companies in responding to the various pressures driving them to focus on contributing to society as well as on business performance.

He also talks about the big challenges ahead for international business and what role The University of Nottingham Business School can provide in further developing its teaching and research to best prepare graduates for success in the current climate.]]></description><dc:date>2007-07-25</dc:date><dc:title>Doing the right thing : corporate social responsibility in a global marketplace</dc:title><dc:creator>Moon Jeremy W. Professor</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>Podcast</dc:subject><dc:subject>Audio</dc:subject><dc:subject>mp3</dc:subject><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Fictionalised politics: how politics and politicians are represented in the US and the UK</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=2d3f11a5-2029-2d08-7216-f30f86e58c31</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:23:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=2d3f11a5-2029-2d08-7216-f30f86e58c31</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 2010/2011. 

This module assesses changing attitudes to representative politics in the US and UK, specifically political parties and those who lead them, through their representation in films, plays and novels since the C19th. 

How formal – party - politics is represented in films, novels, short stories, plays and television (note: in this module these five forms are covered by the term 'fiction') is an exciting and growing area of research. This is especially so in the US, but also (slowly but surely) in the UK. While the study of narrowly defined 'political' novels has a long lineage, it is only during the last decade or so that an interest in fictions expressed on the stage, screen and page has crept into more mainstream analysis. 

Module Code: M13092 
  
Suitable for study at: undergraduate level 3 
  
Credits: 20  

Professor Steven Fielding

Professor Fielding is Professor of Political History and Director of the Centre for British Politics 

He is able to comment on most aspects of British contemporary politics and modern political history, but has a specialist interest in the Labour Party and popular perceptions of politics in general. 

Professor Fielding has appeared many times on Sky News, Channel Four News, Radio 4 and Radio 5 as well as various local and international radio stations. He has been interviewed for the Guardian, International Herald Tribune, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and numerous other international publications. He has written for the Guardian, the BBC website, Yorkshire Post, Prospect, Progress as well as History and Policy. In July 2010 he wrote and presented a documentary on Radio 4, 'Dramatising New Labour'.



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

As taught Autumn Semester 2010/2011. 

This module assesses changing attitudes to representative politics in the US and UK, specifically political parties and those who lead them, through their representation in films, plays and novels since the C19th. 

How formal – party - politics is represented in films, novels, short stories, plays and television (note: in this module these five forms are covered by the term 'fiction') is an exciting and growing area of research. This is especially so in the US, but also (slowly but surely) in the UK. While the study of narrowly defined 'political' novels has a long lineage, it is only during the last decade or so that an interest in fictions expressed on the stage, screen and page has crept into more mainstream analysis. 

Module Code: M13092 
  
Suitable for study at: undergraduate level 3 
  
Credits: 20  

Professor Steven Fielding

Professor Fielding is Professor of Political History and Director of the Centre for British Politics 

He is able to comment on most aspects of British contemporary politics and modern political history, but has a specialist interest in the Labour Party and popular perceptions of politics in general. 

Professor Fielding has appeared many times on Sky News, Channel Four News, Radio 4 and Radio 5 as well as various local and international radio stations. He has been interviewed for the Guardian, International Herald Tribune, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and numerous other international publications. He has written for the Guardian, the BBC website, Yorkshire Post, Prospect, Progress as well as History and Policy. In July 2010 he wrote and presented a documentary on Radio 4, 'Dramatising New Labour'.



]]></description><dc:date>2010-11-17</dc:date><dc:title>Fictionalised politics: how politics and politicians are represented in the US and the UK</dc:title><dc:creator>Fielding Steven Professor </dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>M13092 </dc:subject><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>changing attitudes to representative politics in the US and UK</dc:subject><dc:subject>political parties and those who lead them</dc:subject><dc:subject>films, plays and novels since the C19th</dc:subject><dc:subject>political novels </dc:subject><dc:subject>fictionalised politics</dc:subject><dc:subject>formal party politics </dc:subject><dc:subject>US and UK politics</dc:subject><dc:subject>how politics is represented in the arts</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Film in history/history in film</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=41219512-47e8-2165-f894-377d9e097e54</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:45:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=41219512-47e8-2165-f894-377d9e097e54</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/pdf</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

This module explores the inter-relations and interactions of film and history in 20th century Europe and the United States (with a few classic films from elsewhere). It considers how films have appropriated past events as their core subject matter or setting, for purposes of nostalgic entertainment or didactic drama, for social commentary, philosophical enquiry or political protest and examines how historical films have shaped popular knowledge and popular cultures of history, how they have contributed to forming or reforming collective memories and how, at times, they have catalysed social or political change.

This module raises challenging questions about the constitution and role of public and private memories, about the social meaning and significance of history, about the nature of historical evidence and historical representation and, ultimately, about the construction and possibility of historical ‘truth’. 

Suitable for: undergraduate level three students

Dr Nick Baron, School of History.

Dr Nick Baron is an Associate Professor in History at the University of Nottingham. After taking a BA in modern history and modern languages at Oxford, he turned his attention eastwards, receiving an MPhil in Russian and East European Studies, also from Oxford, and then a PhD in Soviet history from Birmingham. He then held a four-year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Manchester before taking up a position at Nottingham in 2004. His research area is twentieth century Russian and East European history and historical geography, and he has special interests in the history of population displacement and in spatial experience, representation and practice. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society–Institute of British Geographers. 
]]></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

This module explores the inter-relations and interactions of film and history in 20th century Europe and the United States (with a few classic films from elsewhere). It considers how films have appropriated past events as their core subject matter or setting, for purposes of nostalgic entertainment or didactic drama, for social commentary, philosophical enquiry or political protest and examines how historical films have shaped popular knowledge and popular cultures of history, how they have contributed to forming or reforming collective memories and how, at times, they have catalysed social or political change.

This module raises challenging questions about the constitution and role of public and private memories, about the social meaning and significance of history, about the nature of historical evidence and historical representation and, ultimately, about the construction and possibility of historical ‘truth’. 

Suitable for: undergraduate level three students

Dr Nick Baron, School of History.

Dr Nick Baron is an Associate Professor in History at the University of Nottingham. After taking a BA in modern history and modern languages at Oxford, he turned his attention eastwards, receiving an MPhil in Russian and East European Studies, also from Oxford, and then a PhD in Soviet history from Birmingham. He then held a four-year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Manchester before taking up a position at Nottingham in 2004. His research area is twentieth century Russian and East European history and historical geography, and he has special interests in the history of population displacement and in spatial experience, representation and practice. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society–Institute of British Geographers. 
]]></description><dc:date>2010-02-09</dc:date><dc:title>Film in history/history in film</dc:title><dc:creator>Baron Nick Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject><dc:subject>Film</dc:subject><dc:subject>History</dc:subject><dc:subject>Cinema</dc:subject><dc:subject>Culture</dc:subject><dc:subject>Social Memory</dc:subject><dc:subject>Collective Memory</dc:subject><dc:subject>Social History</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>From Reformation to revolution: an introduction to early modern history c.1500-1789</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=f7c22703-a680-8245-76d9-f045947b28e1</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:27:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=f7c22703-a680-8245-76d9-f045947b28e1</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.

Module Code: V11213 

Suitable for study at: Undergraduate level 1 
  
Credits:20 

This module introduces students to major issues in the social, political and cultural history of Europe in the Early Modern period by analysing demographic, religious, social and cultural changes that took place between c.1500 and 1789. Students will examine the tensions produced by warfare, religious conflict, the changing relationships between rulers, subjects and political elites, trends in socio-economic development and the discovery of the ‘New World’. 

This crucially important period witnessed Europe split by the religious differences of the Reformation, shaken by local rebellions and uprisings, transformed by the discovery of the ‘New World’, and affected by destructive and costly wars that spread across the continent. How did these forces of change interact in the period and what did this mean for the nascent European nation-states and the people of Europe? These issues will be addressed thematically, through comparing the experience of different countries. Topics for more detailed study include urbanisation, monarchies and princely courts, social issues such as poverty, household and family, as well as consumerism, literacy and print culture, the development of trade, protest, toleration and persecution, and the ‘military revolution’. Throughout, students will be encouraged to deal critically with broader historiographical debates on these issues.

School of History:

Our teaching and learning methods, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, are strongly focused on 'active learning'. We emphasise that effective learning in History comes especially from one's own enquiries, critical thinking, and reflection.

You will therefore be encouraged to become independent learners and thinkers, whilst being guided by expert tutors. Active participation and involvement in class discussion and group activities are therefore given priority as a means of developing skills required for learning, researching and employment.

Our academic staff are central to our success and create our lively and inclusive research culture. All of them are nationally or internationally recognized scholars in their fields.



]]></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.

Module Code: V11213 

Suitable for study at: Undergraduate level 1 
  
Credits:20 

This module introduces students to major issues in the social, political and cultural history of Europe in the Early Modern period by analysing demographic, religious, social and cultural changes that took place between c.1500 and 1789. Students will examine the tensions produced by warfare, religious conflict, the changing relationships between rulers, subjects and political elites, trends in socio-economic development and the discovery of the ‘New World’. 

This crucially important period witnessed Europe split by the religious differences of the Reformation, shaken by local rebellions and uprisings, transformed by the discovery of the ‘New World’, and affected by destructive and costly wars that spread across the continent. How did these forces of change interact in the period and what did this mean for the nascent European nation-states and the people of Europe? These issues will be addressed thematically, through comparing the experience of different countries. Topics for more detailed study include urbanisation, monarchies and princely courts, social issues such as poverty, household and family, as well as consumerism, literacy and print culture, the development of trade, protest, toleration and persecution, and the ‘military revolution’. Throughout, students will be encouraged to deal critically with broader historiographical debates on these issues.

School of History:

Our teaching and learning methods, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, are strongly focused on 'active learning'. We emphasise that effective learning in History comes especially from one's own enquiries, critical thinking, and reflection.

You will therefore be encouraged to become independent learners and thinkers, whilst being guided by expert tutors. Active participation and involvement in class discussion and group activities are therefore given priority as a means of developing skills required for learning, researching and employment.

Our academic staff are central to our success and create our lively and inclusive research culture. All of them are nationally or internationally recognized scholars in their fields.



]]></description><dc:date>2011-01-28</dc:date><dc:title>From Reformation to revolution: an introduction to early modern history c.1500-1789</dc:title><dc:creator> University of Nottingham. School of History</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>Module Code: V11213 </dc:subject><dc:subject>social, political and cultural history of Europe in the early modern period</dc:subject><dc:subject>rulers, subjects and political elites</dc:subject><dc:subject>trends in socio-economic development </dc:subject><dc:subject>discovery of the ‘New World’</dc:subject><dc:subject>Reformation</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Harvesting history, Laxton : the medieval village that survived the modern age</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=cff6a70f-1890-6e0a-4386-96f428289ee6</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:13:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=cff6a70f-1890-6e0a-4386-96f428289ee6</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[A video covering the medieval farming and life styles preserved in Laxton, a small village in Nottinghamshire which has survived the modern age. Includes images and artefacts from the exhibition presented by the University of Nottingham Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections.

Suitable for community education, secondary education, undergraduate year one and further education

Author and presenter: Kathryn Summerwill.

Kathryn Summerwill qualified as a professional archivist from the University of Wales, Bangor, in 1996, and has been an Assistant Archivist in The University of Nottingham’s Manuscripts and Special Collections Section since 2002. She is part of a team of staff using digital tools to extend the provision of traditional printed guides and catalogues, and has curated a number of exhibitions featuring material from the collections.
]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[A video covering the medieval farming and life styles preserved in Laxton, a small village in Nottinghamshire which has survived the modern age. Includes images and artefacts from the exhibition presented by the University of Nottingham Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections.

Suitable for community education, secondary education, undergraduate year one and further education

Author and presenter: Kathryn Summerwill.

Kathryn Summerwill qualified as a professional archivist from the University of Wales, Bangor, in 1996, and has been an Assistant Archivist in The University of Nottingham’s Manuscripts and Special Collections Section since 2002. She is part of a team of staff using digital tools to extend the provision of traditional printed guides and catalogues, and has curated a number of exhibitions featuring material from the collections.
]]></description><dc:date>2009-10-26</dc:date><dc:title>Harvesting history, Laxton : the medieval village that survived the modern age</dc:title><dc:creator>Summerwill Kathryn</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>Medieval Farming</dc:subject><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject><dc:subject>Open Field Farming</dc:subject><dc:subject>Agriculture</dc:subject><dc:subject>Farming</dc:subject><dc:subject>Village Life</dc:subject><dc:subject>Arable Farming</dc:subject><dc:subject>Arable and Fruit Farming</dc:subject><dc:subject>Open Field Village</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Historical skills : dating documents</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=f81c5107-79a9-240f-7d51-366b9397d3b3</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:58:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=f81c5107-79a9-240f-7d51-366b9397d3b3</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/pdf</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[Explains the different dating conventions employed in historical documents. For example, the system of dating by reference to a religious feast day and the year of the reigning monarch has little in common with the modern calendar. Even where a recognisable date is provided, it may not be what it at first appears....

The resource includes a glossary, bibliography and translation of relevant Latin numbers/phrases.  Illustrative images of items from our collections appear throughout.]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[Explains the different dating conventions employed in historical documents. For example, the system of dating by reference to a religious feast day and the year of the reigning monarch has little in common with the modern calendar. Even where a recognisable date is provided, it may not be what it at first appears....

The resource includes a glossary, bibliography and translation of relevant Latin numbers/phrases.  Illustrative images of items from our collections appear throughout.]]></description><dc:date>2007-12-05</dc:date><dc:title>Historical skills : dating documents</dc:title><dc:creator> University of Nottingham. Dept. of Manuscripts and Special Collections. Digital Access Team</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>Dating</dc:subject><dc:subject>Time</dc:subject><dc:subject>Calendars</dc:subject><dc:subject>Manuscripts</dc:subject><dc:subject>Religious festivals</dc:subject><dc:subject>Archives</dc:subject><dc:subject>Historical research</dc:subject><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Introduction to drama</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=9b742c01-b8c0-06da-c535-407963585374</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 11:13:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=9b742c01-b8c0-06da-c535-407963585374</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 2010.

This module is designed to provide an introduction to the analysis and performance of drama. It has three main aims:

1) To provide an introduction to the analysis of drama;
2) To give a taste of the wide range of performance convention in history, from Ancient Greek tragedy to nineteenth-century naturalism;
3) To foreground drama as a performance medium rather than a form of literature.

At Nottingham, we approach drama as a performance medium: an event within a specific time, space and locale, in which real people and objects are presented to other people in real, shared space. It is always a social event, so we learn to think about the people who do the performing, the place they perform in, and the people they perform to. Written texts may be looked at as much for information about the modes and places of performance as for what they represent or ‘say’. It is to be understood that the space itself and the mode of performing in it create meaning as much as do pre-scripted words.

We emphasise the fact that performance analysis is not literary criticism, and that play scripts should not be read simply as texts. The interpretation and analysis of drama requires different skills. The seminars on the module will provide opportunities for you to develop these skills yourself, while the lectures are designed to provide you with the kind of information necessary for an analysis of performance as an event in real historical time and space.

The module also aims to introduce a range of historical examples of theatre practice, drawn from several different moments in theatre history. The lectures will explore what we know about the performance conventions of Greek tragedy, medieval religious plays, Shakespeare's plays and Restoration/Augustan comedy, turning lastly to the arrival of naturalism as an approach to performance in the late nineteenth century.

Finally, we believe that a seminal way of learning to understand how theatre works is getting involved in performance itself. The workshops held in the Autumn semester provide structured opportunities to discuss the kind of decisions that are taken when a script is realised on stage and to experience the practical consequences of a theatre director’s decision making. More information on the format of workshops is provided below.

Suitable for study at undergraduate level 1. 

Dr James Moran, School of English Studies.

Dr Moran's research is primarily concerned with modern drama. His monograph Staging the Easter Rising (2005) explores the connections between literature and politics, and was reviewed as 'a brave, confident book' in the Times Literary Supplement and as a 'terrific read' in the Irish Times. He also edited Four Irish Rebel Plays (2007), a volume described as 'fascinating' by Books Ireland and by Studies in Theatre and Performance. His latest monograph, Irish Birmingham: A History (2010), has been published by Liverpool University Press and reviewed as follows in the Irish Times: 'Even if you have no ties with Birmingham, if you are interested in culture or history, you'll enjoy Irish Birmingham: A History...Moran is a splendid writer, and a very engaging one'.

Dr Moran is currently Head of Drama at the University of 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 2010.

This module is designed to provide an introduction to the analysis and performance of drama. It has three main aims:

1) To provide an introduction to the analysis of drama;
2) To give a taste of the wide range of performance convention in history, from Ancient Greek tragedy to nineteenth-century naturalism;
3) To foreground drama as a performance medium rather than a form of literature.

At Nottingham, we approach drama as a performance medium: an event within a specific time, space and locale, in which real people and objects are presented to other people in real, shared space. It is always a social event, so we learn to think about the people who do the performing, the place they perform in, and the people they perform to. Written texts may be looked at as much for information about the modes and places of performance as for what they represent or ‘say’. It is to be understood that the space itself and the mode of performing in it create meaning as much as do pre-scripted words.

We emphasise the fact that performance analysis is not literary criticism, and that play scripts should not be read simply as texts. The interpretation and analysis of drama requires different skills. The seminars on the module will provide opportunities for you to develop these skills yourself, while the lectures are designed to provide you with the kind of information necessary for an analysis of performance as an event in real historical time and space.

The module also aims to introduce a range of historical examples of theatre practice, drawn from several different moments in theatre history. The lectures will explore what we know about the performance conventions of Greek tragedy, medieval religious plays, Shakespeare's plays and Restoration/Augustan comedy, turning lastly to the arrival of naturalism as an approach to performance in the late nineteenth century.

Finally, we believe that a seminal way of learning to understand how theatre works is getting involved in performance itself. The workshops held in the Autumn semester provide structured opportunities to discuss the kind of decisions that are taken when a script is realised on stage and to experience the practical consequences of a theatre director’s decision making. More information on the format of workshops is provided below.

Suitable for study at undergraduate level 1. 

Dr James Moran, School of English Studies.

Dr Moran's research is primarily concerned with modern drama. His monograph Staging the Easter Rising (2005) explores the connections between literature and politics, and was reviewed as 'a brave, confident book' in the Times Literary Supplement and as a 'terrific read' in the Irish Times. He also edited Four Irish Rebel Plays (2007), a volume described as 'fascinating' by Books Ireland and by Studies in Theatre and Performance. His latest monograph, Irish Birmingham: A History (2010), has been published by Liverpool University Press and reviewed as follows in the Irish Times: 'Even if you have no ties with Birmingham, if you are interested in culture or history, you'll enjoy Irish Birmingham: A History...Moran is a splendid writer, and a very engaging one'.

Dr Moran is currently Head of Drama at the University of Nottingham.
]]></description><dc:date>2010-10-07</dc:date><dc:title>Introduction to drama</dc:title><dc:creator>Moran James Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>drama</dc:subject><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>second life</dc:subject><dc:subject>performing arts</dc:subject><dc:subject>virtual performing arts studio</dc:subject><dc:subject>analysis and performance of drama</dc:subject><dc:subject>performance convention in history</dc:subject><dc:subject>ancient Greek tragedy</dc:subject><dc:subject>nineteenth-century naturalism</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Introduction to macroeconomics</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=d29e890e-dcb7-e407-d46f-52e355f84d5a</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:57:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=d29e890e-dcb7-e407-d46f-52e355f84d5a</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/msword</dc:format><dc:format>application/vnd.ms-powerpoint</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 Spring Semester 2010. 

This module provides an introduction to modern macroeconomic analysis. Macroeconomics is concerned with some of the most pressing and fundamental questions economists can ask, such as: What determines economic growth? Why do economies exhibit expansions ('booms') and contractions ('busts') in output? What drives employment and wages, saving and investment? What causes inflation and why is it a problem? What, if anything, can governments do to improve the performance of an economy?

Microeconomics is concerned with the analysis of economic agents and markets at the individual level. Macroeconomics is concerned with the aggregate implications of microeconomic behaviour at the economy-wide level. So there is a clear connect between the actions of individual agents in the economy and the aggregate performance of the economy. This is the starting point for modern macroeconomic analysis - though macroeconomics has not always been understood or taught in these terms, and prior study of macroeconomics at A-level or equivalent is not based on this modern understanding of macroeconomics built on 'microfoundations'. Consequently prior study of economics is not necessary for taking this module and students who have studied macroeconomics previously may have to re-think how they understand the aggregate economy.

This module is suitable for study at Undergraduate level 1


Dr John Gathergood, School of Economics.

John Gathergood joined the School of Economics as an ESRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow in July 2008. His main area of research is household finance, with a particular interest in household financial behaviour in relation to housing wealth, participation in credit markets and self-employment.



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

As taught in Spring Semester 2010. 

This module provides an introduction to modern macroeconomic analysis. Macroeconomics is concerned with some of the most pressing and fundamental questions economists can ask, such as: What determines economic growth? Why do economies exhibit expansions ('booms') and contractions ('busts') in output? What drives employment and wages, saving and investment? What causes inflation and why is it a problem? What, if anything, can governments do to improve the performance of an economy?

Microeconomics is concerned with the analysis of economic agents and markets at the individual level. Macroeconomics is concerned with the aggregate implications of microeconomic behaviour at the economy-wide level. So there is a clear connect between the actions of individual agents in the economy and the aggregate performance of the economy. This is the starting point for modern macroeconomic analysis - though macroeconomics has not always been understood or taught in these terms, and prior study of macroeconomics at A-level or equivalent is not based on this modern understanding of macroeconomics built on 'microfoundations'. Consequently prior study of economics is not necessary for taking this module and students who have studied macroeconomics previously may have to re-think how they understand the aggregate economy.

This module is suitable for study at Undergraduate level 1


Dr John Gathergood, School of Economics.

John Gathergood joined the School of Economics as an ESRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow in July 2008. His main area of research is household finance, with a particular interest in household financial behaviour in relation to housing wealth, participation in credit markets and self-employment.



  ]]></description><dc:date>2010-01-25</dc:date><dc:title>Introduction to macroeconomics</dc:title><dc:creator>Gathergood John Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject><dc:subject>Macroeconomics</dc:subject><dc:subject>Analysis of Markets</dc:subject><dc:subject>Key Economic Indicators</dc:subject><dc:subject>GDP</dc:subject><dc:subject>Economic Growth</dc:subject><dc:subject>Economic Fluctuations</dc:subject><dc:subject>Money and Prices</dc:subject><dc:subject>Government Policy</dc:subject><dc:subject>Economics</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Investigating the German language</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=3fdbc319-1dd6-8a25-31ff-b9c0f5891f69</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:39:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=3fdbc319-1dd6-8a25-31ff-b9c0f5891f69</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 Spring Semester 2010.

This 10 credit module will look at some of the ways in which German has been developing in recent years. In particular, we will look at variation and change in sentence structure; ways in which new modes of communication (such as texting, chat rooms and other forms of internet communication) are influencing language use; and the use of particles (little words like doch, mal, schon, etc.). By the end of the module, you will have carried out a small research project that allows you to compare Germans’ actual language use with what the dictionaries, grammar-books and other reference works say.

Suitable for study at undergraduate level 2.

Dr Nicola McLelland, School of Modern Languages and Culture.

Dr McLelland studied German and French at the University of Sydney, Australia, where, after studying for two years in Bonn, Germany, also gained a PhD in medieval German literature. After an MPhil in linguistics at the University of Cambridge, Dr McLelland developed her current interest in the history of people's ideas and beliefs about language, especially German. 

Dr McLelland has three main research areas: i. the history of linguistic ideas, especially the history of German grammar-writing, and the history how German has been presented to English learners of it; ii. contemporary sociolinguistic theory as applied to German and to other Germanic languages; iii. narrative techniques in medieval German literature, especially in Ulrich von Zatzikhoven's Lanzelet.



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

As taught in Spring Semester 2010.

This 10 credit module will look at some of the ways in which German has been developing in recent years. In particular, we will look at variation and change in sentence structure; ways in which new modes of communication (such as texting, chat rooms and other forms of internet communication) are influencing language use; and the use of particles (little words like doch, mal, schon, etc.). By the end of the module, you will have carried out a small research project that allows you to compare Germans’ actual language use with what the dictionaries, grammar-books and other reference works say.

Suitable for study at undergraduate level 2.

Dr Nicola McLelland, School of Modern Languages and Culture.

Dr McLelland studied German and French at the University of Sydney, Australia, where, after studying for two years in Bonn, Germany, also gained a PhD in medieval German literature. After an MPhil in linguistics at the University of Cambridge, Dr McLelland developed her current interest in the history of people's ideas and beliefs about language, especially German. 

Dr McLelland has three main research areas: i. the history of linguistic ideas, especially the history of German grammar-writing, and the history how German has been presented to English learners of it; ii. contemporary sociolinguistic theory as applied to German and to other Germanic languages; iii. narrative techniques in medieval German literature, especially in Ulrich von Zatzikhoven's Lanzelet.



]]></description><dc:date>2010-10-01</dc:date><dc:title>Investigating the German language</dc:title><dc:creator>McLelland Nicola::Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>variation in German sentence structure</dc:subject><dc:subject>new modes of communication</dc:subject><dc:subject>German language</dc:subject><dc:subject>German sentance structure</dc:subject><dc:subject>use of partcicles </dc:subject><dc:subject>German grammar</dc:subject><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>King Lear to In the loop : fiction and British politics</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=68ec2035-8495-e480-4d22-ed8cad89de7d</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:55:23 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=68ec2035-8495-e480-4d22-ed8cad89de7d</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[On 11 December 2009, Nottingham University's Centre for British Politics held a conference at the British Academy that drew together politicians, writers and academics to explore the interaction of British politics and fiction. 

In addition to the conference several video interviews were conducted with some of the speakers on the day.

In this interview taken at the Fiction and British Politics Conference in London, playwright James Graham (Toryboyz, Little Madam, Sons of York) talks about his approach to political fiction and what inspires him.

Suitable for Undergraduate study and community education

James Graham, Political Playwright 

James Graham writes for theatre, radio, film and television. He won the Catherine Johnson Award for the Best Play 2007 for his play Eden's Empire and was awarded the Pearson Playwriting Bursary in 2006. He is Writer in Residence at the Finborough Theatre and a member of the Royal Court/BBC 50 scheme.

James's play Tory Boyz for the National Youth Theatre caused a storm during its run at the
Soho Theatre for its portrayal of young, gay men in the modern Conservative Party and
received excellent reviews. His first film for television, Caught in a Trap, was broadcast on ITV1 on Boxing Day 2008 and was picked as one of the Broadcast Magazine Hotshots in the same year. He is under commission from a number of TV companies and his play The Whiskey Taster premieres at the Bush Theatre in early 2010. 

The Centre for British Politics is based in the University's School of Politics and International Relations. www.nottingham.ac.uk/politics/cbp 
]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[On 11 December 2009, Nottingham University's Centre for British Politics held a conference at the British Academy that drew together politicians, writers and academics to explore the interaction of British politics and fiction. 

In addition to the conference several video interviews were conducted with some of the speakers on the day.

In this interview taken at the Fiction and British Politics Conference in London, playwright James Graham (Toryboyz, Little Madam, Sons of York) talks about his approach to political fiction and what inspires him.

Suitable for Undergraduate study and community education

James Graham, Political Playwright 

James Graham writes for theatre, radio, film and television. He won the Catherine Johnson Award for the Best Play 2007 for his play Eden's Empire and was awarded the Pearson Playwriting Bursary in 2006. He is Writer in Residence at the Finborough Theatre and a member of the Royal Court/BBC 50 scheme.

James's play Tory Boyz for the National Youth Theatre caused a storm during its run at the
Soho Theatre for its portrayal of young, gay men in the modern Conservative Party and
received excellent reviews. His first film for television, Caught in a Trap, was broadcast on ITV1 on Boxing Day 2008 and was picked as one of the Broadcast Magazine Hotshots in the same year. He is under commission from a number of TV companies and his play The Whiskey Taster premieres at the Bush Theatre in early 2010. 

The Centre for British Politics is based in the University's School of Politics and International Relations. www.nottingham.ac.uk/politics/cbp 
]]></description><dc:date>2010-06-22</dc:date><dc:title>King Lear to In the loop : fiction and British politics</dc:title><dc:creator>Graham James</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>Politics</dc:subject><dc:subject>Fiction</dc:subject><dc:subject>Political Fiction</dc:subject><dc:subject>Political Theatre</dc:subject><dc:subject>Political Representation</dc:subject><dc:subject>Political Depiction</dc:subject><dc:subject>Politicised Writing</dc:subject><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Mythology in German literature "Medea"</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=7b37a366-460c-5173-a821-d830e65149bc</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:49:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=7b37a366-460c-5173-a821-d830e65149bc</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 Spring Semester 2010.

We are surrounded by materials from and references to ancient mythology: we talk about the Oedipus-complex, name spaceships Apollo and powerful detergents Ajax, have songs about Cupid drawing back his bow and associate Oedipus with Freud rather than Sophocles, Ulysses with James Joyce rather than Homer. Literature, in particular, uses ancient mythology as a rich source to describe powerful emotions, cunning politics or psychological drama.

This module will explore how selected German literary texts use motifs from Ancient mythology and how the individual authors combine the ‘old’ stories with their ‘new’ content and message. We will focus on Medea, the powerful and horrific wife of Jason who kills the sons she loves to hurt Jason whom she hates and scare Greek society that alienated her. Using Euripides ancient version as a starting point (in translation, of course,) we will look closely at how the myth is used, changed and reinvented in German texts written between 1926 and 1998.

Theoretical writings on mythology and its reception will provide us with relevant background knowledge and we will add an interdisciplinary angle to the topic by looking at the reception of the Medea myth in paintings, film, theatre and music. 

Suitable for study at undergraduate level 4.

Dr Heike Bartel, School of Modern Languages and Culture.

Dr Bartel's current research focus is mythology and myth reception from 18th to 20th century with particular focus on the myth of Medea. Recent activities and publications in this field include: Co-editor (with Dr. A. Simon, University of Bristol) of book 'Unbinding Medea: Interdisciplinary Approaches to a Classical Myth from Antiquity to the 21st Century' (Oxford: Legenda, 2010).

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

As taught in Spring Semester 2010.

We are surrounded by materials from and references to ancient mythology: we talk about the Oedipus-complex, name spaceships Apollo and powerful detergents Ajax, have songs about Cupid drawing back his bow and associate Oedipus with Freud rather than Sophocles, Ulysses with James Joyce rather than Homer. Literature, in particular, uses ancient mythology as a rich source to describe powerful emotions, cunning politics or psychological drama.

This module will explore how selected German literary texts use motifs from Ancient mythology and how the individual authors combine the ‘old’ stories with their ‘new’ content and message. We will focus on Medea, the powerful and horrific wife of Jason who kills the sons she loves to hurt Jason whom she hates and scare Greek society that alienated her. Using Euripides ancient version as a starting point (in translation, of course,) we will look closely at how the myth is used, changed and reinvented in German texts written between 1926 and 1998.

Theoretical writings on mythology and its reception will provide us with relevant background knowledge and we will add an interdisciplinary angle to the topic by looking at the reception of the Medea myth in paintings, film, theatre and music. 

Suitable for study at undergraduate level 4.

Dr Heike Bartel, School of Modern Languages and Culture.

Dr Bartel's current research focus is mythology and myth reception from 18th to 20th century with particular focus on the myth of Medea. Recent activities and publications in this field include: Co-editor (with Dr. A. Simon, University of Bristol) of book 'Unbinding Medea: Interdisciplinary Approaches to a Classical Myth from Antiquity to the 21st Century' (Oxford: Legenda, 2010).

]]></description><dc:date>2010-10-01</dc:date><dc:title>Mythology in German literature "Medea"</dc:title><dc:creator>Bartel Heike Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>ancient mythology</dc:subject><dc:subject>German literary texts </dc:subject><dc:subject>Medea</dc:subject><dc:subject>Euripides ancient version </dc:subject><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>modern languages</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Political behaviour</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=b0bf7303-6db5-3035-1087-600106e1755d</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 10:41:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=b0bf7303-6db5-3035-1087-600106e1755d</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 2010/2011. 

This module will introduce students to key debates in the study of political behaviour. The module will focus specifically on the core ‘pillars’ of political behaviour (elections, voting, political participation and, to a lesser extent, public opinion). Through the module students will explore theories and methodologies used by political scientists to study these key aspects of political behaviour. Voters, political parties, party members and activists, and forms of political participation more generally will be addressed. 

The module will build on the knowledge students might have gained during their undergraduate degrees while introducing them to new debates and literatures. Students will be introduced to, and encouraged to critically assess, major approaches to studying these political phenomena and will gain a firm understanding of the interplay between theory and empirical research. 

Module Code: M13128 

Suitable for study at: Undergraduate level 3 
  
Credits:20 

Dr Matthew Goodwin, School of Politics and International Relations 

Dr Matthew Goodwin obtained his BA (First Class Hons) in Politics and Contemporary History at the University of Salford and MA in Political Science at the University of Western Ontario. He completed his PhD at the Department of European Studies and Modern Languages at the University of Bath, under the supervision of Professor Roger Eatwell and Professor Anna Cento Bull. Before being appointed Lecturer at the University of Nottingham, Dr Goodwin was Temporary Lecturer at the University of Bath, Research Associate at the University of Manchester and an ESRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Manchester).

At broad level Dr Goddwin's research clusters around electoral behaviour and, to a lesser extent, public policy. His research interests are mainly in extremist political parties and the roots of their support, especially extreme right-wing parties. He also has a strong interest in party membership and activism, and the study of political participation more generally. This research has been published in journals including the European Journal of Political Research, Political Studies and the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties (JEPOP), among others. Dr Goodwin has also recently co-edited a volume - The New Extremism in 21st Century Britain (Routledge) which explores support for alternative forms of extremism and implications for public policy, police and practice. 



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

As taught Autumn Semester 2010/2011. 

This module will introduce students to key debates in the study of political behaviour. The module will focus specifically on the core ‘pillars’ of political behaviour (elections, voting, political participation and, to a lesser extent, public opinion). Through the module students will explore theories and methodologies used by political scientists to study these key aspects of political behaviour. Voters, political parties, party members and activists, and forms of political participation more generally will be addressed. 

The module will build on the knowledge students might have gained during their undergraduate degrees while introducing them to new debates and literatures. Students will be introduced to, and encouraged to critically assess, major approaches to studying these political phenomena and will gain a firm understanding of the interplay between theory and empirical research. 

Module Code: M13128 

Suitable for study at: Undergraduate level 3 
  
Credits:20 

Dr Matthew Goodwin, School of Politics and International Relations 

Dr Matthew Goodwin obtained his BA (First Class Hons) in Politics and Contemporary History at the University of Salford and MA in Political Science at the University of Western Ontario. He completed his PhD at the Department of European Studies and Modern Languages at the University of Bath, under the supervision of Professor Roger Eatwell and Professor Anna Cento Bull. Before being appointed Lecturer at the University of Nottingham, Dr Goodwin was Temporary Lecturer at the University of Bath, Research Associate at the University of Manchester and an ESRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Manchester).

At broad level Dr Goddwin's research clusters around electoral behaviour and, to a lesser extent, public policy. His research interests are mainly in extremist political parties and the roots of their support, especially extreme right-wing parties. He also has a strong interest in party membership and activism, and the study of political participation more generally. This research has been published in journals including the European Journal of Political Research, Political Studies and the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties (JEPOP), among others. Dr Goodwin has also recently co-edited a volume - The New Extremism in 21st Century Britain (Routledge) which explores support for alternative forms of extremism and implications for public policy, police and practice. 



]]></description><dc:date>2010-11-25</dc:date><dc:title>Political behaviour</dc:title><dc:creator>Goodwin Matthew Dr  </dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>module code M13128 </dc:subject><dc:subject>study of political behaviour</dc:subject><dc:subject>pillars of political behaviour </dc:subject><dc:subject>elections</dc:subject><dc:subject>voting</dc:subject><dc:subject>political parties</dc:subject><dc:subject>political scientists </dc:subject><dc:subject>political participation </dc:subject><dc:subject>public opinion</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Political ideas in revolution</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=0edfffff-8d95-20f4-3b18-2840eddb6225</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 10:48:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=0edfffff-8d95-20f4-3b18-2840eddb6225</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 2010/2011.

This module introduces students to the ideas of key thinkers in the history of western political thought. We look carefully at the canonical works of five thinkers in the history of political thought: Plato, Aristotle, Niccolo Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. The module considers the impact of these thinkers on ancient and modern political thought and practices, with reference to the different contexts in which they wrote. We consider the way in which these thinkers have approached the ‘big’ questions and ideas that lie behind everyday political life.  

The module examines questions such as: What is justice?  What is the purpose of government?  What is the best form of government? Is the state ever entitled to restrict our freedom to do what we want? Why should we obey the state? When is it right to have a revolution? 

Module Code and Credits: M11001 (10 credits) M11151 (15 credits) 

Suitable for study at: Undergraduate level 1

Dr David Stevens, School of Politics and International Relations 

Dr Stevens' research is focussed primarily within the area of contemporary normative political philosophy. Specifically, he is concerned with issues of socio-economic justice within liberal democratic societies. 

Modules taught: Social Justice (level 3); War and Massacre (level 2); Justice Beyond Borders: Theories of International and Intergenerational Justice (level D). 

Areas of Research Supervision: Social justice; educational; justice; Rawlsian political philosophy. In particular, David Stevens encourages applications for PhD topics in the following areas: Social justice and schooling; State education and the rights of minority cultures. Political liberalism and the creation of civic virtue; Reflective equilibrium/moral constructivism. 

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

As taught Autumn Semester 2010/2011.

This module introduces students to the ideas of key thinkers in the history of western political thought. We look carefully at the canonical works of five thinkers in the history of political thought: Plato, Aristotle, Niccolo Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke. The module considers the impact of these thinkers on ancient and modern political thought and practices, with reference to the different contexts in which they wrote. We consider the way in which these thinkers have approached the ‘big’ questions and ideas that lie behind everyday political life.  

The module examines questions such as: What is justice?  What is the purpose of government?  What is the best form of government? Is the state ever entitled to restrict our freedom to do what we want? Why should we obey the state? When is it right to have a revolution? 

Module Code and Credits: M11001 (10 credits) M11151 (15 credits) 

Suitable for study at: Undergraduate level 1

Dr David Stevens, School of Politics and International Relations 

Dr Stevens' research is focussed primarily within the area of contemporary normative political philosophy. Specifically, he is concerned with issues of socio-economic justice within liberal democratic societies. 

Modules taught: Social Justice (level 3); War and Massacre (level 2); Justice Beyond Borders: Theories of International and Intergenerational Justice (level D). 

Areas of Research Supervision: Social justice; educational; justice; Rawlsian political philosophy. In particular, David Stevens encourages applications for PhD topics in the following areas: Social justice and schooling; State education and the rights of minority cultures. Political liberalism and the creation of civic virtue; Reflective equilibrium/moral constructivism. 

]]></description><dc:date>2010-11-25</dc:date><dc:title>Political ideas in revolution</dc:title><dc:creator>Stevens David Dr  </dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>module code M11001</dc:subject><dc:subject>history of western political thought</dc:subject><dc:subject>module code M11151</dc:subject><dc:subject>Plato</dc:subject><dc:subject>Aristotle</dc:subject><dc:subject>Niccolo Machiavelli</dc:subject><dc:subject>Thomas Hobbes </dc:subject><dc:subject>John Locke</dc:subject><dc:subject>ancient and modern political thought and practices</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Politics in 60 seconds. Property</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=b776c060-569d-5132-00cc-de64bf78904b</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:21:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=b776c060-569d-5132-00cc-de64bf78904b</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 Christopher Pierson defines a polical concept in 60 seconds for those with a spare minute to learn something new. This videocast focuses on property as a political concept.

Warning: video does contain bloopers and out takes.

May 2010

Suitable for Undergraduate study and community education

Professor Christopher Pierson, School of Politics and International Relations

Professor Christopher Pierson is Professor of Politics at the University of Nottingham, director of teaching and lead editor of the British Journal of Politics and International Relations. He has held visiting posts at the Australian National University, Johns Hopkins University and the University of California, Santa Barbara. His expertise lies in democracy, property and the welfare state.

Professor Christopher Pierson has a long-standing interest in the problems of the modern state in general and of social democracy in particular. His earliest work was on Marxist accounts of the state and democracy and in more recent years, his attention has focused upon issues surrounding the contemporary welfare state and alternatives to classical social democracy (especially the advocacy of market socialism), the relationship between labour politics in the UK and Australia and normative justifications for existing property regimes. He is also an editor of the Oxford University Press Handbook of the Advanced Welfare States, a large international project which brings together expert opinion about comparative welfare state development from around the globe.






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

Warning: video does contain bloopers and out takes.

May 2010

Suitable for Undergraduate study and community education

Professor Christopher Pierson, School of Politics and International Relations

Professor Christopher Pierson is Professor of Politics at the University of Nottingham, director of teaching and lead editor of the British Journal of Politics and International Relations. He has held visiting posts at the Australian National University, Johns Hopkins University and the University of California, Santa Barbara. His expertise lies in democracy, property and the welfare state.

Professor Christopher Pierson has a long-standing interest in the problems of the modern state in general and of social democracy in particular. His earliest work was on Marxist accounts of the state and democracy and in more recent years, his attention has focused upon issues surrounding the contemporary welfare state and alternatives to classical social democracy (especially the advocacy of market socialism), the relationship between labour politics in the UK and Australia and normative justifications for existing property regimes. He is also an editor of the Oxford University Press Handbook of the Advanced Welfare States, a large international project which brings together expert opinion about comparative welfare state development from around the globe.






]]></description><dc:date>2010-06-15</dc:date><dc:title>Politics in 60 seconds. Property</dc:title><dc:creator>University of Nottingham</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>Politics</dc:subject><dc:subject>Political Concepts</dc:subject><dc:subject>Property</dc:subject><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Power and the state</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=8efbe7d9-203f-4f53-7452-bbec91353e73</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:48:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=8efbe7d9-203f-4f53-7452-bbec91353e73</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

The module compares and contrasts political decision-making structures in a variety of contexts, with the aim of analyzing questions of power within and across nation states.

The module gives students an introduction to comparative politics – and so forms the basis for later and more detailed studies in the second and third years. It encompasses numerous examples to help students understand similarities and differences between governments as practiced in the United Kingdom and abroad. More particularly, and most importantly, the module introduces students to the basic methods of comparative politics.

Module Code:M11003 (10 credits), M11153 (15 credits) 
  
Suitable for study at: Undergraduate level 1

Professor Steven Fielding, Politics and International Relations

Professor Fielding is able to comment on most aspects of British contemporary politics and modern political history, but has a specialist interest in the Labour Party and popular perceptions of politics in general. he has appeared many times on Sky News, Channel Four News, Radio 4 and Radio 5 as well as various local and international radio stations. He has been interviewed for the Guardian, International Herald Tribune, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and numerous other international publications. Professor Fielding has also written for the Guardian, the BBC website, Yorkshire Post, Prospect, Progress as well as History and Policy. In July 2010 he wrote and presented a documentary on Radio 4, 'Dramatising New Labour'.

]]></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

The module compares and contrasts political decision-making structures in a variety of contexts, with the aim of analyzing questions of power within and across nation states.

The module gives students an introduction to comparative politics – and so forms the basis for later and more detailed studies in the second and third years. It encompasses numerous examples to help students understand similarities and differences between governments as practiced in the United Kingdom and abroad. More particularly, and most importantly, the module introduces students to the basic methods of comparative politics.

Module Code:M11003 (10 credits), M11153 (15 credits) 
  
Suitable for study at: Undergraduate level 1

Professor Steven Fielding, Politics and International Relations

Professor Fielding is able to comment on most aspects of British contemporary politics and modern political history, but has a specialist interest in the Labour Party and popular perceptions of politics in general. he has appeared many times on Sky News, Channel Four News, Radio 4 and Radio 5 as well as various local and international radio stations. He has been interviewed for the Guardian, International Herald Tribune, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and numerous other international publications. Professor Fielding has also written for the Guardian, the BBC website, Yorkshire Post, Prospect, Progress as well as History and Policy. In July 2010 he wrote and presented a documentary on Radio 4, 'Dramatising New Labour'.

]]></description><dc:date>2011-02-03</dc:date><dc:title>Power and the state</dc:title><dc:creator>Fielding Steven Professor </dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>political decision-making structures </dc:subject><dc:subject>Module Code: M11003 </dc:subject><dc:subject>Module Code: M11153</dc:subject><dc:subject>power within and across nation states</dc:subject><dc:subject>comparative politics </dc:subject><dc:subject>similarities and differences between governments </dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Roads to modernity, 1789-1945</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=2bab6983-5bf4-08b8-c8ae-2681215618de</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:28:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=2bab6983-5bf4-08b8-c8ae-2681215618de</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/Spring Semesters 2010/11.

This module addresses the nature of ‘modernity’. It explores the ideas and historical experiences that transformed societies in Europe and around the world during a series of epic journeys from the distant past to the near present. In the autumn semester lectures and seminars provide a broad chronological survey of major events from 1789 to 1945. The focus is on key episodes and historical forces mainly in Europe but also traces their wider impact, following threads that have run through different places at different times. In the spring semester the module goes on to consider some of the themes that shaped modern society and culture, together with competing political ideologies that defined new visions of the future. These include models of innovation, reform and progress that had a profound effect in their own time, went on to influence the post-war era and, to varying extents, continue to frame our world today.

Module Code: V11205

Credits: 20 

Suitable for study at: Undergraduate level 1

Dr Sara Motta, School of Politics and International Relations 

School of History:

Our teaching and learning methods, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, are strongly focused on 'active learning'. We emphasise that effective learning in History comes especially from one's own enquiries, critical thinking, and reflection.

You will therefore be encouraged to become independent learners and thinkers, whilst being guided by expert tutors. Active participation and involvement in class discussion and group activities are therefore given priority as a means of developing skills required for learning, researching and employment.

Our academic staff are central to our success and create our lively and inclusive research culture. All of them are nationally or internationally recognized scholars in their fields.





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

As taught Autumn/Spring Semesters 2010/11.

This module addresses the nature of ‘modernity’. It explores the ideas and historical experiences that transformed societies in Europe and around the world during a series of epic journeys from the distant past to the near present. In the autumn semester lectures and seminars provide a broad chronological survey of major events from 1789 to 1945. The focus is on key episodes and historical forces mainly in Europe but also traces their wider impact, following threads that have run through different places at different times. In the spring semester the module goes on to consider some of the themes that shaped modern society and culture, together with competing political ideologies that defined new visions of the future. These include models of innovation, reform and progress that had a profound effect in their own time, went on to influence the post-war era and, to varying extents, continue to frame our world today.

Module Code: V11205

Credits: 20 

Suitable for study at: Undergraduate level 1

Dr Sara Motta, School of Politics and International Relations 

School of History:

Our teaching and learning methods, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, are strongly focused on 'active learning'. We emphasise that effective learning in History comes especially from one's own enquiries, critical thinking, and reflection.

You will therefore be encouraged to become independent learners and thinkers, whilst being guided by expert tutors. Active participation and involvement in class discussion and group activities are therefore given priority as a means of developing skills required for learning, researching and employment.

Our academic staff are central to our success and create our lively and inclusive research culture. All of them are nationally or internationally recognized scholars in their fields.





]]></description><dc:date>2011-01-28</dc:date><dc:title>Roads to modernity, 1789-1945</dc:title><dc:creator> University of Nottingham. School of History</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>Module Code: V11205</dc:subject><dc:subject>modern society</dc:subject><dc:subject>modernity</dc:subject><dc:subject>reform</dc:subject><dc:subject>historical experiences</dc:subject><dc:subject>European history</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>The sounds of German</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=eda2e0cf-7072-4ec3-a74a-69dbf88cd744</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:08:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=eda2e0cf-7072-4ec3-a74a-69dbf88cd744</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/msword</dc:format><dc:format>application/vnd.ms-powerpoint</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.

This module investigates the sounds of German and how they can be described accurately (“phonetics and phonology”). Students will learn to transcribe German using the notation of the International Phonetic Association, and we will look in particular at aspects of German pronunciation that are hard to master because they are different to English or similar to French. We will also look at how foreign words (including English words) are integrated into the German sound system, and at regional variation in spoken German. Practical transcription skills will form a major part of coursework, including one of the two assignments.

Suitable for study at undergraduate level 1.

Dr Nicola McLelland, School of Modern Languages and Culture.

Dr McLelland studied German and French at the University of Sydney, Australia, where, after studying for two years in Bonn, Germany, also gained a PhD in medieval German literature. After an MPhil in linguistics at the University of Cambridge Dr McLelland developed her current interest in the history of people's ideas and beliefs about language, especially German. 

Dr McLelland has three main research areas: i. the history of linguistic ideas, especially the history of German grammar-writing, and the history how German has been presented to English learners of it; ii. contemporary sociolinguistic theory as applied to German and to other Germanic languages; iii. narrative techniques in medieval German literature, especially in Ulrich von Zatzikhoven's Lanzelet.

]]></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.

This module investigates the sounds of German and how they can be described accurately (“phonetics and phonology”). Students will learn to transcribe German using the notation of the International Phonetic Association, and we will look in particular at aspects of German pronunciation that are hard to master because they are different to English or similar to French. We will also look at how foreign words (including English words) are integrated into the German sound system, and at regional variation in spoken German. Practical transcription skills will form a major part of coursework, including one of the two assignments.

Suitable for study at undergraduate level 1.

Dr Nicola McLelland, School of Modern Languages and Culture.

Dr McLelland studied German and French at the University of Sydney, Australia, where, after studying for two years in Bonn, Germany, also gained a PhD in medieval German literature. After an MPhil in linguistics at the University of Cambridge Dr McLelland developed her current interest in the history of people's ideas and beliefs about language, especially German. 

Dr McLelland has three main research areas: i. the history of linguistic ideas, especially the history of German grammar-writing, and the history how German has been presented to English learners of it; ii. contemporary sociolinguistic theory as applied to German and to other Germanic languages; iii. narrative techniques in medieval German literature, especially in Ulrich von Zatzikhoven's Lanzelet.

]]></description><dc:date>2010-10-01</dc:date><dc:title>The sounds of German</dc:title><dc:creator>McLelland Nicola Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>German language</dc:subject><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>phonetics and phonology</dc:subject><dc:subject>International Phonetic Association</dc:subject><dc:subject>German pronunciation </dc:subject><dc:subject>German sound system</dc:subject><dc:subject>regional variation in spoken German</dc:subject><dc:subject>practical transcription skills</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>Theories and concepts</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=95136be1-c6bd-7fb6-f61b-52231a05c84a</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:25:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=95136be1-c6bd-7fb6-f61b-52231a05c84a</guid><dc:contributor>University Of Nottingham</dc:contributor><dc:type>Course</dc:type><dc:format>application/msword</dc:format><dc:format>application/pdf</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 dowloaded as a zip file

As taught in Autumn Semester 2009/10

The War on Iraq and the US and British invasion of the country in 2003 has led to huge tensions in geopolitics. At the same time, the supposed ‘threat’ of international terrorism and continuing financial turmoil in the world economy have both brought to the fore the global politics of co-operation and confrontation. Whilst it might be possible to agree on the significance of these events, the explanation and/or understanding of them is dependent on prior theoretical choices. 

The purpose of this module is to make students aware of the diversity of approaches to international theory. Within International Relations (IR) theory there exist highly divergent interpretations and applications of key concepts (e.g. power, the state, agency, structure, and world order) as well as contested views about the practical purpose underpinning theories of world politics. The overall aim of the module is to provide students with a solid theoretical and conceptual grounding of this diversity. As a result, it will be possible to recognise not only how international theory informs policy-making and practice but also, perhaps, how truly contested the underlying assumptions of world politics are.

Suitable for Postgraduate Level

Dr Adam D. Morton, School of Politics and International Relations

Dr. Adam D. Morton is Associate Professor of Political Economy within the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice (CSSGJ) in the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham. His research specialises in the themes of political economy, state theory, historical sociology and development in relation to the making of modern Mexico. His next book is Revolution and State in Modern Mexico: The Political Economy of Uneven Development (Rowman & Littlefield, 2011) and he has published peer-reviewed journal articles on various dimensions of the political economy of Mexico in Third World Quarterly (2003); Bulletin of Latin American Research (2003); New Political Economy (2005); Journal of Peasant Studies (2007); and Latin American Perspectives (2010). He has also published in many of the major peer-reviewed journals in International Relations and International Political Economy (IPE), including European Journal of International Relations (2001); Review of International Political Economy (2003); Review of International Studies (2005); and International Studies Quarterly (2008). Email: Adam.Morton@nottingham.ac.uk
]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or dowloaded as a zip file

As taught in Autumn Semester 2009/10

The War on Iraq and the US and British invasion of the country in 2003 has led to huge tensions in geopolitics. At the same time, the supposed ‘threat’ of international terrorism and continuing financial turmoil in the world economy have both brought to the fore the global politics of co-operation and confrontation. Whilst it might be possible to agree on the significance of these events, the explanation and/or understanding of them is dependent on prior theoretical choices. 

The purpose of this module is to make students aware of the diversity of approaches to international theory. Within International Relations (IR) theory there exist highly divergent interpretations and applications of key concepts (e.g. power, the state, agency, structure, and world order) as well as contested views about the practical purpose underpinning theories of world politics. The overall aim of the module is to provide students with a solid theoretical and conceptual grounding of this diversity. As a result, it will be possible to recognise not only how international theory informs policy-making and practice but also, perhaps, how truly contested the underlying assumptions of world politics are.

Suitable for Postgraduate Level

Dr Adam D. Morton, School of Politics and International Relations

Dr. Adam D. Morton is Associate Professor of Political Economy within the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice (CSSGJ) in the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham. His research specialises in the themes of political economy, state theory, historical sociology and development in relation to the making of modern Mexico. His next book is Revolution and State in Modern Mexico: The Political Economy of Uneven Development (Rowman & Littlefield, 2011) and he has published peer-reviewed journal articles on various dimensions of the political economy of Mexico in Third World Quarterly (2003); Bulletin of Latin American Research (2003); New Political Economy (2005); Journal of Peasant Studies (2007); and Latin American Perspectives (2010). He has also published in many of the major peer-reviewed journals in International Relations and International Political Economy (IPE), including European Journal of International Relations (2001); Review of International Political Economy (2003); Review of International Studies (2005); and International Studies Quarterly (2008). Email: Adam.Morton@nottingham.ac.uk
]]></description><dc:date>2009-12-11</dc:date><dc:title>Theories and concepts</dc:title><dc:creator>Morton Adam D. Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>International Relations Theory</dc:subject><dc:subject>Neo-realism</dc:subject><dc:subject>Interdependence</dc:subject><dc:subject>Feminism</dc:subject><dc:subject>Post-structuralism</dc:subject><dc:subject>Marxism</dc:subject><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>War, peace & political thought</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=6745c420-6ac9-d607-0fe1-dbcff625a3da</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:04:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=6745c420-6ac9-d607-0fe1-dbcff625a3da</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[As taught Spring Semester 2011.

This is an advanced module in the history of international political thought for MA students. It is structured in two parts. The first, comprising sessions 2-7, is concerned with an approach to the history of international theory, influential in the field, which insists on placing theorists in one of three ‘traditions’. We interrogate the integrity of these traditions, in each case, by analysing the work of at least two writers who are said to belong squarely to the tradition, or indeed to have founded it. In the second part of the module, we examine a number of ways in which international relations theorists and political theorists are turning their attention to the history of political theory or international thought in order to illuminate or evaluate some aspect of contemporary global politics. The module therefore complements and reinforces at least two others on the MA programme: it gives some historical grounding to ‘Theories and Concepts in International Relations’; and it introduces methods and perspectives in political theory that supplement those that students of ‘Justice Beyond Borders’ will become practised in.

Module Codes: M14136 (20 credits),  M14137 (15 credits) 

Suitable for study at: Postgraduate Level 

Dr Ben Holland, School of Politics and International Relations 

Ben Holland joined the staff of the School of Politics and International Relations in September 2010. He read Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge. After some time working for a human rights organisation in Caracas, Venezuela, he went on to complete a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in International Relations at the LSE. His thesis traced the history of an appelation sometimes applied to the state in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries -- that it is a 'moral person' -- and showed how this played a crucial role in the evolution of the modern internation system and of its law. His research interests are in intellectual history, particularly in respect of ideas about inter-state relations, as well as contemporary international relations theory.
]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[As taught Spring Semester 2011.

This is an advanced module in the history of international political thought for MA students. It is structured in two parts. The first, comprising sessions 2-7, is concerned with an approach to the history of international theory, influential in the field, which insists on placing theorists in one of three ‘traditions’. We interrogate the integrity of these traditions, in each case, by analysing the work of at least two writers who are said to belong squarely to the tradition, or indeed to have founded it. In the second part of the module, we examine a number of ways in which international relations theorists and political theorists are turning their attention to the history of political theory or international thought in order to illuminate or evaluate some aspect of contemporary global politics. The module therefore complements and reinforces at least two others on the MA programme: it gives some historical grounding to ‘Theories and Concepts in International Relations’; and it introduces methods and perspectives in political theory that supplement those that students of ‘Justice Beyond Borders’ will become practised in.

Module Codes: M14136 (20 credits),  M14137 (15 credits) 

Suitable for study at: Postgraduate Level 

Dr Ben Holland, School of Politics and International Relations 

Ben Holland joined the staff of the School of Politics and International Relations in September 2010. He read Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge. After some time working for a human rights organisation in Caracas, Venezuela, he went on to complete a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in International Relations at the LSE. His thesis traced the history of an appelation sometimes applied to the state in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries -- that it is a 'moral person' -- and showed how this played a crucial role in the evolution of the modern internation system and of its law. His research interests are in intellectual history, particularly in respect of ideas about inter-state relations, as well as contemporary international relations theory.
]]></description><dc:date>2012-02-02</dc:date><dc:title>War, peace & political thought</dc:title><dc:creator>Holland Ben Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>UKOER</dc:subject><dc:subject>M14136</dc:subject><dc:subject>M14137</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Why study church history?</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=14f6d1f0-1853-1a7e-8c68-120822640794</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:34:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=14f6d1f0-1853-1a7e-8c68-120822640794</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[Two eminent modern church historians, Prof. Alan Ford and Dr Frances Knight, discuss the nature of their discipline exploring how it sits between the aims of historians and theologians: belonging to both disciplines, it has a distinctive task and voice. ]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[Two eminent modern church historians, Prof. Alan Ford and Dr Frances Knight, discuss the nature of their discipline exploring how it sits between the aims of historians and theologians: belonging to both disciplines, it has a distinctive task and voice. ]]></description><dc:date>2011-09-29</dc:date><dc:title>Why study church history?</dc:title><dc:creator> Ford Alan Professor </dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>history</dc:subject><dc:subject>religious</dc:subject><dc:subject>church</dc:subject><dc:subject>sectarianism</dc:subject><dc:subject>nationalism</dc:subject><dc:subject>hatred</dc:subject><dc:subject>identity</dc:subject><dc:subject>ecumenism</dc:subject><dc:subject>Irish</dc:subject></item><item><category>UNow</category><title>Why study modern church history?</title><link>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=5898d72e-1922-5007-3546-bfe8a8b19290</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:11:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>http://unow.nottingham.ac.uk/resources/resource.aspx?hid=5898d72e-1922-5007-3546-bfe8a8b19290</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 episode of the ‘Why Study’ series, Dr. Frances Knight, an authority on modern church history, describes her discipline and argues that it provides an irreplaceable vantage point for understanding religion and its place in society.]]></dc:description><description><![CDATA[In this episode of the ‘Why Study’ series, Dr. Frances Knight, an authority on modern church history, describes her discipline and argues that it provides an irreplaceable vantage point for understanding religion and its place in society.]]></description><dc:date>2011-10-07</dc:date><dc:title>Why study modern church history?</dc:title><dc:creator>Knight Frances Dr</dc:creator><dc:publisher>University of Nottingham</dc:publisher><dc:subject>ukoer</dc:subject><dc:subject>Theology</dc:subject><dc:subject>Secularisation</dc:subject><dc:subject>Modernity</dc:subject><dc:subject>Religion</dc:subject><dc:subject>Anglicans</dc:subject><dc:subject>Catholics</dc:subject></item></channel></rss>