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The Cult of Celebrity: Mass Media and Idolatry in the Digital Age

This module runs in session one: 13 June 2015 to 04 July 2015.The class aims to provide students with the understanding that the current media obsession with %E2%80%98celebrities%E2%80%99 is not a 21st century phenomenon but a social need that has occurred throughout the ages. Students will explore

Shakespeare: Themes and Presentations

This module provides a detailed examination of a range of the dramatic works of William Shakespeare and of other poetry and drama of the English Renaissance. It will consider the context of Shakespearean drama from the sixteenth century to its interpretation and dissemination in the present day,

Key Skills for Academic Study

This module runs in both sessions: June 13 - July 4, and July 4 - July 25.This course provides students with the key knowledge, skills and attitudes required to gain maximum benefit from academic studies thereby enabling them to %E2%80%9Chit the ground running%E2%80%9D from the first day of their

English for Business

This module runs in both sessions: June 13 - July 4, and July 4 - July 25.English is the key language for communication in international business. Acquisition of communicative competence and the range of skills necessary to perform in business will provide students with a competitive edge when

English for Film and Theatre

This module runs in both sessions: June 13 - July 4, and July 4 - July 25.This course will provide the language necessary to discuss and comment on films and plays in English, both socially (in conversation and in social media) and semi-professionally (e.g. as a blogger, critic, or commentator)

Photographing the City: London

This module runs in both sessions: June 13 - July 4, and July 4 - July 25. This class is concerned with an investigation of the city as represented through historical and contemporary photography. Through a series of lectures and workshops, students gain a critical perspective on the city as a

Off The Beaten Track 2015

More on: www.anthropologyfieldschool.orgCourse descriptionThe course runs for 20 days, during three editions in the summer of 2015 (see dates on the bottom of the home page). The working days of the week will be reserved for fieldwork, fieldtrips as well as individual guidance by academic experts

Summer School on Women, Peace and Security

In 2000, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1325, the first in a series of six resolutions on Women, Peace and Security, which not only recognizes the disproportionate impact of armed conflict on women but also stresses the crucial importance of including women in all phases of peace

Good practices in the use of mouse models for biomedical research

The program of the PHENOMIN thematic school consists of invited speakers' talks, work sessions on selected scientific and/or methods issues, oral sessions of the attendees, poster sessions. The school will cover the different fields of mouse phenogenomics, ranging through 5 topics from