This course focuses mainly on film, television and popular music. We explore the way in which relationships between national identity, history, class, race, gender and sexuality play out in the making and consuming of popular cultural forms. Topics may include the constructions of 'Englishness' in
What makes a British film? What gives it its quirky unique character? What is the magic ingredient that transforms it to the level of world cinema? Films perennially in the top 10, like Brief Encounter and The Third Man, filmmakers such as Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger and Alfred Hitchcock,
Was the Second World War Britain's 'Finest Hour'? This course explores the British experience of total war, examining the myths and the realities of the conflict. We will discuss how Britain fought the war between 1939 and 1945, focusing in detail on some of the most famous episodes, such as the
This course concentrates on British History since 1914. Students will be introduced to some of the major themes in the social, cultural and to a lesser extent, economic and political, history of twentieth century Britain and will critically examine the most important contributions and debates
The course will focus on understanding how the arguably most abstract and most human characteristics of human behavior, such as reasoning, aesthetics, imagination, decision making and social interactions emerge from basic perceptual and motor behavioral processes that can be identified in lower
What is sexuality? How does it relate to culture and ethnicity? What are the origins of sexual categories? Are 'norms ' and transgressions the same everywhere and if so, why was homosexual sex punishable by imprisonment until very recently in India, and why has 'gay marriage ' been voted in, then
This unique summer school is launched for Master students, PhDs and postdocs to learn more about business in the Life Sciences. PhD-students and postdocs are planning the next step in their career. In these times, when postdoc positions in research centres are limited and biotechnology companies
In this course we zoom in on human kinetics and training methodology for surfers. The first week of the course is held in Utrecht. Several topics will be addressed. We start with surf related physiotherapeutic and movement sciences workshops by specialized lecturers. We also visit the Royal
The International Summer University organised by Vienna University of Technology offers a high quality academic programme focusing on technology, architecture, business and culture complemented with German language courses. Students will have the possibility to learn from, communicate and network
Progress in astronomical observations is driven by technological advances in telescopes and instruments. This 2-week course introduces students to the basics of designing and constructing modern optical telescopes and instruments for astronomy and provides advanced lectures in a particular topic.
