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History & The Arts
MA Classical Studies part 1
Our fascination with ancient Greece and Rome continues to this day. The postgraduate foundation module in classical studies provides some answers to the question, 'How do we know what we know' about these two ancient civilisations. It meets this challenge by investigating classical studies as a multidisciplinary field. The fragmentary nature of the evidence requires approaching this question with reference to a variety of sources and using multiple perspectives. The module introduces you to classical studies at postgraduate level, offering a choice of pathways through the material. The module is designed to help you acquire and develop research skills in preparation for further study.
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Exodus: The videos
A collection of clips from our award-winning programme Exodus: Our Journey To Europe, which explored first-hand the reasons why people make the choice to face the risks of migration.
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History & The Arts
The Lords against the gunboats: When the House of Lords took on Lord Palmerston
In 1850, The House of Lords gathered to condemn the British Government's use of a blockade to force reparations from Greece. Their intervention wasn't warmly received, as this extract from the Portsmouth Telegraph shows.
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The UK votes out; the EU shrinks; the world reacts
Reaction from academics around the planet as UK voters elect to leave the E
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Occupying Turin: refugees breathe life into abandoned buildings of Olympic village, but authorities want them out
A mutual tolerance of shared spaces has made it possible for refugees in Turin’s Olympic village to find some modicum of stability in their daily lives.
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Greece: Where now, again? Thomas Piketty responds to Sunday's election result
On Sunday [20-09-15], voters in Greece gave Alexis Tsipras and Syriza a new mandate in Greece. The economist Thomas Piketty answers questions on what this might mean for Greece, and Europe.
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Question Time for Yanis Varoufakis
Nine leading academics were given the chance to put their questions to the man who - for six months - was Greece's finance minister. Here's what happened.
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What Greece can learn from Africa about the effects of austerity after a debt crisis
Greece - and other nations whose debt problems are not so far less extreme - could do well to understand the African experience, argues Ian Scoones.
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Greek parliament passes debt agreement, but European democracy is on its knees
Greece has agreed terms with its creditors - but is the ultimate cost being met by democracy, asks Jonathan Hopkin
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The Power of No: No, sweet no
The astounding No vote that swept every part of Greece will take time to digest and understand and its meaning also depends on how the Europeans respond. Anthony Barnett captures his first feelings.
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The Power of No: The real crisis starts now
Victory for politics of defiance in Greece means the real crisis starts now, says Professor Anton Muscatelli.
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The Power Of No: Greece votes against austerity
On July 5th, 2015, the Greek people rejected the terms of a bailout that would have seen it avoid default on international commitments. What does it mean - and what happens next?