BA (Hons) English Literature and History Bachelor's degree at Westminster

This module introduces a series of 'keywords' that have been historically central to the study of literature, and explores these in relation to specific critical approaches to, and theoretical understandings of, literary works.

No historical period can be seen in isolation from those which preceded it, but so many of the crucial factors in the making of the modern world emerged and developed in the extraordinary 150 years from the middle of the eighteenth century to the early twentieth. Ideas such as liberalism, democracy, republicanism, imperialism, socialism, and nationalism of course had their antecedents in earlier times, but it is in our period that they develop a seemingly unstoppable momentum, with profound cons

This is a module where teaching and learning takes place in small groups, with students meeting their academic tutor on a regular basis. The content of the tutorials is tailored to the individual group, designed to develop study skills and basic research skills; to help students understand assessment criteria and apply feedback; to learn through formative assessment and peer review. The tutorials also link academic and personal competencies to employability.

This module provides you with an insight into the fabric of British history - from a social, cultural, political, and economic perspective - between 1760-1867. Through exploring a series of key moments, it traces the continuities and discontinuities of the period and strives to impart a textured understanding of modern British history that includes formerly marginalised voices. The module pays particular attention to the interplay between empire and metropole, and probes the ways that the Britis

This module introduces some of the most exciting developments in poetry over the last 200 years. It examines how poetry intervenes in the modern world, exploring the role poetic form plays in the poet's critique of key social and political issues. Spanning work from William Wordsworth to Frank O'Hara, Emily Dickinson to Nat Raha, the module considers issues such as the role of poetry and the poet, the politics of form, poetry's engagement with political resistance, social reform, gender, the bod

Since the French Revolution protests have been among the key drivers of the course of modern history. Using a wide variety of case studies in different settings this module addresses: when and why do protests occur; who protests and for what reasons; the different ways in which protests are expressed, from anarchy to terrorism; how far the nature of protests has changed over time; why some protests succeed and others do not.

This module provides an introduction to the global history of the twentieth century, an age of extremes, looking beyond the traditional Eurocentric or Western approaches to the past. The module begins with the catastrophe of the First World War and ends with the dissolution of the Soviet Empire. Alongside major political shifts, the sessions on the module consider important cultural and social developments. You'll study a range of global turning points such as the Russian Revolution, inter-war f

The Level 5 tutorials follow on from the Level 4 tutorials, providing you with weekly tutorials working in small groups with an Academic Tutor. The tutorials are divided between time spent developing practical academic skills and structured 'employability' sessions designed specifically to support and guide you in your preparation for employment. In terms of academic skills, the tutorials offer you the chance to reflect on your academic achievements so far and to build further on these achieveme

This module introduces you to the key debates and concepts that have been central to the formation of current understandings of memory, and its relationship to culture, history, and representation. Sample topics include slavery and its contemporary legacies; the Holocaust; and 9/11.

This module offers a critical investigation of the figure of the monster and the metaphors of monstrosity across a wide historical range of fictional, film, and non-fictional texts. The various ways in which textual and visual representations of monsters have been used in political, economic and social contexts will be considered, as will continuities and discontinuities in the conventions of these representations.

In the context of the society and economy of the East End of London, this module examines the series of murders of women that took place in 1888 - the 'Jack the Ripper' murders. You'll look at the circumstances of the lives of the victims; the police investigation; the role of the press; sex work and violence against women; popular culture in 1888 and the rise of detective fiction as well as cultural reinterpretations of the murders since 1888 in novels, film, theatre and 'Ripperology'.

Four case studies in modern history. Content may vary year-on-year.

This module examines the literary, social and political concerns of Romanticism and its legacies across the period c.1790-1865. Centring on the idea of 'revolution', the module considers how a range of texts (poetry, the novel, non-fictional prose, and paintings) engage with issues as diverse as the natural world, political upheaval, liberty and the rise of the individual, 'Englishness' and the nation, gender and sexuality, the role of the artist, and the idea of modernity.

This module examines the literature, society and politics of the Victorian period, an age of considerable change and upheaval. Through close consideration of a range of texts – including poems, novels and visual material – you'll consider responses to pressing social and political issues such as industrialisation and the 'Condition of England', scientific developments, faith and doubt, psychology and the mind, gender, sexuality, imperialism and the empire, and decadence and the fin de siècle.

Four case studies in modern history, informed by staff research specialisms. Content may vary year-on-year.

This module offers you the opportunity to undertake an extended piece of independent research and writing on a topic of your choosing, undertaken with individual supervision. The dissertation's research questions and approach are developed and refined in consultation with your supervisor and you'll receive feedback on a draft chapter.