The course intends to take a broad aim and attempts to cover the following aspects of Britain in an informative and interesting way:
History
British politics and government
Geography
Britain's influence on modern music and culture
British Education system
Everyday life and people
British press and media
British attitudes and beliefs
Multi-cultural Britain
British institutions
What is modern Britain?
We will be testing various ways of transmitting knowledge in the cultural studies field in broad way and hopefully arriving at some useful conclusions. I will be employing a lecture style approach to the seminar and approximately one week will be devoted to each of the above topics, followed by an extensive test at the end of the course. However, students will have the opportunity of expanding these areas by carrying out ongoing assignments throughout the semester in the form of discussions. Active participation and regular attendance will also be required.
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