Courses
310 courses since 2014
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310 courses
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Governance in the 21st Century
Governance in the 21st Century acquaints students with the conceptual vocabulary and actionable knowledge to understand contemporary political systems and their decision-making processes. Not to be confused with government, governance understands the processes by which increas…
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Art and the Built Environment
Art and the Built Environment looks at how art has influenced the material, spatial and cultural nature of the built environment. In other words, the course examines how artistic expression and man-made surroundings correlate. It explores the built environment as a natural phe…
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World Cinema
Do you like watching films and talking about them? Then this course is for you. Cinema dominates our lives in ways like no other art form does. Cinema has come a long way as a collective of inventions, some of which were intentional and others that were accidental. The course…
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Digital Media
The world is online; so are we directly, or indirectly. Tremendous changes in technology have changed the world we live in many ways. The course critically engages with the internet, new media and digital technologies, and the roles they play in contemporary society, culture,…
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Waste
The world is experiencing a crisis of waste. Growing populations, changing lifestyles and consumption habits are leading to the creation of alarmingly high levels of waste. Generally waste is referred to as unwanted materials or things. At the same time we can imagine the usef…
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Turkey: Egypt's Future
In the aftermath of the Arab spring many were quick in their assertions that the new regimes should adopt the so-called ‘Turkish Model’. The need to emulate Turkey appeared left, right and centre in the media. Even politicians seemed to echo this popular call. Turkey has trans…
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Identities
The course looks at identity as a performance. Since childhood we are expected to perform in certain ways. In the course we examine where these expectations stem from. In particular, we re-visit ongoing debates and ideas about national identity, class and caste, masculinity an…
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History of Education
Everyone agrees that the state of our education system is dreadful. But not many have tried to identify how it is that we landed here. What ideas have shaped our education system? Are there perhaps deeper questions that we should be asking about modern education and its abilit…
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Civil Society
What is this seemingly important thing called civil society? In order to gain a solid understanding of civil society, in this course we go back to its modern day roots. Indeed, we get up from our seats, pick up our garden tools and head to the garden. Together, we sit and dig.…
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Africa since Independence
Africa, the second largest continent in the world and arguably the most diverse and dynamic is often overlooked and dismissed. In its recent history and until the present day the continent is in many ways the fastest changing in the world. In the future these changes are likel…
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