Sebastian Junger has seen war up close, and he knows the impact that battlefield trauma has on soldiers. But he suggests there's another major cause of pain for veterans when they come home: the experience of leaving the tribal closeness...

What drives someone to kill in cold blood? What goes through the murderer's mind? And what kind of a society breeds such people? Over 150 years ago Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky took these questions up in what would become one of the...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how Nichols presents the memories of home in ‘Island Man’. Key learning points: - Grace Nichols was born in Guyana before immigrating to Britain as an adult. - Nichol's poetry is often characterised by...

Pupil outcome: I can analyse how Stevenson uses his descriptions of Victorian London to explore the impact of the Industrial Revolution. Key learning points: - Victorian London was noisy, overcrowded, and diverse, with people from...

Pupil outcome: I can explore how and why Stevenson presents Jekyll as losing control of his fragmented identity. Key learning points: - The Indutrial Revolution saw an increase in psychological conditions (anxiety, depression and...

We just got an introduction to modern political philosophy, so let's continue by looking at some additional important figures approaching the contemporary era. These are Mary Wollstonecraft, Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, and Karl...

For Madeleine L’Engle, the starry night sky sparked profound questions about life, the universe, and her place in it. Inspired by science and spirituality, her extraordinary works of fiction have captured the hearts and minds of millions.

MITIGATING THE MENACE: Professor Dunn talks about how drastic and systemic the impact of the COVID-1 pandemic was, how democracy does not necessarily give any guarantee for collective security and how it is not certain that any kind of...

In this episode of In Control, Jeff explores the theme of alienation and its detrimental effects on individuals. He starts by referencing movies where characters feel like they don't fit in and highlights the hurtful nature of alienating...

Between the hours of 2:30 and 3:30am, our journey through the lonely city streets takes a darker turn. Unpleasant memories are triggered and the world seems like a broken, twisted place. Our analysis of Stanzas 3, 4 and 5 makes studying...

We describe Manet's masterpiece "Bar at the Folies-Bergere" in the context of 1880's paris.