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OSPOXFRD 17: Novels of Sensation: Gothic, Detective Story, Prohibition, and Transgression in Victorian Fiction

In this course we will study and discuss examples of the gothic, sensation, and detective fiction that flooded the literary market during the Victorian period. Like their eighteenth-century gothic predecessors, many of these texts lacked literary respectability, though they achieved best seller status. Far beyond simply providing a jaded reading public with scandalous and suspenseful narratives loaded with sex, crime, mystery and even the supernatural, these texts attempted to expose not only the secrets of their protagonists, but also the seamy underbelly of outwardly respectable Victorian society, epitomized by the family with its angel of the house. Topics for discussion will include the literary and moral value of these sub-genres of the novel and what they reveal about Victorian society's anxiety over transgressive - and therefore prohibited - elements in the domestic and public sphere.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
Instructors: Plaskitt, E. (PI)

OSPOXFRD 24: Layered Landscapes: Traces of the British Past

What kinds of evidence exists to allow contemporary students to evaluate a country's history of human endeavor? What different roles do buildings, monuments, and records play in forming collective memory? What other kinds of cultural objects - like art, music, and literature - create and augment varying identities within political borders? What role does a nation's established record and its interpretations play in perpetuating particular perspectives?This course asks how and why British communities and institutions preserve and sustain their material record asking how monuments were built, used, and described. We shall explore how (the potentially collective) memories of Britain are gathered, categorized, described, made accessible and felt. We shall investigate how to read the traces of landscapes layered through time, and inquire about the work archives, museums, public monuments, and tourist sites do to testify to a past that was glorious for some and deeply oppressive and violent more »
What kinds of evidence exists to allow contemporary students to evaluate a country's history of human endeavor? What different roles do buildings, monuments, and records play in forming collective memory? What other kinds of cultural objects - like art, music, and literature - create and augment varying identities within political borders? What role does a nation's established record and its interpretations play in perpetuating particular perspectives?This course asks how and why British communities and institutions preserve and sustain their material record asking how monuments were built, used, and described. We shall explore how (the potentially collective) memories of Britain are gathered, categorized, described, made accessible and felt. We shall investigate how to read the traces of landscapes layered through time, and inquire about the work archives, museums, public monuments, and tourist sites do to testify to a past that was glorious for some and deeply oppressive and violent for others. The course will introduce students to the fundamental skills and methodological framework required for working with an informed humanities expertise; a professional expertise that is critical, recognizing complexity, different viewpoints, and open-ended interpretation. Students will learn to read and interpret archival sources, and to practice the description, analysis, and public-facing discussion of primary materials. Among the places we may visit are the Bodleian Library, Oxford History Centre, and the museums in Oxford; the British Library and the British Museum in London; Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral in Wiltshire; Offa's Dyke (Shropshire); and a variety of monuments and preserved features in the local landscape.
Terms: Aut, Win | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-SI
Instructors: Treharne, E. (PI)

OSPOXFRD 28: Oxford and Abroad: Travel Narratives and Historiography of an Academic City

Rich history of Oxford, the place in which students are studying; skills to become aware of the profound influences the experience of living and studying abroad can have on self-conceptions. Appreciation of study in a town with such a marvelous tradition of scholarship through understanding of the history of learning in Oxford. How Oxford came to be the university town it is today.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: WAY-SI
Instructors: Solywoda, S. (PI)

OSPOXFRD 30A: The History and Science of Vaccine Technology

This course is inspired by the ongoing pandemic and the interplay between the complex science of vaccine and drug development, science communication, and public policy. We will discuss the history of vaccines and pandemics/epidemics, the science and engineering of vaccine and therapeutic technologies, the regulatory process for development of novel vaccines and therapeutics, public policy related to medical and non-medical interventions. We will also touch on biotechnology entrepreneurship covering invention, business models, and business partnerships (e.g., BioNTech/Pfizer and Oxford/AstraZeneca). In addition to the infectious disease focus, we will briefly cover how core discoveries in immunology have led to critical advancements in the treatment of cancer and autoimmune disorders. Throughout the course we will discuss how interdisciplinary collaboration is critical in the effective and equitable translation of scientific advancements. The course will be composed of discussions, guest lectures, and field trips integrating the unique local resources. Assignments will include readings, class presentations, individual research projects, and writings.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
Instructors: Appel, E. (PI)

OSPOXFRD 66: A Model Island in Practice

This course builds on the concepts explored in 'A Model Island' with cultural engagement activities in Oxford and UK and an individual enquiry into the culture as you experience it on the BOSP Oxford Programme.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1

OSPOXFRD 68: Comparative Politics and Institutions: Contemporary Debates

This course's main objective is to present and discuss contemporary issues and challenges to democratic governance and political institutions. In particular, it seeks to identify and assess these challenges by comparing different political systems and observing the differences/similarities among them. The comparative nature of this course will examine: (i) the structure and dynamics of different political systems; (ii) some of the challenges that modern democracies face; and (iii) the benefits and limitations of comparative analysis.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4-5

OSPOXFRD 86: From the hills to the sea

This course would focus on the Thames River, at least since Roman times arguably the most important waterway in Britain. The basis of the class would be an exploration of the Thames from different angles both scientific and historical. The science side of the course would consider the following topics: the geology/geographic setting that gave rise to the Thames; its hydrology including a history of its floods and droughts as well as climate change trends; aspects of the hydrodynamics of tides and the estuarine environment of the Thames; the effects on the Thames of human modification such as loss of wetlands associated with building of the Docklands in the 18th and 19th centuries; sea level rise and the Thames including the design basis of the Thames Tidal Barrier. The history side of the course would consider how the Thames has played a role in the history of Britain, e.g., as an inland transportation corridor, as a barrier between states, as the site of the signing of the Magna Carta, as the heart of the global trade enterprise that built the British Empire, as a challenge to important engineering feats in Victorian London, as a subject for landscape painters like Turner, and as a spur of public policies of environmental protection and restoration.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: WAY-AQR

OSPOXFRD 195A: Tutorial in Anthropology

OSPOXFRD 195A - Tutorial in Anthropology
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 6-7 | Repeatable 6 times (up to 42 units total)
Instructors: Solywoda, S. (PI)

OSPOXFRD 195B: Tutorial in Biology

OSPOXFRD 195B - Tutorial in Biology
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 6-7 | Repeatable 6 times (up to 42 units total)
Instructors: Solywoda, S. (PI)

OSPOXFRD 195F: Tutorial in Economics

OSPOXFRD 195F - Tutorial in Economics
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 6-7 | Repeatable 6 times (up to 42 units total)
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