The Era of Controversy

This unit focuses on tensions and conflicts arising from modernity and the historical and contemporary processes of modernisation. By drawing on disciplines across the Humanities and Social Sciences this investigation develops students’ understandings of the origins of the world in which they live, introducing them to a range of historical and social theoretical perspectives. Students will establish critical skills that enable them to analyse and interpret historical ideas and events and to engage with global political and economic issues that frame contemporary life.