“Travel Log” The “Arts” of Protest: The Interlocking of Social Movements and Artistic Currents
Written by Daniela Fazio Vargas and Simin Fadaee "Protest and Progress: Understanding Movements for Social and Political Change" is a PGT Sociology course that seeks to expose students to various theories and approaches to the study of social movements and to explore...
Bringing activist voices into the classroom: Reproductive Justice Initiative’s CEO, Barbara Ntumy, talks to students of ‘Capitalism and Sexuality’
Written by Ellie Gore, Lecturer in Global Political Economy, Department of Politics What was the rationale/aim of the project? Teaching a course on the political economy of sexuality means grappling with topics that have been historically neglected and marginalised...
Beyond the Field Trip: Experiential Learning through a Research Visit
Written by Dr Jasmin Ramovic In a recent SOSS Scholarship Showcase, I gave a presentation on experiential learning, focusing on field trips I have organised as part of POLI71102 Practical Approaches to Studying Conflict-Affected Societies. The module is designed to...
Eating the Elephant: Reimagining Formative Assessments to Enhance the Learning Experience
Written by Amber Darr† The academic journey of all students, whether at the undergraduate or postgraduate level, is often marked by an intense focus on grades. This focus quickly turns to anxiety as students approach end-of-term summative assessments, especially if...
A Practical Guide to Co-Creation
Written by Dr Luke Bhatia, Lecturer in International Politics At the 2025 Scholarship showcase event I was given the opportunity to speak to staff from across SoSS about my experiences of co-creation as a critical pedagogical practice. My intention was to use the...
Empowering Students through Reproducibility and Data E-Portfolios
Written by By Dr Tatjana Kecojevic, Lecturer in Social Statistics and Director of BA Social Sciences (BASS) At this year’s SoSS Scholarship Showcase (25 June 2025), I presented a talk titled “Reproducibility and Data E-Portfolios: Empowering Social Science Students...
Co-Creating the module Decolonising Human Rights
Written by Luke Bhatia I have been interested in critical pedagogies for some time now and having been given the opportunity to organise a new module, Decolonising Human Rights, I wanted to incorporate some of the pedagogical practices that I had been reading about....
Research Design and Skills
Written by Andrew Slack & Elena Barabantseva We obtained Diversifying the Curriculum funding in 2024/25 for expanding and revising the content and accessibility of course materials for POLI60312 Research Design and Skills. This is a compulsory module integral to...
Borders, Identities, Citizenship
Written by Andrew Slack & Elena Barabantseva We obtained Diversifying the Curriculum funding in 2024/25 for expanding and revising the content and accessibility of course materials for POLI72021 Borders, Identities, Citizenship. This is an elective MA module...
Two Years of the Race and Social Justice Seminar Series
Written by Lisa Williams and Felipe Neis Araujo In 2023, our Department piloted the Race and Social Justice Seminar Series to create space for frank, research- and experience-informed conversations about how law, policy and social structures can produce and reproduce...
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