University of London, Queen Mary

This course investigates the representation of illness and disability in performance. It focuses primarily on contemporary performance and live art practices by artists with illnesses or disability but is contextualized by the history of disability performance, e.g. in the Victorian freak shows. Students are introduced to ways of understanding discourses of disability and illness, and the ways in which they become manifest in performance. Students discuss issues of representation, lived experience, and agency as they relate to disabled and unwell bodies in performance.

This course explores contemporary examples and practices of creative fiction, nonfiction, and poetry and draws upon some of the formal and political motivations of contemporary English-language literature for its content. It is suited for students looking to develop their creative voice independently and alongside their existing critical writing skills. It teaches students to explore distinct narrative and/or poetic voices and techniques and issue as well as learn from peer-feedback in workshop environments. 

Financial Institutions examines the function, characteristics, and operation of various financial institutions, e.g. banks, other deposit-taking institutions as well as non-deposit-taking institutions. This involves not only an examination of the nature and characteristics of their services or products they offer via different markets such as money markets, bond markets, equity markets, foreign exchange markets, derivative markets, and the credit markets in order to meet the needs of different market participants, but also of why financial crises emerge in the operation of these markets.

To what extent can climate change be mitigated by improved stewardship of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems? In this course, students examine how conservation, restoration, and improved management of ecosystems can increase carbon storage and/or avoid greenhouse gas emissions. Students evaluate a range of 'natural climate solutions' (NCS) for their feasibility, cost-effectiveness, environmental co-benefits, and climate mitigation potential. Students take an active approach to learning through participation in lectures, small-group discussions and a non-residential field trip.