Exeter College, Oxford University

The course is divided into two main sections. Following a brief historical introduction to the discipline, students explore classical concepts and theories of IR, including power and anarchy (realism), cooperation and human rights (liberalism), norms and identity (constructivism), followed by critical perspectives on global politics such as class and dependencies (Marxism), gender and the patriarchy (feminism), and exploitation and orientalism (postcolonialism). In the second section of the course, students investigate pressing global issues like terrorism, AI, and the climate crisis, which have fundamentally altered the conduct of international politics. Finally, the course concludes with a discussion of future (im)possibilities for global politics. 

This course introduces students to the mathematical theory of fluids via the Navier Stokes Equations. The equations can be used to successfully model almost any fluid on Earth, but our mathematical understanding of them remains limited. So much so, that a $1-million prize exists for anyone that can help to further our understanding of problems involving vortex reconnection, turbulence, and whether or not the equations are "well-posed." We will look at examples in inviscid flow theory which provide insight into physical phenomena such as flight, vortex motion, and water waves. Students also explore the basic fluid dynamics necessary to build mathematical models of the environment in which we live, focusing on problems such as climate change, pollution, or the spread of infectious aerosol droplets within our buildings.

At the heart of the course is a consideration of what is the institution of slavery, how it manifested itself across different contexts and the connections across various slave societies. There is a specific, though not exclusive, focus on the transatlantic slave trade and slavery. The first part of this course considers the origins, development, and core characteristics of slavery from the ancient world to the early modern period. The second part of the course explores the dismantling of the slave system beginning with a consideration of forms of enslaved resistance including a specific focus on the only successful slave revolt in the Atlantic World, the Haitian Revolution. From here, the course examines the rise of the abolitionist movement and the emancipation of slavery. The final part of this course considers the short and long-term legacies of slavery. First, it considers what life looked like for formerly enslaved persons in postemancipation societies. Next, it focuses on the transition to other labor systems. The course concludes with a reflection of some of the present-day legacies of slavery and current efforts to address concerns.

This course introduces students to the theoretical and empirical research in behavioral economics and discusses how the use of methods and evidence in behavioral economics has changed both economics as a discipline and policymaking processes in the past few decades.

Crises such as the German Occupation, the Algerian War of Independence, and the strikes and riots of May 1968 sent shock waves through French society that sooner or later found their way into literature and film. This course examines how French writers and filmmakers responded to some of the major upheavals of mid- to late 20th century France. The course explores the following questions: How do writers and filmmakers seek to remember events that many would rather forget? What is the relationship between individual and collective memory? How might writing and film give expression to crises of personal and national identity? Previous experience of literary analysis is not required but is an advantage. All texts are studied in translation.