Day: January 29, 2019

Welcome back!

/ Guillermo Alonso

Hey guys!

 

After a pretty uneventful Christmas vacation, here we go again, ready for the new term. I’m pretty excited, because the new modules I’m taking seem really interesting. I only have one Economics module this term, Economic Policy, which I believe will tackle important questions that affect current governments in the world. In Politics I have chosen Africa and Global Politics, which explores the historical development of Africa in in the global system, from colonialism to the present day, and will tackle issues as important as the debt crisis and the role China is playing in the region.

Finally, and for this one I am particularly excited, in Philosophy, I’ll be taking Continental Philosophy, in which we will study the writings of three of the most important philosophers of contemporary history: Friedrich Nietzsche, Michel Foucault and Hannah Arendt. I’m a personal fan of all of them, especially Nietzsche and Arendt, so I cannot wait to start with the discussions and readings. Moreover, it might help me on my dissertation about Arendt’s thought, which is going pretty good. I’m really proud of the work I’ve been doing with it, it has allowed me to do my own research on a topic that I find incredibly interesting and that I hope will make for an interesting read.

 

I’ll keep you posted on how things go. By the way, this term the university will be having a series of open days to those interested in joining Lancaster, so I hope to see you guys if you come visit!

See you around,

Guillermo

Year 3, Term 2

/ Orla Duffey

Hey everyone,

I hope you all enjoyed the festive period and had lots of fun catching up with friends and family.

I can’t believe it’s term 2 already and that my undergraduate journey at Lancaster is getting closer and closer to the end. How time flashes by at university!!

Term 2 is presenting me with a brand new set of modules to tackle. These are

  • Public Economics (This focuses on the relationship between the economy and the government)
  • International Trade
  • Elections, Voters and Political Parties

I can’t wait to get working on these modules. I am particularly excited for Public Economics, as two modules I took in second year (Applied Economics and Economic Policy) are pretty similar to Public Economics, and those modules were two of my favourites. I am also super excited for my politics module on elections, as I find electoral voting behaviour a fascinating topic, and it is, of course, a crucial part of many political processes. Therefore, I find the need to have an understanding of the topic incredibly important.

I shall keep you updated over the term, as to how these modules are going along, in addition to some exciting events that are happening with the societies I am involved in. But for now, that is it from me. Speak to you soon..

Orla