Let me start by introducing myself. My name is Sowenna Ene and I am a final year Philosophy, Politics and Economics student at Lancaster. During the course of this academic year, I will be writing posts every so often detailing my weekly activities and general undertakings from academic work to the more social aspects of university. Without further ado, I shall now get into my past week.

This year I decided to join the University Futsal Team. This essentially manifests itself in playing matches against other universities in the British Universities & Colleges Sports league (BUCS). On Sunday 5th November we played two games, a friendly match and also a BUCS league game. This took place at Leeds Beckett University and we won the friendly match 6-0 and the league game 10-2! This was a nice set up for the week ahead which predominantly centred on academic studies…

 

Monday began with a lecture in ‘Continental Philosophy’ in which, by the end of the term, we will have explored the ideas of thinkers Friedrich Nietzsche, Michel Foucault and Hannah Arendt. Monday’s lecture explored Michel Foucault’s ‘The History of Sexuality’ which explores the progression, manifestation and application of power within society. Fascinating stuff! Later in the day I had a lecture and seminar for my module titled ‘Contemporary Issues in the Middle East’. If it hasn’t become clear, one should pay attention to the sheer scope of modules and the great variety of choice a degree at Lancaster allows. The range of module choice available is something definitely commendable and really allows you to tailor your degree to you and where your particular interest may lay. Aside from lectures and seminars, this week was spent mainly planning for an essay in which I look to explore nation-state building in the Middle East; this is due in the final week of term, but its never bad to start early!

I hope you have enjoyed reading about my week this week at Lancaster University and I look forward to communicating with you soon.

Take care!