{"id":895,"date":"2019-01-14T08:34:55","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T08:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/fass\/?p=895"},"modified":"2019-01-16T14:55:37","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T14:55:37","slug":"welcome-back-lent-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/fass\/uncategorized\/895","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Back &#8211; Lent Term"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Guys,<\/p>\n<p>I hope everyone is well, and all of you had a great Christmas period. It\u2019s a quick stop in for me &#8211; just to update you all on what I will be up to this term.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Today I had three deadlines, of a total of 14,000 words which I had been working on over Christmas. I feel a great amount of relief to have them in, as I felt as though I didn\u2019t really stop over Christmas. I didn\u2019t get much opportunity to work on my dissertation, but I feel like I\u2019m in a relatively good place with it at the moment so I\u2019m not too worried. Plus &#8211; having taken a break from it might (hopefully) give me a fresh perspective.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, I\u2019m really excited to start some new modules this term. These are:-<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Philosophical Questions in the Study of Politics and Economics<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Aesthetics<\/li>\n<li>Reading Political Theory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My first choice was inspired by the <i>Economics for the Real World<\/i> module I took last year, and really enjoyed. Prior to this module even the word economics made me cringe &#8211; I wouldn\u2019t have dared pretend I knew anything about it. Professor May made a seemingly impenetrable subject exciting to learn about. I would highly recommend this module if you are offered it in second year. My motivation for taking that module was simply because I knew nothing about the subject, and was curious. Don\u2019t be afraid to try new things, even if you think you aren\u2019t \u201cgood enough\u201d for them &#8211; you might find something you are passionate about.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Aesthetics I have never studied, and am curious about, I\u2019ll keep you updated on whatever it is I am working on.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As for Reading Political Theory, we are reading Rawls\u2019s <i>Theory of Justice.<\/i> I just received my copy in the mail today &#8211; it is vast to say the least. Anyway, I\u2019m really rather looking forward to tackling it, as I have always enjoyed implementing Rawls\u2019s ideas into my essays: I\u2019d say he was one of the first to spark my interest in politics. We\u2019re also studying Young\u2019s <i>Politics of Difference<\/i>, frankly, I\u2019m not entirely sure of Young\u2019s political position, but I believe her ideas are feminist in orientation. Feminist philosophy is a module I regret not taking last term, so I am really happy that I can at least explore some feminist thought this term.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all for now: I will catch up with you guys very soon, I hope everyone has a great week.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ellie<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Guys, I hope everyone is well, and all of you had a great Christmas period. 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