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Temporalities - Histories - Hauntologies (Spr) (L2905B)

15 credits, Level 6

Spring teaching

On this module, you’ll use arts-based methods to explore different ways of knowing and being in the Capitalocene.

You’ll draw on theory, citizen science, archives and artivism to question modern ways of thinking. You’ll focus on empirical data in the social sciences and explore what this leaves out. Using phenomenological approaches such as the weird, eerie and sublime, you’ll challenge how knowledge is produced and used. This will help you rethink the past, present and future.

Topics include:

• thinking phenomenologically across T-H-H
• hauntology
• time out-of-joint
• capitalist sorcery
• haunted intimacies (policy, archives)
• glitch (databases)
• The Matrix (Film)
• soundscapes (Audio)
• landscapes (Photography)
• map-making (AI)
• memories of the future.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 22 hours of contact time and about 128 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Courses

This module is offered on the following courses:

• Criminology and Sociology BA
• Sociology with a Language BA