Riots, Strikes, Revolts (L2903B)

15 credits, Level 6

Spring teaching

The module:

• offers you the opportunity to explore riots and uprisings from a sociological and criminological perspective
• aims to give you an advanced critical understanding of specific uprisings as well as the phenomenon in general
• seeks to contextualise uprisings in terms of their significance in popular culture, as well as to provide an opportunity to examine law enforcement responses.

Discussions will be grounded in case studies of specific examples from the 20th and 21st centuries, while also highlighting patterns and key developments in their development and policing. Topics to be addressed include:

• the material conditions of uprisings
• the role of policing and law enforcement
• global patterns in revolts, uprisings and riots
• the relevance of structural inequalities, and the significance of race, gender, class, and sexuality to specific riots.

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.