本课程探讨了整个二十世纪英国的历史发展,特别强调了社会发展的方式, 文化, 政治也在这一时期形成. It considers aspects such as changing perceptions about the role of the State; the rise of consumer 文化; the effect of two world wars; the development of the welfare state; the decline of empire; the impact of multiculturalism; the social and cultural innovations of the 1960s; and the impact of Thatcherism. 本课程在不断变化的“英国性”背景下探讨个人和国家身份的概念。, 聚焦于上个世纪普通英国人的生活方式的演变. 课程是按时间和主题安排的, 结合讲座, 研讨会, 电影, 演讲, 以及各种各样的实地研究.