Diversity on Screen
These lessons highlight the importance of inclusivity on screen and how what we see on TV and in films affects us in everyday life. We also learn how to analyse articles and the importance of different perspectives.
Lessons
Misogyny, Consent and Healthy Relationships
These lessons explore how misogyny contributes to the negative experience that women have in modern society and looks at ways in which everyday misogyny and toxic masculinity can be challenged and overcome by men themselves.
Women’s Rights and Representation
Through a series of six lessons you will learn about women’s global struggle for equal rights. You will also explore key issues surrounding gender equality in: the Arts, sport, education, film and music. You will also learn about inspirational women in these areas.
Who were the Black Panthers?
Through a series of six lessons you will learn who the Black Panthers were and how they were founded. You will find out about key members of the Party as well as considering their legacy.
A History of Hip-Hop
In 6 lessons, learn about the origins of Hip-Hop and its development as a music genre. You will look closely and key artists who dominated the East-Coast and West-Coast scenes after Biggie and Tupac, and discover three key contentious areas of Hip-Hop: women in Hip-Hop, whiteness in Hip-Hop and the LGBT+ Community in Hip-Hop.
The work of James Baldwin and Ta-Nehisi Coates
Through a series of six lessons you will be looking comparatively at ‘The Fire Next Time’ by James Baldwin and ‘Between the World and Me’ by Ta-Nehisi Coates. To gain more of an understanding of both texts you will explore their context- the Civil Rights era and Black Lives Matter movement and how they have shaped both America and the world.
What is Free Speech?
An exploration of “free speech” in the UK and USA. The lesson includes an evaluation of cancel culture, intolerance and conspiracy theories.
Irish History
Through a series of six lessons you will gain an overview of Irish history. You will also practise the key skill of analysing historical sources by looking at poignant moments in Ireland’s recent history in more depth.
Early 20th Century Ireland
Through a series of six lessons you will be exploring different aspects of Irish history through literary texts
Influential Black Scientists
Through a series of 6 lessons you are going to be learning about six different aspects of scientific study. Within these areas you will learn about many different influential Black scientists and how their contributions were revolutionary.