Riots, Strikes, Revolts (L2903B)

15 credits, Level 6

Spring teaching

On this module, you’ll explore riots and uprisings from a sociological and criminological perspective. You’ll cover:

• specific uprisings and the phenomenon of uprisings in general
• the significance of uprisings in popular culture
• law enforcement responses.

You’ll use specific case studies from the 20th and 21st centuries, highlighting patterns and key aspects of their development and policing. Topics 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
• the significance of race, gender, class and sexuality in 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.

Courses

This module is offered on the following courses:

• Criminology BA
• Criminology and Sociology BA
• Criminology with Psychology BA
• History and Sociology BA
• International Relations and Sociology BA
• Law with Criminology LLB
• Philosophy and Sociology BA
• Politics and Sociology BA
• Sociology BA
• Sociology and International Development BA
• Sociology with a Language BA