Opening thoughts
The Lecture
What’s the best way to start my latest blog
entry? Usually I jump straight in with my first thought, but today
I’m thinking ‘let’s do something a little different’. I’m not
sure what it is, but let’s go with it anyway. So it’s been
just over a week since I had my Saturday lecture “Understanding War
in the Modern World”. Got there and started with my usual cup
of tea, of course, and a blueberry muffin. So tea and cake in
hand I head over to MC Building and I’m off at the third
floor. The first part of this lecture we looked at different
tactics used in World War Two and Blitzkrieg
Operations. Extensive scribing on my note pad, lots of
interesting facts to get down, really looking forward to getting my
teeth into this one. I’ve gotta do a presentation and an essay for
this module. Hopefully I’ll not have to spend two long trying
to decide what my topic will be, guess I’d better start doing some
research around the subject and start sooner rather than
later. Besides the fact that I always feel motivated by an
impending assignment deadline, I really feel that I should step my
game up and really get an early start on this one. Hmmmm, I’m
gonna really try and stick to this one, think I’ll make a
schedule.
Part two
The second part of my lecture was on the
Holocaust. Not really an area that I’ve studied much, but
obviously very relevant to WW2. Found out that my lecturer has
two PHD’s. That makes him a double doctor! So back to the
blog... and the lecture. So the theme of the lecture was
on Historiography and Controversies, looking at some of the current
and past writers on the subject, early instances of the word
Holocaust, and some of the events that happened. Lots of food
for thought, this is a full day of lectures and by now I’m low on
paper and my energy drink is nearly finished. Next Lecture in
a few weeks, in the meantime I’ll be getting stuck into my new
online module, looking at War Media and Propaganda. History
has never been so exciting, I can’t believe I hated history in
school, but here I am now having completed my undergrad and now
doing an MA in the subject.
What a coincidence that after a weekend on the
subject of war and conflict I turn up to work the following Monday
and the front entrance of MC Building is filled with a tank, rocket
launcher and a load of army vehicles and soldiers. It’s not
the latest tactics by students fighting the war on tuition fees,
but a new course just launching at the uni. Weird
coincidence, but the court yard is full and everyone is getting
their photo snapped as they pose in front of the tank.
Tank on campus!
Closing Thoughts- The Next Instalment
I’m trying really hard to update this blog on
the regular, but I’m also still trying to decide on the exact mix
between my academic, work and personal life. What do I write
about? What do I include? What do I miss out? Do I
keep it jovial or serious? Think I’ll go for all of em and try
to get a decent mix. So that’s what you have install, but for
now, I said earlier I was gonna start a schedule of work and make
sure I get stuck into these new modules. So why am I writing
this blog entry?
See you soon.....I’ve still gotta work on
planning the International and Erasmus events at the Students’
Union, Welcome party, and sort out the site visits to our other
campuses.
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