At the end of July Liberal Arts collaborated with Politics and International Studies to deliver an online Sutton Trust Summer School on the theme of “The Colonial Hangover.”

Over the past academic year, Liberal Arts students have been working with a local primary school as part of the University’s Bright Stars Programme.

In the last week of July 2019, Liberal Arts teamed up with Politics and Sociology to deliver a Warwick Sutton Trust Summer School on the theme of “The Colonial Hangover”. The Colonial Hangover project was established by colleagues in Politics and International Studies to work with students to pose questions about the hidden legacies of Empire in everyday life, and we were keen to collaborate!

In the first week in August 2018 Liberal Arts was delighted to work with History, Classics and French to deliver the historical and cultural studies stream of Warwick’s Sutton Trust Summer School programme. The Sutton Trust is a foundation which works to combat educational inequality, and their funded summer schools offer young people the opportunity to experience university life.

The week’s theme was ‘Objects with Agency’ and workshops covered a diverse range of topics such as the circulation of power in ancient coins and currency, sacred medieval relics, a museum of the NHS, rap music and brand identity, posters and virtual realities, and much more! A highlight of the week was the group visit to the Ashmolean museum in Oxford, where we critically explored how history is interpreted, collected, displayed and told. We were really impressed with the enthusiasm, energy and insight of all the students involved, and are already looking forward to next year! Dr Bryan Brazeau and Dr Kirsten Harris have also enjoyed contributing to the Experience Warwick Year 10 and 12 Summer Schools.