Shakespeare, The Tempest
Robert Crawford gives what he calls a somewhat unconventional reading of The Tempest, arguing that we can see it as a directly political play in the sense that it may function as a criticism of King James I.
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
Video of lecture by Rob Crawford for the “Remake/Remodel” theme in 2014; also video by Robert Crawford in 2015 for the “Repetition Compulsion” theme.
Ian Hacking, Rewriting the Soul
Video of lecture by Jill Fellows for the “Remake/Remodel” theme
Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan
Video of lecture by Robert Crawford for the “Remake/Remodel” theme
Plato, Gorgias
Video and Powerpoint of lecture by Christina Hendricks for the “Remake/Remodel” theme
J M Coetzee, Foe
Video of lecture by Jon Beasley-Murray for the “Monster in the Mirror” theme
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, The Communist Manifesto
Powerpoint of lecture by Renisa Mawani for the “Explorations and Encounters” theme