This course considers how literature, film and other media have engaged with issues of power and conflict - whether supporting or resisting revolution, analysing the ethics of war or engaging with historical and contemporary problems in society. Students will gain an understanding of the media environments in which modern conflicts occur, while exploring the nexus between power and language.The course provides students with the critical contexts needed to analyse texts in a rigorous and informed way, and equips them with the research and writing skills necessary to construct sophisticated and compelling arguments.