We expect to focus on issues of cognitive dissonance in the early years after the Russian Revolution: the impotence of democratic reformism when an old regime disintegrates; the grinding of revolutionary ideals by the realities of civil war and economic collapse; and the heroism of revolutionary optimism in the face of savage resistance. Discussion with three important films during the five week session.

Cops, Corruption and Capitalism in Crime Fiction: Do police exist solely to enforce order for the ruling capitalist powers and ensure their continual domination?