Suggested activities for offer holders of the 2021/22 Access Programme. Image Our policy on the Access Programme is to release teaching materials a week before the associated class. For this reason, we don't ask students to read course materials in advance. However, as COVID lockdown restrictions ease there are some ways in which you can prepare yourself for working on some of the disciplines in Access Humanities. As such, Dr John Gordon, a Teaching Fellow on the Humanities and Social Sciences strand of the Access Programme, has shared some suggestions below... Before you read on, please note that these suggestions are entirely optional and there is no expectation for you to complete them. 1. You could visit one of the National Galleries of Scotland We shall be working on artworks in both the National Gallery on the Mound, and in the National Gallery of Modern Art in Belford Road so why not visit? While you are there, look for works which you particularly like, and try to work out what it is that appeals to you about this work. For example, how has the artist used shape and colour? What is the title of the work, and what – if anything – does that tell you? Visit National Galleries of Scotland Website 2. You could watch some theatre online The National Theatre has some complete plays on YouTube. Try watching a play that you are unfamiliar with. What effect does the play have on you – and how is this achieved? Visit National Theatre Website 3. You could watch a Timeline documentary from Dan Snow Dan Snow is a historian, broadcaster and author and has a large number of Timeline documentaries on YouTube which you could try watching. What is the evidence which is being used in the documentaries taht you watch? How safe are the conclusions which are being reached, given the evidence which is available? Make notes of what you have seen, and how it has affected you. Getting into the habit of writing down your responses will help you to develop important skills which we shall be building on in the course. View Dan Snow Documentaries on YouTube This article was published on 2024-10-14
