Essays

Comprehensive crime fiction essay that examines four different texts (two prescribed + two supplementary) in terms of their conformance to, and subversion of, conventions of the genre.

Detailed evaluation of the movie 'The Big Sleep' (and another text) in terms of conventions of the crime fiction genre, and in terms of how they portray social attitudes and beliefs.

Analysis of the effectiveness of consumer law. This is a 'generic essay' - i.e. an essay that covers an entire Legal Studies topic in one answer - and it is becoming an increasingly common type of question in Legal Studies.

Essay explaining the effectiveness of various aspects of family law. This is what we call a 'generic' legal studies essay - i.e. one that basically covers an entire unit in one answer - and it is the most commonly asked type of essay question in Legal Studies these days.

This essay explains how the Bolsheviks managed to retain their power in the period 1917-1929, through the difficult Civil War and the economic obstacles of the 1920s.

An analysis of the Israeli government's policies concerning Palestinian refugees between 1964 and 1996, and the responses of Palestinian groups in that same period.

Comparison between 'Brave New World' and 'Blade Runner', in terms of the focus unit 'In The Wild'.

This essay has two parts. The first is an analysis of the article 'King Lear as political tragedy', which discusses the techniques used in two different productions of the play. The second part (the main part) explores 'King Lear' both from a critical perspective (supporting Diane Dreher's revisionist views of the play), and also from a production perspective (in particular, the techniques used in Richard Eyre's film production of Lear).