Policing and Protest in Manchester: The Moss Side Riots
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Policing and Protest in Manchester: The Moss Side Riots at FutureLearn Overview
Duration | 6 weeks |
Total fee | ₹2,093 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Credential | Certificate |
Policing and Protest in Manchester: The Moss Side Riots at FutureLearn Highlights
- Duration 6 weeks
- Weekly study 2 hours
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Policing and Protest in Manchester: The Moss Side Riots at FutureLearn Course details
- The recent Black Lives Matter protests and riots across the world following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis have highlighted difficult legacies from the past and provoked reflection about our shared histories.
- On this course, you'll explore the riots that occurred in Moss Side, Manchester in July 1981, learning more about the historical experiences of ethnic minority communities in England.
- You'll explore what life was like in Moss Side and Manchester at the time, and take a close look at the short- and long-term causes of the riots in 1981.
- Taking a broader view of British history, you'll also examine how the riots in Manchester compared to similar disturbances that year in Brixton and Toxteth.
- Alongside noted Mancunian historian Wesley Fleure, you'll investigate how the country and the media reacted to the unrest, how it changed Machester, and explore the relevance of Social Contract Theory in modern Britain.
- Ultimately, you'll use the riots as a tool to explore contemporary issues surrounding racism, policing, and protest, evaluating the effectiveness of civil disobedience as a method of protest and learn what the rioters were able to achieve.
Policing and Protest in Manchester: The Moss Side Riots at FutureLearn Curriculum
An introduction to the Moss Side Riots
What were the Moss Side Riots?
Moss Side erupts
What is Social Contract Theory?
Conclusion
What was Moss Side like in 1981?
A history of Moss Side
Moss Side's cultural history
Problems for the Moss Side Community before 1981
Conclusion: was trouble in Moss Side inevitable?
What caused the Moss Side Riots?
The causes of the Moss Side Riots: introduction
The Brixton Riots April 1981
The Toxteth Riots July 1981
Unemployment in the early 1980s
Policing and the Moss Side Riot
Conclusion: what best explains the Moss Side riots?
The reaction to the Moss Side Riots
Why is media portrayal of the riots so important?
Part 1: the reaction of the media
Part 2: the political reaction
Conclusion: the "myths of Moss Side"
Reports and Recommendations
The Hytner Report
The Moss Side Defence Committee
The Scarman Report
Conclusion: reports and reactions
What did the Moss Side Riots achieve?
Introduction - what did the riots achieve?
Did the Moss Side Riots achieve better policing?
Social Contract Theory & the Moss Side Riots
Conclusion: policing and protest
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