Unit name | Approaches to Roman History |
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Unit code | CLAS20040 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Hannah-Marie Chidwick |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Classics & Ancient History |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit will simultaneously introduce students to the study of a specific named period of Roman History covering a period of approx. 80-120 years (Late Antiquity or Rome Republic to Empire) and will introduce them to some of the main theoretical approaches for understanding that period. Examples of theoretical approaches that could be covered include: economic models; gender; meta-narratives/narrativity; counter-factuals; post-colonial theory/modelling empires. The unit will be taught with either the period Rome: Republic to Principate or the period Late Antiquity.
On successful completion of this unit, students will:
This unit will involve a combination of independent investigative activities, long- and short-form lectures, and discussion. Students will be expected to engage with materials and participate on a weekly basis. Feedback will be provided for both formative and summative assessments, and this will be supported by meetings with tutors.
2,000 word book review (100%). [ILOs 1-5].
Morley, Neville (2004), Theories Models and Concepts in Ancient History, (Routledge: London)
Fulbrook, Mary (2002), Historical Theory, (Routledge: London)