Unit name | Themes in the History of Colonialism |
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Unit code | HISTM0017 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Professor. Bickers |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of History (Historical Studies) |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit provides a critical introduction to many of the core themes and questions faced by historians of colonialism. It asks students to consider the nature of colonial history and the types of philosophical and other issues that its study provokes. The unit introduces students to a range of competing theories of colonialism and also provides students with the opportunity to apply these abstract theoretical literatures and problems to specific historical case studies. The case studies are deliberately chosen to introduce students to a range of stimulating and often new historical literatures that they are unlikely to have had the opportunity to study at undergraduate level.
10 seminars
This unit is assessed by a 2,000 word critical review (worth 25% of the unit mark), and a 3,000 word essay (worth 75% of the unit mark).
http://www.postcolonialweb.org/index.html - A useful site providing introductions on various theorists and writers as well as selections