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Module Title |
British Imperialism 1897-1997 |
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Module Code |
HIS232 |
Semester 2 |
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Credit Value 20 |
ECTS Credits 10 |
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Module Leader |
Martin Farr |
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Other Staff |
None |
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Pre-requisites |
None |
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Co-requisites |
None |
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Post-requisites |
None |
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Availability |
2HH, 2PH, 2CS, 3HH, 3PH, 3CS. Occasional, Exchange and Others by arrangement |
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Aims
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To understand what is meant by the term 'British Imperialism'; to recognise the significance of the stated chronology; and to assess the motives and consequences of British Imperialism in the widest context. The time period is concerned with contraction, but an understanding of the initial expansion will be encouraged. An evaluation will be made between the relevance of structural and contingent forces. The literature is extensive, and the nature of debate is very much a live one. Through engaging with the various issues of controversy, the development of transferable skills is highlighted. |
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Objectives
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The module is envisaged as providing students with a real understanding of a subject of which they will already be at least dimly aware. They will have learnt to synthesise contenting interpretations of events and to offer their own interpretation of the course of British Imperialism in the period stated. Students will be expected to consult sources beyond those offered by the module leader and to be eclectic in their reading and their expression. The module will test their abilities to listen and read, to acquire and collate information, to manage their time, and to communicate clearly and confidently both on paper and orally. |
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Teaching & Learning Methods |
Number/Student Hours |
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Lectures |
12/12 |
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Seminars |
12/12 |
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Tutorials |
c.2/1 |
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Practicals |
0/0 |
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Fieldwork |
0/0 |
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Private Study |
175 |
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Other |
0/0 |
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Method(s) and Timing of Assessment
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Two essays per student (25%). The first to be submitted by 4.00 p.m. of the Monday of the seventh week of the Semester. The second to be submitted by 4.00 p.m. of the last Friday of the teaching period (i.e. in week 12) of Semester two. Two question, two hour unseen examination (75%). To be taken in the assessment period of Semester Two. ERASMUS STUDENTS AT NEWCASTLE One 3,000 word essay.To be handed in by 4.00 p.m. of the last Friday of the teaching period (i.e. in week 12) of Semester Two, said essay to replace all coursework, class examination or unseen examination that the module requires of domestic students. It remains the case that, if an ERASMUS student specifically requests that s/he be permitted to do the same assessments as the domestic students, that option remains open to them. No variation of the deadlines will be allowed except on production of medical or equivalent evidence. |
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Outline Syllabus The British Empire in contemporary focus; the British imperial experience to 1897; strategic and defence considerations 1897-1914; imperialism at home 1897-1914; First World War; inter-war considerations; Second World War; the Attlee Government; years of consensus and contraction 1951-1979; contemporary imperialism 1979-97; the historiography of British Imperialism 1897-1997; the balance sheet, economic, political, and cultural. |
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Reading References Brown & Louis (eds.), Oxford History of the British Empire, vol. IV. Cain & Hopkins,
British Imperialism: Crisis and Deconstruction. Independent investigation of published and online resources will actively be encouraged. |
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