Advanced Research Seminar in Imperial and Global History

Module overview

Within this module, you will have the opportunity to study different areas of imperial and global history. This will take place in student-led discussions, which are convened and supported by historians with experience in imperial and global history in varied forms. You will identify themes and subjects worthy of further analysis and discussion, with guidance and support from staff. As a group, you will work collaboratively to identify areas of particular interest, formulate reading lists, and determine research questions, all with the support of academics. This is with the expectation that these discussions and studies will enable you to undertake independent research at the cutting edge of imperial and global historiography and methodology.

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

engage with historiography and theoretical frameworks, contributing to the debates relating to imperial and global history and its relationship to the wider world.
undertake a thorough critical analysis and assessment of a variety of textual, visual and material culture sources.
apply your developed knowledge of imperial and global history, structuring your ideas and research findings into well-ordered written assignments.

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

a wide variety of secondary source material relating to imperial and global history, including theoretical frameworks used in the field.
Imperial history, in particular the different approaches taken by historians to imperial and global history.
a wide variety of primary sources relating to imperial and global history.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

utilise and develop your time-management skills.
use to good effect textual, visual and material culture sources, synthesising this material to develop cogent and persuasive arguments.
research complex historical questions and communicate your findings convincingly and concisely in written assignments.

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching methods include seminars.

Learning methods include close analysis of a range of primary sources and discussion of key themes and ideas.

Study time
Type	Hours
Wider reading or practice	26
Seminar	24
Completion of assessment task	50
Preparation for scheduled sessions	50
Total study time	150

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

Simon Potter (2014). British Imperial History (Theory and History). Red Globe Press.

Paul Kleber Monod (2009). Imperial Island. John Wiley and Sons Ltd.

Paul Kennedy (2017). The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers. William Collins.

Pramod K. Nayar (2023). The Raj: A Journey through Ten Documents. Bloomsbury.

Devyani Gupta (Anthology Editor), Purba Hossain (Anthology Editor) (2023). Across Colonial Lines: Commodities, Networks and Empire Building. Bloomsbury.

Assessment

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Written assignment	100%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Resubmit assessments	100%

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Written assignment	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External