Fall 2017 - HIST 438W D100

Problems in the History of the British Empire (4)

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Class Number: 2994

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 5 – Dec 4, 2017: Wed, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Instructor:

    Bidisha Ray
    bray@sfu.ca
    1 778 782-9604
    Office: AQ 6241
  • Prerequisites:

    45 units including 9 units of lower division history.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An investigation of advanced concepts and methodologies in the history of the British empire. Content may vary from offering to offering; see course outline for further information. HIST 438W may be repeated for credit only when a different topic is taught. Writing.

COURSE DETAILS:

An investigation of advanced concepts and methodologies in the history of the British Empire with a special focus on India.

At its peak, the British Empire was the largest formal empire that the world had ever known and its power and influence stretched all over the globe, shaping it in all manner of ways.  This writing-intensive course will explore the history of the British Empire: the triumphs, the humiliations, the good that it brought and the bad that it inflicted. For better or worse the British Empire has had a massive impact on the history of the world and its legacy resonates to this day. Our course will move away from binary extremes of apologies and romanticized reminiscences of the institution that so dominated the world for over two centuries.  Through our main focus on British India , "The Jewel in the Crown" of the British empire ,we will analyze this vast institution that so influenced the shape of the world that we see today.

Grading

  • Class participation (Assesssed throughout) 20%
  • Research Proposal (Due Week 4) 15%
  • Academic Journal (To be maintained throughout and submitted in Week 12) 15%
  • Literature review (Due Week 8) 15%
  • Research paper or project (Due Week 10) 35%

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