Course Details in 2024/25 Session

Module Title	LI Option: ‘There is Black in the Union Jack’: An Introduction to Black and South Asian British History
School	History and Cultures
Department	History
Module Code	09 38271
Module Lead	Sadiah Qureshi
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-10 hours Seminar-20 hours Guided independent study-170 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	This module will explore the long presence of the Black and South Asian presence in Britain from Tudor Britain to the present day. The module will explore themes of migration, race and empire in relationship to the Black and South Asian presence and ask students to consider these issues in relationship to broader histories of Britain. It covers early presences; servants, lascars (sailors) and ayahs (nannies) in Georgian Britain; abolition and compensation for enslavers in Victorian Britain; empire on show in the imperial metropolis; Commonwealth soldiers in the two world wars; post-WWII immigration and social life, including Windrush and South Asian immigration from Africa and Asia; twentieth-century citizenship, immigration controls and the Windrush Scandal; racism, race relations, and antiracism; activists and intellectuals, including Black feminisms, and, finally, and decolonizing British history and heritage in the present day.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Analyse and explain key events and historical processes relevant to the subject under scrutiny. Analyse and explain reasons for and implications of these events and processes. Identify the main scholarly views on the subject under investigation. Work with an appropriate degree of learner independence to explain and analyse the material under scrutiny. Communicate explanation and analysis of the subject clearly and effectively in writing.
Assessment	38271-01 : 3,000 word take home paper : Exam (School Arranged) - Written Unseen (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: S1 = 1 x 3,000 word essay (100%) S2 = 1 x 3,000 word Take Home Examination (100%) Reassessment: Resubmission of failed component(s)
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