Course Details in 2025/26 Session

Module Title	LH Special Subject: Empire comes home: India in the making of Britain: B
School	History and Cultures
Department	History
Module Code	09 38884
Module Lead	Manu Seghal
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Seminar-30 hours Guided independent study-170 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	This module (and its co-requisite Empire comes home: India in the making of Britain: A)will allow students to study a historical theme or area in great depth, under the guidance of an individual member of staff. The module will allow students to study an aspect of history in detail and gain a fuller understanding of how different types of source material inform the historical process. Like Part A, Part B will involve a detailed examination of primary as well as secondary sources, (documents, newspapers etc) both published and unpublished, and students will be tested on their ability to compare different source materials from the period under scrutiny. The colonial project attracted the attention, energy and imagination of generations of Britons who invested newer meanings into these changing ideas of empire. This module will engage with representations of the subcontinent in metropolitan culture – covering the eighteenth century stage, the Victorian literary imagination and, with the coming of mass culture in the twentieth century, popular cultural representations in broadcast television and cinema.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: analyse and appraise key events and historical processes relevant to the subject under scrutiny analyse and evaluate a wide range of relevant primary source material offering where appropriate, an explicitly comparative perspective critically evaluate the historiographical context and trends of the subject under exploration summarise and evaluate the subject material with clarity and confidence, in writing
Assessment	38884-01 : Take home paper : Exam (School Arranged) - Written Unseen (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 1 x 3,000-word take home examination (100%) Reassessment: Resubmission of failed component(s)
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