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involve a detailed examination of primary as well as secondary sources, (documents, newspapers etc) both published and unpublished, and students will be tested on their ability to compare different source materials from the period under scrutiny.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, synthesise and evaluate the subject material in a sophisticated written form showing an awareness of further research potential
