HIS 3. Colonialism, Race and Power in the 19th and 20th Century
Course content
Få overblik på:
-
Historie,
KA-2019, ét-faglig, lektionskatalog efterår 2023
-
Historie,
KA-2019, to-faglig, lektionskatalog efterår 2023
- Historie,
KA-sidefag-2019, lektionskatalog efterår 2023
- Historie,
KA-2022, ét-faglig, lektionskatalog efterår 2023
- Historie,
KA-2022, to-faglig, lektionskatalog efterår 2023
- Historie,
KA-sidefag-2022, lektionskatalog efterår 2023
- Historie,
BA, lektionskatalog efterår 2023
HIS 3. Colonialism, Race and Power in the 19th and 20th
Century
This course is concerned with one of the most important historical
questions of our time: What made the modern world? Modern concepts
of national identity, gender and class, religion and political
ideologies cannot be understood outside the context of European
colonialism of the 19th and 20th century.
From contested borders and interstate disputes, through languages
and cultures, to inequities in wealth and geopolitical power, the
enduring effects of colonialism are evident everywhere today.
Though often overlooked, the effects of colonial rule were also not
uncontested at the time.
In this course, we will explore the driving factors of imperialist
expansion in Asia and Africa: ‘science’-based understandings of
racial differences, the European ‘civilising mission’ and
nationalistic competition formed the justification of colonial
conquest, colonisation, and exploitation. We shall investigate
these issues from the perspective of both its practitioners and
their colonial ‘subjects’, and we will trace impact events at the
‘periphery’ of the globe back to people and societies in Europe.
The intention is to try and understand European imperialism on its
own terms at a theoretical level, and in ways that balance the
specificities of regional history with the singularity of human
experience. To achieve this, the course combines analysis of
large-scale processes that made the modern world with the
exploration of concrete case studies from across the globe.
Ultimately, this course will provide you with insights into the
roots of current debates about race relations, knowledge production
and colonial heritage; expose you to one of the most innovative
fields of current historical research and, finally, allow you to
engage more deeply with concepts of nationalism, imperialism,
power, and racism from a variety of perspectives.
Course requirements:
- Regular attendance and active participation are
essential.
- The exam consists of a group presentation, an essay plan,
and a research essay in English.
Course objectives:
- Ability to have a clear understanding of the European
colonial rule and current trends in the historiography.
- Ability to understand and critically evaluate varied primary
sources and relate them to the wider historiography.
- Ability to understand long-term and short-term historical
developments.
- Ability to analyse a complex historical event from different
perspectives.
- Ability to understand and deploy correct terminology in a
comprehensible manner.
Area B: Academic Writing with Focus on Source Analysis
(HHIK03831E)
[Kandidatuddannelsen i historie, 2019-ordningen]
Area B: Academic Writing with Focus on Source Analysis (HHIK03871E)
[Kandidatdelen af sidefaget i historie, 2019-ordningen]
MA-Area 3: Academic Writing with Focus on Source Analysis
(HHIK03911E)
[Kandidatuddannelsen i historie, 2022-ordningen]
MA-Area 3: Academic Writing with Focus on Source Analysis
(HHIK03911E)
[Kandidatdelen af sidefaget i historie, 2022-ordningen]
MA-Area 9: Historical Area with Focus on Source
Analysis (HHIK03991E) [kun for studerende, hvis
centrale fag hører under et andet hovedområde end
humaniora]
[Kandidatdelen af sidefaget i historie, 2022-ordningen]
MA-Area 9: Historical Area with Focus on Source
Analysis (HHIK13991E)
[Kandidattilvalg i historie, 2022-ordningen]
Historical Theme 1 (HHIB10211E) [kun for studerende med
grundfag i Historie]
[Bachelortilvalg i historie, 2022-ordningen]
Group instruction / excursions
- C. A. Bayly: The Birth of the Modern World,
1780-1914: Global Connections and Comparisons. Malden,
MA: Blackwell, 2004.
- Jürgen Osterhammel: Colonialism. A Theoretical
Overview. Princeton: Markus Wiener, 2005.
- H. L. Wesseling: The European Colonial
Empires: 1815-1919. London: Routledge, 2004.
Kun studerende med grundfag i Historie kan anvende dette kursus
som Bachelortilvalg.
Exchange students: must have passed a minimum of one year of
bachelor-level studies at a BA History proramme to apply for
admission.
Se relevant lektionskatalog for blanketnavn.
Henvendelse med spørgsmål vedr. tilmelding til Historiekurser på
mail: nxp344@hum.ku.dk.
Exchange students apply for courses in
Mobility Online. See:
https://humanities.ku.dk/education/exchange/. Questions
regarding course registration should be directed
to visitingstudents@hum.ku.dk.
- ECTS
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
-
Other under invigilation
- Exam registration requirements
-
Aktuelle studieordninger for Historie og Studiehåndbogen [KA] eller Studiehåndbogen [BA].
Criteria for exam assessment
Single subject courses (day)
- Category
- Hours
- Class Instruction
- 56
- Preparation
- 203
- Exam Preparation
- 129,5
- English
- 388,5
Kursusinformation
- Language
- English
- Course number
- HHIK03934U
- ECTS
- 15 ECTS
- Programme level
- Full Degree Master
Bachelor choiceFull Degree Master choiceMaster’s minor subject
- Duration
-
1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
- Price
-
Dette er et dagkursus via tompladsordningen mod betaling på Åbent Universitet. Tilmeld dig og se aktuel prisoversigt på denne side.
- Schedulegroup
-
See scheme link
- Studyboard
- Study Board of Archaeology, Ethnology, Greek & Latin, History
Contracting department
- SAXO-Institute - Archaeology, Ethnology, Greek & Latin, History
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
Course Coordinator
- Daniel Steinbach (9-7b7c6d71766a696b7048707d7536737d366c73)
Are you BA- or KA-student?
Courseinformation of students