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| Udgave: |
Efterår 2012 Hum |
| Tilvalgskode: |
See Aim / Formål |
| ECTS points: |
15 ECTS |
| Årsværk: |
15 ECTS |
Semester: |
1 semester |
| Institutter: |
SAXO-Instituttet, Afdeling for Historie |
| Undervisere: |
Michael Alexander Langkjær, e-mail: langkjr@hum.ku.dk |
| Skema- oplysninger: |
 Vis skema for kurset
Samlet oversigt over tid og sted for alle kurser inden for Lektionsplan for Det Humanistiske Fakultet Efterår 2012 Hum |
| Første undervisningsgang: |
wednesday 5. September 2012 11AM-1PM (room 24.0.11) |
| Undervisnings- form: |
Group instruction / Seminar |
| Formål: |
Module I-VI [HHIA03410U]
The course can primarily be used as either Module I: Optional Historical Subject; Module II: Period Studies; Module IV: History and Social Sciences; Module V: Themes in Cultural History
Period: 1500-1914 and after 1914
Curriculum for Master´s Programme in History, The 2008 Curriculum.
Elective Studies (Bachelor):
Module T4: Historical Theme, Fagelement 47271050 [HHIB10501E]
Module T5: Historical Project, Fagelement 47271051 [HHIB10511E]
Curriculum for the Elective Studies in History,The 2007 Curriculum. |
| Indhold: |
The British Empire was the largest global imperial project the world has ever seen, as is evident from maps that showed a quarter of the world’s territory coloured red, indicating dominance over a fourth of the world’s population as well as most of its oceans. In 1880 the Empire was still very much a going concern and considered a civilizing force unlike any other. Yet the span of a single lifetime, e.g. that of Winston Churchill (1874-1965) would see the Empire not only declined and dissolved but seemingly more or less forgotten, with ‘imperialism’ having become a dirty word. However, more recent historiography, notably that of Niall Ferguson, has in the light of globalization resuscitated the Imperial concept and the central role of the British world order in furthering, sustaining and defending much of what we consider modern globalized institutions, thus raising central questions as to the true historical character and import of British global power.
There is also critique of what might be construed as the dark side of the Empire and its legacy, viz. scapegoating of various ‘undesirable’ groups – homosexuals (e.g. Oscar Wilde as the British ‘Dreyfus’), foreign immigrants, and left-wing liberals.
This course will investigate sources for the cultural and political contexts of the Imperial idea and British World Order, its vicissitudes and its legacy from 1880 up to the present, as witnessed by geopolitics and popular culture and their interface.
Among main questions to be dealt with in the course are:
• reasons for the success and subsequent failure of the British Imperial project
• attitudes that drove the Empire and to what extent they were shared by ‘ordinary’ Imperial subjects within and outside of Britain
• what constituted the British World Order, how it responded to the great struggles of the twentieth century, and how this relates to the role of the United States as its the post-Second World War inheritor
• how the images of war, conflict and Empire in British popular culture – books, films and other mass media c. 1880 to the present have influenced and reflected attitudes to Empire within and outside of Great Britain
• myths that arose within the aegis of Empire, and the function of such myths in the post-Imperial era
• time of awareness of the decline of Empire and how people responded
• the extent to which geopolitical, political, institutional and cultural realities of the globalized present – reflecting the primacy of the English speaking peoples – are to be considered an inheritance from the Empire and the British World Order
• interpretations and appraisals of the British World Order and its legacy marshalled by the historiography of the British Empire
Course objectives (beside the objectives stipulated in the curriculum):
• account for the geopolitical, political, institutional and cultural circumstances connected with the British Empire and the British World Order, c. 1880-the present
• account for and be able to analyze sources for our historical knowledge of Britain, her Empire and its influence and legacy in a globalized context
• discuss the role of Britain and the British World Order vis-à-vis other English speaking national (e.g. The United States) and international units (e.g. The Commonwealth)
• characterize the British World Order, its role and legacy within a globalized context
It is highly recommended (but optional) that the student submit a paper written in English for the final examination. |
| Litteratur: |
Andrew Roberts: A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900. HarperCollins (USA edition) / Weidenfeld & Nicolson (UK edition), 2006.
- Niall Ferguson: Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power. New York, Basic Books, 2004 (also: Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World. London: Penguin Books, 2004).
- Michael Paris: Warrior Nation: Images of War in British Popular Culture, 1850-2000. London, Reaktion Books, 2000.
- Mark Donnelly: Sixties Britain: Culture, Society and Politics. Harlow, Pearson Longman, 2005.
- Jeremy Black: The Politics of James Bond: From Fleming’s Novels to the Big Screen. Lincoln and London, University of Nebraska Press, 2005.
- Alan Moore: V for Vendetta. New York, DC Comics, 1990.
- Kwasi Kwarteng: Ghosts of Empire: Britain’s Legacies in the Modern World. PublicAffairs, 2012. |
| Tilmelding: |
Course registration is carried out in the Selfservice on KUnet from 16 May to 1 June.
Late course registrations: 15 August – 10 September.
During the ordinary course registration period you must select 4 out of the 11 courses offered as Module I-VI courses [BA-students: Module T4 and T5] in descending order, if you want to make sure you have a seat on a course – or courses - before the Selfservice open up for late course registrations.
The result of the course registration will appear in the Selfservice no later than 15 August.
A late course registration - and any course changes you may want to make – is carried out in the Selfservice on Kunet. In the Selfservice it will show which courses are still open for late registration.
In connection with the course registration a Module [exam type] must be chosen. The exam registration can be changed when the Selfservice open up for exam editing in the autumn.
Further information regarding course registration in Danish
If you are a student from abroad, please contact chrislund@hum.ku.dk |
| Eksamensform: |
See Curriculum for Master´s Programme in History, The 2008 Curriculum
Elective Studies (BA-level):
Modul T4: Historical Theme, Fagelement 47271050 [HHIB10501E] (15 ECTS):
Form of examination: Set oral exam with synopsis.
Form of grading: external grading.
Form of assessment: 7-point grading scale.
Modul T5: Historical Project, Fagelement 47271051 [HHIB10511E] (15 ECTS):
Form of examination A: Free written take-home assignment.
Form of examination B: Communication Project.
Form of grading: external grading.
Form of assessment: 7-point grading scale.
See also Curriculum for the Elective Studies in History |
| Kursus hjemmeside: |
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| Kursus hjemmeside: |
When the course registration has been confirmed in the Selfservice on KUnet you will automatically be connected to the electronic courseroom in Absalon just before the beginning of the semester. Log on KUnet with your KU-Username and Password. If you are not connected to the electronic courseroom in Absalon at the beginning of the semester, please contact chrislund@hum.ku.dk with the following information: name, KU-Username, CPR-No., coursename and examtype.
If course registrations or changes is made In the late course registration period it will take three weekdays before it has an effect in Absalon |
| Undervisnings- sprog: |
Kun engelsk
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| Sidst redigeret: |
16/8-2012 |