Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23
None
Available as a Free Standing Elective
No
Who and what makes up a nation? This module will explore how nations are formed, including how their borders are established, who is included and excluded, and how the nation is imagined. Using examples from the medieval to the present day and across the globe, students will critically engage with themes of nationalism, identity, migration, gender and suffrage in a variety of settings, such as Britain, Germany, India and South Africa. Students will get to analyse how historians actually divide up time and space, how historians analyse identity formation, and different ways of understanding the nation and the state. In addition to developing students' understanding of nations, they will develop their comparative history skills across time and space, both through classroom discussion and the assessments.
Aims
> To introduce students to key methods and theories relating to comparative and global histories.> To help students understand and critique how historians frame their discipline chronologically and spatially.> To enhance students' understanding of key themes relating to the construction of nations and nationhood, from the medieval to the present day.> To enable students to critically analyse the historiographical debates around nationhood, identity, migration, language, ethnicity, gender and suffrage in a variety of time periods and locations, such as Britain, Germany, India and South Africa.
Talis Aspire Reading ListAny reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/his-40060/lists
Intended Learning Outcomes
critically analyse the changing ways in which academics across disciplines and in different parts of the world have perceived nations and nationhood: 1compare case studies and examples of historical change and to broader thematic issues relating to the construction of nations: 1demonstrate sustained analysis of primary sources, interpreted with reference to secondary scholarship, both within and outside History: 1communicate critical analysis of a wide range of primary and secondary sources clearly and effectively through class discussion and through written assessment: 1reflect critically on their own mode of study and learning and the development of a research topic: 1,2engage critically with theories of nationhood, identity, migration, language, ethnicity, gender and suffrage in a variety of settings, such as Britain, Germany, India and South Africa: 1,2understand and use key methods and theories relating to comparative and global history.: 1
22 hours: 11 x two-hour seminars110 hours: seminar preparation168 hours: research and writing for assessments
Description of Module Assessment
1: Essay weighted 80%Essay 3000-4000 wordsAn essay on a topic approved in advance by the module tutor, on an aspect of theory or using primary sources. Some comparative or global history methodology is expected.
2: Presentation weighted 20%Presentation, c.10 minutesStudents will be expected in the final class to present their own dissertation work (c. 10 minutes), with reference to both the theories and methodologies studied in the module, as well as reflecting on their own learning and development within the module. A copy of their presentation notes or PowerPoint must be uploaded onto KLE. The presentation will also be a chance to practice History-conference presentation techniques, with a short time for questions at the end of all of the presentations.