HIS-30094: Religion, Rebellion and the Raj : The Partition of India I

To introduce students to the events, sources and modern historiographical debates of the Partition of India in 1947 - an event that led to the largest migration of people in modern history - and an event that still resonates in the politics and culture of India and Pakistan today.

Intended Learning Outcomes

explain and recognise the causes and consequences of the partition of India in 1947, the complexities of the concerns which drove the process of decolonisation in the Indian subcontinent and the emergence of communal conflict in the Indian subcontinent. will be achieved by assessments: 1,2
consider the relationship between contemporary debates on communalism and nation building with their historical context. will be achieved by assessments: 1,2
critically read and assess primary materials and to judge their historical significance. will be achieved by assessments: 1,2
evaluate and critically assess secondary sources and historiographical debates, and to use them appropriately in the development of historical analysis. will be achieved by assessments: 1,2

Study hours

150 hours: 10 x two-hour seminars, 8 x 1 hour lectures, 50 hours seminar preparation, 30 hours historiographical commentary preparation, 42 hours preparation for a 32 hour take home examination.

Description of Module Assessment

01: Commentary weighted 30%

Extended historiographical commentary
An extended c.1700-word historiographical commentary set by the tutor.

02: Seen Exam weighted 70%

Take home examination
A seen thirty-two hour take home examination in which students will be expected to answer two essay question from a list of eight.

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