Colonialism in Question: The West and the Rest since 1850 - COMD3001


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of History and Philosophy
	Course Outline: See below
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: 12 units of credit from the COMD, INST or HIST Level 2 range
	Equivalent: INST3002
	Fee Band: 1 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Interrogates the nexus between colonialism and modernity from an historical perspective. Focuses on key debates about western power: its origins, its impact on Asia, Africa and the Americas, and the ways in which the colonised have negotiated it to fashion and refashion their own worlds.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, students should be able to:

Outline the broad patterns of colonial history since the nineteenth century and identify relevant case studies
Summarise the major debates about the colonial experience of modernity and the influence of western global hegemony
Critically evaluate complex concepts such as modernity, the west, globalisation, power, hegemony and culture, and explain the links between them
Differentiate between the key methodological contributions to debates in colonial history by social scientists, literary scholars and historians
Apply the concepts and methods studies to specific topics and questions in colonial history.

Assessment

Research essay (4000 words) - 50%
Historiographical essay (1500 words) - 20%
Seminar participation - 20%
Class test - 10%