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

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