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The Mediterranean in History: From Odysseus to Club Med - HIST3108
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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 at the HIST2000 level
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Navigates the Mediterranean world from the time of Homer through to the advent of package tours, and examines whether there is such a thing as Mediterranean history. Topics include: The Odyssey, Greeks and Phoenicians, Roman cults, saint worship, the Jewish diaspora, and the broad impact of Venice, the Crusades, Islam and the Corsairs. Pays particular attention to the modern period, with special reference to multi-ethnic port cities (eg. Salonica, Alexandria and Haifa), banditry, rural poverty and revolt, Mediterranean fascism, popular religion and mass tourism.


Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to summarise the major debates about Mediterranean history, and critically evaluate complex concepts such as la longue duree, the Mediterranean as a heuristic space, exchange networks, hegemony and cultural transmission, and explain the links between them. Students will learn to differentiate between the key methodological contributions to debates in Mediterranean history by historians, archaeologists, geographers and anthropologists.

Assessment

  • Essay 1 (1000 words) - 20%
  • Essay 2 (2000 words) - 40%
  • Tutorial presentation and participation - 20%
  • End of session in-class test - 20%

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