States, Nations and Empires. Europe, c.1750-1914

HIST10312 States, Nations and Empires. Europe, c.1750-1914 20 Semester 2 Undergraduate Level 1 Claire Morelon Unit coordinator William Clement Unit coordinator Christian Goeschel Unit coordinator History 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' First part HE study/Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 10.0 This course introduces students to European history from c.1750 to c.1914 to discover how and why the lives of Europeans in the modern era were shaped by states, nations, and empires . The course will serve as a thematic introduction to the study of modern history at degree level. Most states claim to embody a nation, and most people claim to belong to a nation. But it was not always so –European states, nations, and empires in their modern manifestations were created over the course of the long nineteenth century, with important implications for our contemporary world. Between 1750 and 1914, European states, nations, and empires were crucial sites for the reorganisation of social and political life – including key categories of race, class, and gender – at home and abroad as they became engines of global expansion and imperial domination. This course will therefore introduce students to a new approach towards European history that views Europe as part of the wider world. This course introduces students to European history from c.1750 to c.1914 to discover how and why the lives of Europeans in the modern era were shaped by states, nations, and empires. The course will serve as a thematic introduction to the study of modern history at degree level. Most states claim to embody a nation, and most people claim to belong to a nation. But it was not always so –European states, nations, and empires in their modern manifestations were created over the course of the long nineteenth century, with important implications for our contemporary world. Between 1750 and 1914, European states, nations, and empires were crucial sites for the reorganisation of social and political life – including key categories of race, class, and gender – at home and abroad as they became engines of global expansion and imperial domination. This course will therefore introduce students to a new approach towards European history that views Europe as part of the wider world.  The course aims to:  1) provide a thematic survey of the modern history of Europe in its global context;  2) introduce students to some important theoretical approaches to major themes in the study of modern history;3) practice reading skills;4) encourage students to explore diverse ways of understanding change and continuity in the history of Europe over time and think about questions of domination, power and inequality5) practice taking notes on relevant information from lectures and seminars     Be familiar with some of the main theoretical approaches that have shaped the historiography of nation and state in modern Europe;Have critically examined these approaches in examining several historical case-studies;Be confident in using a range of theoretical approaches to understanding the multi-dimensional meanings and impacts of modernity, nationalism and imperialism.  <ul> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-font="" data-leveltext="%1." data-listid="20" role="listitem">Students will apply a range of theoretical approaches to a range of empirical case studies, to demonstrate their ability to bring the qualities of one to bear on the other.  </li> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-font="" data-leveltext="%1." data-listid="20" role="listitem">They will regularly practise how to extract arguments from academic writing. </li></ul> <ul> <li paraeid="{81224da8-cfeb-43d8-8b86-27206ff0a341}{239}" paraid="2084527286">Students will learn how to prioritise tasks,  </li> <li paraeid="{81224da8-cfeb-43d8-8b86-27206ff0a341}{249}" paraid="1238350604">detect academic arguments in historical writing,  </li> <li paraeid="{81224da8-cfeb-43d8-8b86-27206ff0a341}{255}" paraid="1746202699">conduct weekly reading,  </li> <li paraeid="{6ce34e88-a8a1-4c15-a193-e4c297764bfd}{6}" paraid="1650169598">and write with brevity and precision.</li></ul> <ul> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="¿" data-listid="21" role="listitem">Clear, brief writing.</li> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="¿" data-listid="21" role="listitem">Regular reading and thorough preparation for seminars.</li> <li aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="¿" data-listid="21" role="listitem">Confidence in presenting opinions orally and in writing.</li></ul> Other As a first-year History course unit, the course provides expert training in analysis and critical reasoning and the range of forms of written assessment develop important transferable skills in communication and presentation; argument and debate; teamwork; research and time management.  2 x 1 hour lectures, 1 x 1 hour seminar per week and 1 x course unit office hour per week. All the support materials for the course will be on Canvas, and the portfolio pieces and the essay will be submitted and returned via this medium. Further weekly meeting times will be scheduled with the lecturers on the course for drop-in sessions.  0 Other 100% Critical analysis (Summative) 40%Two hour unseen exam (on campus) (Summative) 60% <figure class="table" style="width:662px;"><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width:322px;">Feedback method</td><td style="width:340px;">Formative or Summative</td></tr><tr><td style="width:322px;">Oral feedback in seminars and office hours (one-to-one feedback)</td><td style="width:340px;">Formative</td></tr><tr><td style="width:322px;">Written feedback on critical analysis and exam  </td><td style="width:340px;">Summative</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>  This module is only available to students on History-owned programmes; and History joint honours programmes owned by other subject areas. Available to students on an Erasmus programme. N Jürgen Osterhammel, The Transformation of the World: A Global History of the Nineteenth Century (Princeton, 2014) Jane Burbank and Frederick Cooper, Empires in World History: Power and the Politics of Difference (Princeton, 2010). Holly Case, The Age of Questions (Princeton, 2018). Alan Forrest and Matthias Middell (eds.), The Routledge Companion to the French Revolution in World History (London, 2015). Lectures 22 Seminars 11 0 167