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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
History
Module Catalogue
Study Abroad Students
Semester one
2017/2018
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HS1002
British Introductory Module: Early Medieval Britain 400-1066
15
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Level 4
Ryan Lavelle
Module Description:
The module provides an introduction to Britain in the period c400-1066. Following the
collapse of Roman rule, the indigenous British and Pictish inhabitants were subjected to a
series of invasions by Anglo-Saxons, Irish, Scandinavians and Normans, and unified
kingdoms of England and Scotland began to emerge. The module will look not only at the
main events of the period, but also at the structure of society, institutions of government,
economic developments and the acceptance and spread of the Christian religion.
Specific to:
Ancient, Classical and Medieval Studies
American Studies and History
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
Global History and Politics
History and Archaeology
History and the Modern World
History
History and the Medieval World
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Essay (Equivalent 2,500 Words)
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HS1050
International Introductory Module: The Classical World 500-31Bc
15
1
Level 4
Carey Fleiner
Module Description:
This module will introduce students to the general historical framework of the period 500
BC to 31BC, touching on political and military, social and economic, literary and art history
and on various types of historical sources and approaches to them. It will provide an
opportunity for students to develop a broad understanding of classical history and its
sources through a study of two key periods in ancient history: war and democracy in fifthcentury Athens and war and imperialism in Republic Rome and related social and cultural
contexts and expressions. Primary sources will be keenly emphasised and analysed.
Specific to:
Ancient, Classical and Medieval Studies
American Studies and History
Classical Studies
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
Global History and Politics
History and Archaeology
History and the Modern World
History
History and the Medieval World
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Essay (Equivalent 2,500 Words)
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HS1053
British Introductory Module: Tudor And Early Stuart England 1500-1660
15
1
Level 4
Simon Sandall
Module Description:
Following the disasters of the fifteenth century, the English economy and population
expanded apace and the first two Tudors established a firm grip on power. Henry VIII
presided over a splendid court and cut a figure on the continent that belied England’s
actual international weakness that emerged much more clearly under the first two Stuarts.
Overpopulation and consequent poverty soon posed threats to both society and the
political elite. It was the Tudor common wealth men who first caused government and
parliament to take on the management of the economy and society in the interests of all.
New divisions however emerged, particularly the religious divide caused by the
Reformation, and there were a series of mid-century crises at home and international
rivalries abroad. The module ends with further strife, the English Civil War or Revolution
(1642-60), which witnessed the overthrow and execution of an undoubted king, a period of
republicanism, and the Restoration on terms of the Stuart monarchy in 1660.
Specific to:
Ancient, Classical and Medieval Studies
American Studies and History
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
Global History and Politics
History and Archaeology
History and the Modern World
History
History and the Medieval World
Assessments:
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002:
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Essay (Equivalent 2,500 Words)
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HS1061
International Introductory Module: Modern Europe, 1789-2001
15
1
Level 4
Natalya Chernyshova
Module Description:
This module will provide students with a sound understanding of major trends within
European history from the French Revolution to the turn of the twenty-first century. We
will explore new political ideas and ideologies, including nationalism, socialism, fascism and
liberalism, and how these served to reshape the European geo-political order. We will
consider the dramatic, and often traumatic, experiences of social and economic
transformation brought about by modernization, urbanization and industrialization, and
the various cultural responses to these. Finally, we will examine how European identity and
Europe’s role in the wider world has changed through the process of war, imperialism,
decolonization, and reunification in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Specific to:
Ancient, Classical and Medieval Studies
American Studies and History
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
Global History and Politics
History and Archaeology
History and the Modern World
History
History and the Medieval World
Politics and Global Studies
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002:
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Essay (Equivalent 2,500 Words)
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HS1064
British Introductory Module: Britain In The Twentieth Century
15
1
Level 4
Sian Edwards
Module Description:
The module will provide an introduction to the social, cultural, political and economic
history of Great Britain since 1900. It will address various significant historical issues raised
by the period and will allow you to critically explore patterns of continuity and change in
British society across the twentieth century. Crucial themes will include: political unrest,
class divisions, the impact of war, the growth of state intervention, the emergence of
consumer culture, the changing role of women, immigration and race relations, and the
decline of the British Empire.
Specific to:
Ancient, Classical and Medieval Studies
American Studies and History
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
Global History and Politics
History and Archaeology
History and the Modern World
History
History and the Medieval World
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Essay (Equivalent 2,500 Words)
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HS2301
Option A: Culture And Society In 5Th Century Athens
15
1
Level 5
Eoghan Moloney
Module Description:
The Golden Age of Athens of the fifth-century BC was a time of vibrant cultural
development. Society and politics, especially within Athens, and by those outsiders inspired
by Athenian culture, influenced and were influenced by everything from the Heroic
tradition of Homer, aristocratic codes of honourable behaviour, athletics, drama,
philosophy, and art (buildings, statues, decorative objects). This civilisation study covers
these and other topics, focusing specifically on fifth-century Athens. We will examine the
close ties between the development of Athenian democracy and culture, set against the
framework of the Persian War, the Empire, and the Peloponnesian War.
Specific to:
Ancient, Classical and Medieval Studies
Classical Studies
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
Global History and Politics
History and Archaeology
History, Civilisations and Beliefs
History
History and the Medieval World
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002:
Critical Commentary (1,000 Words)
Essay (2,000 Words)
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HS2305
Option A: The Carolingian Renaissance
15
1
Level 5
Ryan Lavelle
Module Description:
The Carolingian Renaissance of the late eighth and ninth centuries was characterised by a
major revival of learning and the arts, based on Roman precedents, but adapted to serve
the needs of Christianity. It coincided, and was intimately connected with, the political
dominance of the Frankish royal house. This module includes consideration of aspects of
the realms controlled by the Carolingians during this period, such as social, religious,
cultural, economic and governmental developments associated with the Carolingian
Renaissance.
Specific to:
Ancient, Classical and Medieval Studies
Classical Studies
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
History and Archaeology
History, Civilisations and Beliefs
History
History and the Medieval World
Assessments:
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002:
Critical Commentary (1,000 Words)
Essay (2,000 Words)
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HS2402
Option A: Political Medievalisms
15
1
Level 5
Katherine Ann Weikert
Module Description:
Medievalism, defined by the International Society for the Study of Medievalism as the
study of response to the middle ages since a sense of the medieval developed, is a strong
part of interpretation of the past in the modern world. This module examines the use of
the medieval in the modern and contemporary world within political contexts. The module
broadly covers questions of the use of the medieval in memorialization and memory,
creation of identities, and its use in propaganda and mass culture. Students will gain an
understanding of the use of an academic past in a political present as well as an
appreciation of political climates that make these medievalisms possible.
Specific to:
Ancient, Classical and Medieval Studies
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
History and Archaeology
History, Civilisations and Beliefs
History and the Modern World
History
History and the Medieval World
Assessments:
001:
002:
Critical Commentary (1,000 Words)
Essay (2,000 Words)
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HS2601
Option A: The Global Hispanic World (1760S-1980S)
15
1
Level 5
Graciela Iglesias Rogers
Module Description:
This course provides an opportunity to see the Hispanic world from a perspective that
counters crude stereotypes, narratives of failure and geographical determinism. Students
will learn not just how and why the Spanish language has become the third most widely
spoken in the world, but also about the contribution, the challenges and the aspirations of
the diverse communities that from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries have
enriched and contributed to expand the Hispanic presence throughout Europe, the
Americas (North and South) and beyond.
Specific to:
American Studies and History
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
Global History and Politics
History and Archaeology
History, Civilisations and Beliefs
History and the Modern World
History
Assessments:
001:
002:
Critical Commentary (1,000 Words)
Essay (2,000 Words)
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Occ.
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HS2604
Option A: Victorian Culture And Society
15
1
Level 5
Mark Allen
Module Description:
The module investigates one of the most remarkable periods of national history. The
changes in population and means of production, the ride of a middle class ethos and the
concomitant attempts to deal with poverty will form a foundation for the examination of
other aspects of the geographical and cultural landscape of Britain. These will include the
economic, political and scientific theories that gave rise to distinctive practice in art, state
intervention and social policies. The paradox of a Christianity which was both under threat
and an apparent foundation for much fo the philanthropic and cultural activity of the era
will be examined.
Specific to:
American Studies and History
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
Global History and Politics
History and Archaeology
History, Civilisations and Beliefs
History and the Modern World
History
Assessments:
001:
002:
Critical Commentary (1,000 Words)
Essay (2,000 Words)
Availability:
Occ.
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17/18
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HS2701
Option B: The Symposium: Ancient Greek Drinking Culture
15
1
Level 5
Paola Bassino
Module Description:
This module will analyse the social, political, and artistic importance of the symposium in
Greek culture from the Archaic to the Hellenistic era. For the Greeks, drinking parties were
occasions to discuss themes such as politics, love, poetry, as well as their own drinking
habits. This module will look at the features of ancient symposia, including the sympotic
‘etiquette’ that regulated the amount of drinking, when and where the symposia took
place, and who participated in these meetings. The analysis of a wide range of primary
sources will be keenly emphasised.
Specific to:
Ancient, Classical and Medieval Studies
Classical Studies
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
History and Archaeology
History, Civilisations and Beliefs
History
History and the Medieval World
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002:
Individual Oral Presentation
Essay (2,000 Words)
Availability:
Occ.
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HS2706
Option B: The Crusades
15
1
Level 5
Robert Houghton
Module Description:
The First Crusades in 1096-99 was an extraordinary triumph of militant Christianity. An
unprecedented European movement, the crusaders wrestled Jerusalem and the modern
state of Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syrua from the Seljuk Turks, and retained them for
almost a century. The causes for both the initial conquest of the Christians and their
eventual expulsion in 1291 are examined. The module focuses initially on the crusaders
states, an early experiment in European colonialism and multicultural relations, but it also
treats the later crusades, the crusades in the Iberian Peninsula that culminated in the
capture of Granada in 1492, and Prussia, and crusades within Europe against schismatics
and heretics. It looks forward to crusading elements in the Spanish conquests in America
and more recent instances of Islamic jihad.
Specific to:
Ancient, Classical and Medieval Studies
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
History and Archaeology
History, Civilisations and Beliefs
History
History and the Medieval World
Assessments:
002:
Assignment I: Individual Oral
Presentation
Assignment Ii: Essay (2,000 Words)
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17/18
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HS2707
Option B: Societies At War - England And France, 1189-1529
15
1
Level 5
James Ross
Module Description:
During the three and a half centuries between the Third Crusade and the Reformation,
England and France were either at war or in a state of uneasy truce. This module explores
the reasons for the sustained hostility between the two kingdoms, studies the course of
the wars and examines the reasons for both the successes and failures of both sides. It
examines the impact of war upon society, including elites in both sides of the Channel, who
were the leading participants in the war despite a shared cultural and linguistic heritage,
and on the rest of the population. The module will also explore the role of the wars,
particularly the more sustained period of the Hundred Years War (1337-1453), in the rise of
a sense of nation in both kingdoms, and the changes in the nature of the two kingdoms
over the period.
Specific to:
Ancient, Classical and Medieval Studies
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
History and Archaeology
History, Civilisations and Beliefs
History
History and the Medieval World
Assessments:
002:
Assignment I: Individual Oral
Presentation
Assignment Ii: Essay (2,000 Words)
Availability:
Occ.
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17/18
001:
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HS2801
Option B: Food And Drink In Medieval And Early Modern England
15
1
Level 5
Louise Curth
Module Description:
This module focuses upon changing ideas about food and drink from the medieval into
early modern England. It will explore the ways in which a range of social and cultural
factors influence both what was considered ‘good’ or ‘healthy’ as well as what times of the
day or night this should be done. There were many different factors that affected these
ideas including changes in agricultural knowledge and production, advances in marketing
and transportation, both domestic and international economic force and religious or
emotional motivations. This module aims to provide a detailed understanding of how the
British diet evolved, due much less to the actual food and drink itself than to external,
broader societal factors.
Specific to:
Ancient, Classical and Medieval Studies
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
History and Archaeology
History, Civilisations and Beliefs
History and the Modern World
History
History and the Medieval World
Assessments:
002:
Assignment I: Individual Oral
Presentation
Assignment Ii: Essay (2,000 Words)
Availability:
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Module Code:
HS2802
Option B: The Urban History Of Europe From The Black Death To The
Module Name:
Industrial Revolution, C.1350-1700
Module Credits: 15
No. of Periods: 1
Level:
Level 5
Module Tutor: Rebecca Oakes
Module Description:
The Black Death brought an end to a period of unprecedented urban growth in Europe.
While it ushered in a period of economic change and social discontent, the Black Death also
unlocked a demographic shift towards the town. This course will explore the many facets of
urban life in north-western Europe during the period before the Industrial Revolution.
Migration, social exclusion, technological development and economic expansion will be
covered, as will marriage, gender, prostitution, notions of inclusion and exclusion, and
other power relations. Towns were vibrant centres of culture and this module will look at
the various manifestations of popular urban culture, such as processions, street theatre
and carnival. Crime, punishment and the rituals of execution will also be examined, as will
moments of discontent and popular revolt.
Specific to:
Ancient, Classical and Medieval Studies
American Studies and History
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
Global History and Politics
History and Archaeology
History, Civilisations and Beliefs
History and the Modern World
History
History and the Medieval World
Assessments:
002:
Assignment I: Individual Oral
Presentation
Assignment Ii: Essay (2,000 Words)
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HS2906
Option B: History's Eye - Photography And Society
15
1
Level 5
Xavier Guegan
Module Description:
From its very invention in1839 photography has been seen as a controversial medium for
its connection with time and space, as well as its power as an iconic instrument for
representing the past and the present. While the technology and the behaviour behind and
in front of the camera have evolved considerably since the mid-nineteenth century,
photographs remain valuable tools for understanding and constructing our social world.
Our understanding of photography’s correlation to the past allows us to assess several key
aspects of modern societies, such as scientific processes and popular ethnographical
knowledge, propaganda and freedom of expression, formation and representation of social
groups, individuals and the family. This module aims to introduce students to the
implication of the relationship between photography and the ‘modern world’ (nineteenth
and twentieth century) for our understanding of modern history. It explores how the
medium reflect and drive shifts in racial, class, and gender relations within national and
transnational history. The focus on representation, politics and societies will be studied
through varied examples of cultural and social mechanisms during different key periods
and themes – including war, colonial knowledge and power, social movements, and
consumerism.
Specific to:
American Studies and History
Assessments:
002:
Assignment I: Individual Oral
Presentation
Assignment Ii: Essay (2,000 Words)
Availability:
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HS2908
Option B: Political Violence In Twentieth-Century Europe
15
1
Level 5
Emiliano Perra
Module Description:
From well before WWI to recent terrorist acts, political violence has been endemic in
modern European history. The module explores this recurring phenomenon, which can be
divided into two broad types with frequent areas of overlap between them: ethno-national
(including ETA and IRA) and socio-political (for example, Red Brigades and Red Army
Faction as well as Fascism and Nazism). The module will investigate manifestations of
political violence in countries including, but not limited to, Italy, France, Spain, Ireland and
Germany. How did these phenomena manifest themselves in these countries? How did
society respond to these manifestations of violence and how do they remember and
represent them?
Specific to:
American Studies and History
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
Global History and Politics
History and Archaeology
History, Civilisations and Beliefs
History and the Modern World
History
Assessments:
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Individual Oral Presentation
Essay (2,000 Words)
Availability:
Occ.
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HS2912
Option B: Dreams And Nightmares - Britain In Twentieth Century Europe
15
1
Level 5
John Blockley
Module Description:
This module explores the process of continuity and change by looking at British attitudes
towards Europe as exhibited in politics and culture in the twentieth century. Students will
engage with this topic chronologically - by looking at responses to specific developments in
Britain’s relationship with Europe, such as the development of European institutions – and
thematically – by analysing the cross chronological themes in British definitions of Europe,
such as attitudes to European political extremism. Students will ultimately gain an
understanding of: the changes and continuities in British attitudes towards Europe. how
different political, cultural and religious groups have defined Europe and Europeanness, of
the evolution of European political and economic organisations and Britain’s role inside and
outside of them, and, importantly, of the relationship between politics and culture in the
20th Century.
Specific to:
American Studies and History
Education Studies and History
English Literature and History
Global History and Politics
History and Archaeology
History, Civilisations and Beliefs
History and the Modern World
History
Assessments:
001:
002:
Individual Oral Presentation
Essay (2,000 Words)
Availability:
Occ.
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Semester
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