HR100-4-FY-CO:
The Making of the Modern World since 1750
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2023/24
Philosophical, Historical and Interdisciplinary Studies (School of)
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 4
Inactive
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 28 June 2024
30
31 March 2021
Requisites for this module
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This team-taught, full-year module familiarises the students with the main factors and processes that made the modern globalized world we are living in today.
It begins by identifying the roots of `Modernity` and the rise of Europe up to the 18th Century. Subsequent weeks are taught in themed `blocks`.
In the autumn term we focus on the major historical forces shaping the late 18th and 19th century world: firstly the revolutions in thought, economy and politics of this period, and secondly the growth and impact of nationalism and imperialism.
The spring term considers the concept of modernity in the twentieth century, with blocks examining the impact and legacies of the First World War, and identifies key global shifts after 1945. The module structure and content of the lectures thus reflect the political, social, and cultural dimensions of the Making of the Modern World, and also its global character.
The module aims to introduce students to how the modern world was made by introducing to the history of key events and concepts, from the French Revolution to the Second World War, and the global history of migration to the history of gender politics. This is done through the discussion and understanding of different histories, different methodological approaches and different ways of interpreting the past.
The module helps students with their academic skills, especially in making the transition to more independent study in the second and third year. Students are taught how to interpret primary sources, how to find and read relevant secondary literature, how to write essays, and how to organise their studies effectively.
For introductory reading, see:
John Merriman, A History of Modern Europe From the French Revolution to the Present, (Vol.2) (New York and London, 1996).
Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Revolutions, 1789-1848 (London, 1962).
Ida Blom, Catherine Hall and Karen Hageman (eds.) Gender Nations. Nationalism and Gender Order in the Long Nineteenth Century (Oxford, 2000).
David Armitage and Sanjay Subrahmanyam, The Age of Revolutions in Global Context (Basingstoke, 2010).
Eric Wolf, Europe and the People Without History, (New York, 1982).
Philip D. Curtin, The Rise and Fall of the Plantation Complex: Essays in Atlantic History (Cambridge, 1990).
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Exam |
Main exam: Remote, Open Book, 24hr during Summer (Main Period)
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| Exam |
Reassessment Main exam: Remote, Open Book, 24hr during September (Reassessment Period)
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Matthew Grant, email: m.grant@essex.ac.uk.
Belinda Waterman, Department of History, 01206 872313
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Dr Miriam Dobson
University of Sheffield
Reader
Available via Moodle
Of 132 hours, 130 (98.5%) hours available to students:
2 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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