HR649-6-FY-CO:
The Transatlantic Slave Trade
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2023/24
Philosophical, Historical and Interdisciplinary Studies (School of)
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 6
Inactive
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 28 June 2024
30
04 October 2018
Requisites for this module
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The transatlantic slave trade ranks among history's most destructive events. But it was also one of history's first truly global phenomena, the largest forced migration ever seen. For the first three centuries after Columbus, most of the Old World settlers in the Americas came from Africa, not Europe, and were enslaved, not free, and their descendants shaped the world in which we now live.
This module will examine the transatlantic slave trade from its beginnings in 15th-century Iberia to its cessation in the mid-19th century. Our scope will be global, which means we will give equal attention to the various regions (European, African, American, and even Asian) that shaped the trade. Topics will include: early Portuguese activities along the African coast; the Spanish trade under the Asiento; relevant political developments in the various regions of Africa; the entry of the Dutch, English, and French; the relationships between specific parts of Africa and specific regions of the Americas; the operation of the various chartered monopolies; the effects of the slave trade on African demography, politics, and economic development; the era of 'free trade;' African resistance and rebellion; the rise of the abolitionist movement; the illegal trade; and the end of the trade.
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Anticipated Coursework Assessment for 2018/19:
Coursework consists of one 2,500-word book review/document analysis (20%), and one 3,500-word essay (30%)
One two-hour seminar per week.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
Coursework / exam |
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Exam |
Main exam: Remote, Open Book, 180 minutes during Summer (Main Period)
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Exam |
Reassessment Main exam: Remote, Open Book, 180 minutes 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
Prof Sean Kelley, email: skelley@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Sean Kelley
Belinda Waterman, Student Administrator, Department of History; belinda@essex.ac.uk
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