Lecture and Seminar Programme
This module will be taught through a weekly lecture (Mondays, 5.00-6.00, OC0.03) and one one-hour seminar each week.
*NOTE that direct links to essential and recommended readings (as well as some further readings) can be accessed through the Library's Talis Aspire page for this module, and look under 'My Lists'.
**Recordings of lectures, with accompanying Powerpoints, can be accessed on the university's Moodle site.
Term 1
|
Week |
Weekly Monday Lectures |
Additional Lectures |
Seminar Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Peter Marshall |
Introduction: Europe and the World c. 1450 | |
| 2 |
European Identities and the Identity of EuropeLink opens in a new window Mark Knights |
European Identities and the Identity of Europe | |
| Theme: The Familiar and the Unfamiliar | |||
| 3 |
Naomi Pullin |
Gender and Sexual Identities | |
| 4 |
Sarah Johanesen |
|
Cosmologies |
| 5 |
Food, Fashion and Material Culture Rebecca Earle |
The Historiographical Review Peter Marshall |
Food, Fashion and Material Culture |
| 6 | READING WEEK | ||
| Theme: Encounters |
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| 7 |
Guido van Meersbergen |
The Indian Ocean World | |
| 8 |
The European Invasion of the Americas Tim Lockley |
The European Invasion of the Americas | |
| 9 |
Aysu Dincer |
The Maritime World of the Mediterranean | |
| 10 |
Global Trade and Global Economies Aysu Dincer |
Global Trade and Global Economies | |
Term 2
| Week | Lecture 1 | Lecture 2 | Seminar Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Theme: Belief |
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| 1 |
Peter Marshall |
The Origins of Reformation | |
| 2 |
Peter Marshall |
The Impact of Reformation | |
| 3 |
Catholic Christianity in Global Context Anne Gerritsen |
Catholic Christianity in Global Context | |
| 4 |
Popular Culture(s) and Witchcraft Natalie Hanley-Smith |
Popular Culture and Witchcraft | |
| 5 |
Sarah Johanesen |
The 2000-word Essay Peter Marshall |
Science and Religion |
| 6 | READING WEEK | ||
| Theme: Power |
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| 7 |
States, Empires and the Performance of Power Luca Mola |
States, Empires and the Performance of Power | |
| 8 |
Natalie Hanley-Smith |
Popular Politics and Protest | |
| 9 |
Camillia Cowling |
Exploring Enslaved Lives through Databases | |
| 10 |
Rival EmpiresLink opens in a new window Guido van Meersbergen |
External Challenges/Rival Empires | |
Term 3
| Week | Lecture 1 | Lecture 2 | Seminar Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Enlightenment and RevolutionLink opens in a new window Mark Knights |
Enlightenment and Revolution | |
| 2 |
Conclusions Peter Marshall |
The Research Project Peter Marshall |
Conclusions and Preparing for the Research Project |