Lecture and Seminar Programme
This module will be taught through a weekly lecture and one one-hour seminar each week. The lecture takes places on Tuesdays, 9.00-10.00: in Term 1 it will be in the Woods Scawen Room (Warwick Arts Centre) and in Term 2 in OC0.03 (Oculus Building).
*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.
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Term 1
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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 Europe Peter Marshall |
European Identities and the Identity of Europe | |
| Theme: The Familiar and the Unfamiliar | |||
| 3 |
Gender and Sexual Identities Sarah Johanesen |
Gender and Sexual Identities | |
| 4 |
Early Modern Cosmologies Sophie Mann |
Cosmologies | |
| 5 |
Witchcraft Penny Roberts |
The Historiographical ReviewLink opens in a new window Mark Knights |
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| 6 | READING WEEK | ||
| Theme: Encounters and Exchanges |
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| 7 |
The Mediterranean Aysu Dincer |
The Maritime World of the Mediterranean | |
| 8 |
The Indian Ocean World Song-Chuan Chen |
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| 9 |
European-American Encounters and Exchanges Tim Lockley |
The European Invasion of the Americas | |
| 10 |
Global Influences on European Culture: Food, Fashion and Material Culture Sarah Johanesen |
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Term 2
| Week | Lecture 1 | Lecture 2 | Seminar Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
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Theme: Belief |
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| 1 |
The Origins of Reformation Peter Marshall |
The Origins of Reformation | |
| 2 |
The Impact of Reformation Beat Kümin |
The Impact of Reformation | |
| 3 |
Catholic Christianity in Global Context Sarah Johanesen |
Catholic Christianity in Global Context | |
| 4 |
Popular Culture(s) Beat Kümin |
Popular Culture | |
| 5 |
Science and Religion Michael Bycroft |
Guidance about the 2000-word EssayLink opens in a new window |
Science and Religion |
| 6 | READING WEEK | ||
| Theme: Power |
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| 7 |
States, Empires and the Performance of Power Jonathan Davies |
States, Empires and the Performance of Power | |
| 8 |
Popular Politics and Protest Beat Kümin |
Popular Politics and Protest | |
| 9 |
Race and Slavery Lydia Plath |
Exploring Enslaved Lives through Databases | |
| 10 |
Rival Empires Jonathan Davies |
External Challenges/Rival Empires | |
Term 3
| Week | Lecture 1 | Lecture 2 | Seminar Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Enlightenment and Revolution Michael Bycroft |
Enlightenment and Revolution | |
| 2 |
The Research Project Peter Marshall |
Preparing for the Research Project | |
| 3 |
Conclusions Peter Marshall |
Conclusions |