Lecture and Seminar Programme

This module will be taught through a weekly lecture (Mondays, 5.00-6.00, Oculus 0.03) 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	Introduction and RationaleLink opens in a new window Mark Knights		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	Gender and Sexual IdentitiesLink opens in a new window Naomi Pullin		Gender and Sexual Identities
4	Early Modern CosmologiesLink opens in a new window Sophie Mann	Optional extra: There will be discussion (4.30-6, OC1.08) and screening (6-8 in FAB Cinema Room, ground floor) of the film Martin Guerre on 23 October. This will tie into this week's topic and be useful for wider discussion about film as a historical source. And there's free pizza!	Cosmologies
5	Food, Fashion and Material Culture Sarah Johanesen	The Historiographical ReviewLink opens in a new window Mark Knights	Food, Fashion and Material Culture
6	READING WEEK
	Theme: Encounters
7	The Indian Ocean World Guido van Meersbergen		The Indian Ocean WorldLink opens in a new window
8	European-American Encounters and ExchangesLink opens in a new window Tim Lockley		The European Invasion of the Americas
9	The MediterraneanLink opens in a new window Penny Roberts		The Maritime World of the Mediterranean
10	Global Trade and Global EconomiesLink opens in a new window Penny Roberts		Global Trade and Global Economies

Term 2

Week	Lecture 1	Lecture 2	Seminar Topics
	Theme: Belief
1	The Origins of ReformationLink opens in a new window Beat Kümin		The Origins of Reformation
2	The Impact of ReformationLink opens in a new window Beat Kümin		The Impact of Reformation
3	Catholic Christianity in Global ContextLink opens in a new window Sarah Johanesen		Catholic Christianity in Global Context
4	Popular Culture(s) and WitchcraftLink opens in a new window Natalie Hanley-Smith		Popular Culture and Witchcraft
5	Science and ReligionLink opens in a new window Michael Bycroft	Guidance about the 2000-word EssayLink opens in a new window	Science and Religion
6	READING WEEK
	Theme: Power
7	States, Empires and the Performance of PowerLink opens in a new window Jonathan Davies		States, Empires and the Performance of Power
8	Popular Politics and ProtestLink opens in a new window Natalie Hanley-Smith (Please note that, due to a technical hitch, the lecture capture only recorded sound so please use the powerpoint - via the link above - alongside the recording)		Popular Politics and Protest
9	Race and SlaveryLink opens in a new window Lydia Plath	NB On Friday 7th March the 'History on Film' series will show in The Devil's Bath (Des Teufels Bad) based on historical trial records of two real-life child-killers, Ewa Lizlfellnerin, beheaded in Upper Austria in 1762, and Agnes Catherina Schickin, tried in Württemberg in 1704. Free pizza + panel discussion! Details at The Devil's Bath Film Screening	Exploring Enslaved Lives through Databases
10	Rival EmpiresLink opens in a new window Jonathan Davies		External Challenges/Rival Empires

Term 3

Week	Lecture 1	Seminar Topics
2 (28 April)	Enlightenment and Revolution Mark Knights	Enlightenment and Revolution
3 (5 May)	The Research ProjectLink opens in a new window (NB because of the bank holiday this is a powerpoint with sound embedded in it) Mark Knights	Preparing for the Research Project
4 (12 May)	Conclusions Jonathan Davies	Conclusions

Week

Lecture 1

Lecture 2

Seminar Topics

2 (28 April)

Enlightenment and Revolution

Mark Knights

Enlightenment and Revolution

3 (5 May)

The Research ProjectLink opens in a new window

(NB because of the bank holiday this is a powerpoint with sound embedded in it)

Mark Knights

Preparing for the Research Project

4 (12 May)

Conclusions

Jonathan Davies

Conclusions

Overview Aims and Assessment Lecture and Seminar Programme