Making of the Modern World (HI153)

Making of the Modern World (spanning c.1800 - present day) contextualises later modern history by studying major historical processes on a global scale.

The module moves away from a Eurocentric narrative focus and provides more scope for historical approaches based on, among other things, culture, identity, and power.

The topics we will explore correspond to the particular research strengths of Warwick historians, including (to name a few) sexuality, nationalism, capitalism, gender, war, epidemics, the Holocaust, slavery, decolonization, or, most recently, the global drug trade, the geo-political significance of oil in the Middle East, and memory politics.

MMW will equip you to understand and engage with the increasingly difficult world in which we live.

Dr Liana Beatrice Valerio is the module leader of the course.

Making of the Modern World is the first-year core module for all full-time History single honours and joint degree students. It may also be taken as an option by part-time students, visiting students, and students from other departments. In addition to the standard timetable, the module is also offered every few years as an evening option for part-time Historical Studies students. The module is normally only available as a 30 CAT version.

The content is delivered in weekly lectures (on Mondays, 13:00-14:00, OC1.05 in the Autumn term and 18:00 - 19:00 in the Spring and Summer Terms) and one-hour weekly seminars.

This module offers students a year-long series of weekly video lectures and occasional workshops. These are designed to alert students to key skills necessary to master in order to get the best out of their degree.

All information for HI153 students is on the HI153 Moodle SpaceLink opens in a new window (NB students have access only once registered for HI153 on eVision)