Assessment
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Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the history of resistance against enslavement, colonisation, and colonial power in its multitude of forms. By doing so, understand the insights, benefits, and limitations of comparative, imperial, and global history.
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Communicate ideas and findings, adapting to a range of situations, audiences and degrees of complexity.
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Generate ideas through the analysis of a broad range of primary source material for the study of anti-colonial resistance through time.
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Act with limited supervision and direction within defined guidelines, accepting responsibility for achieving deadlines.
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Analyse and evaluate the contributions made by existing multidisciplinary scholarship.
Assessment Overview (26/27)
1500 Word Essay (10%)
- Students will be provided with a list of essay questions at the start of Term 1. They are also free to devise their own questions.
3000 Word Essay (40%)
- Students will be provided with a list of essay questions at the start of Term 1. They are also free to devise their own questions.
Student-Led Assessment (Museum-Focused) (40%)
- This assessment will see students design a museum exhibit to display a theme, idea, event, relating to the history of anti-colonial resistance in the British Empire.
- Students will present their design in a format of their choosing (e.g. webpage, portfolio, powerpoint presentation, theatre box).
- They will also write a reflection explaining their design choices and the history they are choosing to present.
- Extensive guidance will be provided to support students in devising their projects throughout the second term.
Seminar Contributions (10%)
- This is assessed based on contributions to weekly seminars, and a group presentation delivered in Term 2.
NB: For students taking this module in 2026/27, I am happy to discuss any of the assessment methods over email over the summer. Formal guidance will be forthcoming at the start of Term 1.