British Orientalisms, c. 1750-c.1850 - CES00010M
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| A | Semester 2 2024-25 |
Module aims
- To provide a detailed knowledge of a wide range of eighteenth and nineteenth-century texts, understood in their historical and cultural contexts
- To provide an awareness of the different and changing ways in which Britons represented themselves in relation to their Eastern others
- To provide an awareness of recent historical and theoretical debates about Empire and British identities
- To develop the academic, personal and professional skills required to equip a graduate to undertake PhD research or make immediate impact upon employment in a relevant field such as teaching.
Module learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding of: i) a diverse range of eighteenth and nineteenth-century texts; ii) the historical, political and cultural contexts in which these texts were produced and received; iii) the changing ways in which Britons represented themselves in relation to their Eastern others; iv) some of the ways in which historical developments and processes have affected cultural representation; v) recent historical and theoretical debates about empire and British identities
Skills (discipline-related) including: i) familiarity with and the use of a range of research methods and tools (for example, library and archival catalogues and online databases); ii) familiarity with and the use of recognised discipline-related methods of bibliography and citation; iii) the ability to apply, explore and develop ideas through seminar debate, supervisory discussion and independent research; iv) the ability to articulate ideas lucidly and persuasively; v) the ability to present lengthy and complex arguments in writing
Skills (transferable) including: vi) time management; vii) the independent organisation and management of research materials and information; viii) appropriate professional conduct within the seminar environments; ix) effective communication (including informal debate and the formal presentation of research before an audience); x) the professional presentation of written documents to a deadline; xi) effective and efficient use of electronic research resources
Indicative assessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 100.0 |
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 100.0 |
Module feedback
Written feedback, given in Week 5 for original assessment, and within two weeks of submission for re-assessed work
Indicative reading
Oliver Goldsmith, The Citizen of the World
Samuel Foote, The Nabob
William Beckford, Vathek
Edmund Burke, Speech on Fox s India Bill
Phoebe Gibbes, Hartly House, Calcutta
Travels of Mirza Abu Taleb
Lord Byron, 'The Giaour'
Fanny Parks, Wanderings of a Pilgrim in Search of the Picturesque
T.B. Macaulay, Essay on Clive