| Unit name | Themes in Contemporary History |
|---|---|
| Unit code | HISTM0014 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Professor. McLellan |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of History (Historical Studies) |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit is dedicated to various theoretical questions and new approaches to the writing and representation of contemporary history. The seminars examine the definition and identity of contemporary history and range widely across subject matter, geography and approach. The emphasis is on broad-ranging discussion of historical issues, in order to encourage students to place the more detailed material they encounter in their options in a wider context. Key themes running through the different sessions include a consideration not only of how historians have striven to understand and compose contemporary history, but how they have attended to their approach to history in so doing.
10 seminars
This unit is assessed by a 2,000 word critical review (worth 25% of the unit mark), and a 3,000 word essay (worth 75% of the unit mark).
