Learning Outcomes:
- Students will learn about coerced maritime journeys and crossings across the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean and their enduring effects across time and space;
- In particular, students will be introduced to literature and art forms, including cinema, from various Francospheres that will be connected with other linguistic areas (knowledge of French will be a bonus, but not necessary);
- Through seminar-based discussion and analysis of a selection of primary sources, students will enhance their knowledge and competence in document analysis and presentation;
- By connecting with international peers, students will be offered a unique opportunity to work on a joint project and acquire transferable skills in minimal computing tools to create digital content;
- Students will learn to acknowledge and use appropriate copyright citation and licensing for online content.
Indicative Module Content:
- Topics covered during the seminars will include the following: slavery, indentured labour, sex and human trafficking, experiences of displacement and unhoming …
- Reading and visual materials will be provided to students during the first week of the module; English translations will be provided for materials provided in other languages.
- Certain seminars will be devoted to introducing students to digital publishing in blog format, digital mapping and digital storytelling.