GEOG20170

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
- identify key themes and concepts in historical geography;
- understand the emergence of regional and place specific identities and landscapes;
- demonstrate an ability to use and analyse a range of historical geography source material; and
- analyse how the past shapes contemporary global practices and can be read in modern political, socio-economic and cultural landscapes.

Indicative Module Content:

Wk 1: Introducing Global Historical Geographies
Wk 2: Ancient Civilisations [Rome]
Wk 3: Competing Explorations [Portugal / China]
Wk 4: Imperialism [The Americas]
Wk 5: Age of Discoveries
Wk 6: Colonialism [Australia]
Wk 7: Doing Historical Geography (i)
Wk 8: Reading Week
Wk 9: Doing Historical Geography (ii)
Wk 10: 19th C Colonialism [Africa]
Wk 11: Decolonialism & Postcolonialism [India, Kenya, Java]
Wk 12: Historical Legacies Today [Middle East]

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Teaching and learning on this module will include:
- Lectures
- Active / task-based learning through peer and group work in a practical workshop and in 'break-out' sessions during lectures
- Inquiry and case-based learning through a case study based assignments

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy

 

Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

- Group feedback on common issues arising from the written assignment will be provided during lectures. - Timely individualised feedback will be provided via Brightspace on the written assignment. - Students are welcome to meet with the module coordinator during office hours if more detailed feedback / further clarification is required.

The following items will provide a general introduction to Historical Geography issues. More focussed readings will be suggested and/or uploaded to Blackboard as appropriate. You are also expected to read widely in conjunction with this course.

Books:
• Baker, A.R.H., (2003) Geography and History: Bridging the Divide. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Bentley, J.H., (ed) (2011) The Oxford Handbook of World History. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Boxer, C.R., (1991) The Portuguese seaborne empire, 1415-1825, 2nd ed. London: Carcanet.
• Butlin, R.A., (1993) Historical Geography: through the gates of space and time. London: Edward Arnold.
• Butlin, R. A., (2009) Geographies of Empires. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Butlin, R.A. and Dodgshon, R.A., (eds) (1998) An Historical Geography of Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Cloke, P., Crang, P., & Goodwin, M., (eds) (2005) Introducing Human Geographies, 2nd ed. Oxon, UK: Hodder Arnold – especially Part 2 Section 1: Cultural Geographies and Section 5: Historical Geographies.
• Cunliffe, B., (ed) (2001) The Oxford illustrated history of prehistoric Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Domosh, M., Heffernan, M., & Withers, C.W.J. (2020) The SAGE handbook of historical geography. London: Sage.
• Graham, B. J., and Nash, C., (eds) (2000) Modern Historical Geographies. Harlow: Prentice Hall.
• Morrissey, J, Nally, D., Strohmayer, U and Whelan, Y., (2014) Key Concepts in Historical Geography. London: Sage.
• Ogborn, M., Global Lives: Britain and the World, 1550 – 1800. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Journals:
• Historical Geography
• History Workshop
• Journal of Historical Geography
• Journal of World History
• Progress in Human Geography
• Social and Cultural Geography
• Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.