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Course Catalog 1999/2000


Education and Teaching Methods

PÄS639 Postcolonial History 7.5 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q 1-2

LANGUAGE:English

EXAMINER
Bert Mårald Univ lekt


PREREQUISITES
General entrance requirements.

COURSE AIM
The aims of the course are that students acquire knowledge of colonial powers, colonial peoples, different cultural heritages, globalisation and multiculture.

CONTENTS
Global modern history from a non-European perspective. This course will focus on the historical development in modern time in North America, Latin America, South Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Australia and New Zealand. Emphasis is placed on the postcolonial period and the construction of a national identity. Lectures, discussions and prescribed texts will be in English, and it is an advantage if the course participants represent different countries and cultures.

TEACHING
The teaching will consist of lectures, lessons, seminars and group work. The language used in teaching is English.

EXAMINATION
Written and oral examination, individually and in groups.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: Fail, Pass.

ITEMS/CREDITS
Latinamerica, South Africa, India/written exam (tentamen) 3.00ECTS
North America, Australia, New Zealand/take-home & oral exam 3.00ECTS
Survey of theoretical concepts/oral exam 1.50ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
ITEM 1
Kiernas, V G (1998). Colonial Empires and Colonies 1815-1960. Montreal Mc. Gill.

ITEM 2
Goldfield, M (1997). The Color of Politics. Race and the mainspring of American Politics. New York. The New Press.
Bumstead, J M (1998). A History of the Canadian Peoples. Oxford Univ. Press.

ITEM 3
Oliver, R & Atmore, A (1994). Africa since 1800. Cambridge Univ. Press.
Wolpert, S (1997). A New History of India. Oxford Univ. Press.

Further information: International Office
Valid for the academic year 1999/2000.

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