HISTORY 713A/B : Empire and Insurgency, 1840-1950

Arts

2020 Semester One (1203) / Semester Two (1205) (30 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Investigates insurgency within the British Empire between 1840 and 1950. Drawing upon examples including the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and the Irish Revolution, it explores how we can establish a framework for studying insurgencies, the challenges that arise for historians in comparing acts of rebellion, and how nationalist movements drew upon an empire-wide repertoire of insurgency to advance their objectives.

Course Overview

This course investigates insurgency within the British Empire between 1840 and 1950.  Drawing upon examples including the the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and the Irish Revolution, as well as other case studies decided by the class, it explores the potential for developing a comparative history of insurgencies.  Early classes explore the British Empire and its critics, the historiography of insurgency, scholarship on comparative history, and the challenges of subaltern history.  This tool kit of concepts is then applied to a series of international case studies to investigate questions including how nationalist movements drew upon an empire-wide repertoire of insurgency to advance their objectives.

Course Requirements

To complete this course students must enrol in HISTORY 713 A and B

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Capability 2: Critical Thinking
Capability 3: Solution Seeking
Capability 4: Communication and Engagement
Capability 5: Independence and Integrity
Capability 6: Social and Environmental Responsibilities

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Identify, explain and evaluate the causes and consequences of insurgency in a variety of colonial settings. (Capability 1.1 and 2.1)
  2. Demonstrate understanding of key historiographical issues in the comparative study of insurgency. (Capability 1.2 and 2.3)
  3. Evaluate the potential of comparative and transnational approaches to the study of insurgency. (Capability 3.2 and 6.2)
  4. Research the causes, consequences and longer-term significance of at least two incidents of insurgency within empire. (Capability 2.2 and 3.1)
  5. Communicate research findings effectively in different settings in a variety of written and oral forms. (Capability 4.1 and 5.1)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Essay 25% Individual Coursework
Presentation 10% Group Coursework
Annotated Bibliography 15% Individual Coursework
Essay 50% Individual Coursework

Workload Expectations

This course is a 30 point course taught across two semesters and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in this course.

For this course, you can expect 36 hours of seminars, 36 hours of reading and thinking about the content and 228 hours of work on assignments and/or test preparation.

Digital Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website at http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Well-being always comes first
We all go through tough times during the semester, or see our friends struggling. There is lots of help out there - for more information, look at this Canvas page (https://canvas.auckland.ac.nz/courses/33894), which has links to various support services in the University and the wider community.

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter (https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html).

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.

Published on 19/12/2019 12:35 p.m.