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| Date | Topic to be covered |
Readings & Assignments
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| Wednesday 26 August 15 |
Introduction & The United Kingdom Explained... |
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| Friday 28 Aug 15 |
How to approach the study of the British Empire? | Judd, Chapters 1 & 2 |
| Monday 21 Aug 15 |
Cultural Imperialism |
At Home with the Empire, Chapter 1 |
| Wednesday 2 Sept 15 |
Quiz on The United Kingdom Explained... | Study! |
| Friday 4 Sept 15 |
Australia & Ireland |
Judd, Chapters 3 & 4 |
| Monday 7 Sept 15 |
Empire and economy in the 1830s & 1840s |
Judd, Chapters 5 & 6 |
| Wednesday 9 Sept 15 |
Britain's internal 'others'... DISCUSSION LEADER: Vickie |
At Home with the Empire, Chapter 3 |
| Friday 11 Sept 15 |
At home with...Ireland DISCUSSION LEADER: Dayton |
At Home with the Empire, Chapter 4 |
| Monday 14 Sept 15 |
Indian & Jamaican Rebellions |
Judd, Chapters 7 & 8 |
| Wednesday 16 Sept 15 |
Sexuality and empire DISCUSSION LEADER: Brendan |
At Home with the Empire, Chapter 6 |
| Friday 18 Sept 15 |
Religion and empire DISCUSSION LEADER: Matt |
At Home with the Empire, Chapter 7 |
| Monday 21 Sept 15 |
The British in Africa |
Judd, Chapters 9 & 10 |
| Wednesday 23 Sept 15 |
Consumption and empire DISCUSSION LEADER: Trent |
At Home with the Empire, Chapter 8 |
| Friday 25 Sept 15 |
Imperial politics DISCUSSION LEADER: Jacob |
At Home with the Empire, Chapter 10 |
| Monday 28 Sept 15 |
Imperial espionage |
For All the Tea in China, pp. 1-82 |
| Wednesday 30 Sept 15 |
Imperial espionage |
For All the Tea in China, pp. 83-135 |
| Friday 2 Oct 15 |
Imperial espionage |
For All the Tea in China, pp. 136-245 |
| Monday 5 Oct 15 |
Assessing the Empire at the end of Victoria's reign |
Judd, Chapters 11 & 12 |
| Wednesday 7 Oct 15 |
...women activists in imperial Britain... DISCUSSION LEADER: Ali |
At Home with the Empire, Chapter 11 |
| Friday 9 Oct 15 |
Citizenship and empire DISCUSSION LEADER: John |
At Home with the Empire, Chapter 13 |
| Monday 12 Oct 15 |
Review Day |
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| Wednesday 14 Oct 15 |
Midterm Exam | Study! |
| *** FALL BREAK *** | ||
| Wednesday 21 Oct 15 |
Imperial ideals...for girls |
Reading to be handed out... |
| Friday 23 Oct 15 |
Imperial ideals for boys... DISCUSSION LEADER: Trent |
Judd, Chapter 16 |
| Monday 26 Oct 15 |
The Empire before the Great War |
Judd, Chapters 17 & 18 |
| Wednesday 28 Oct 15 |
No class... |
Mentoring Day! |
| Friday 30 Oct 15 |
Impact of WWI on the Empire |
Judd, Chapters 19 & 20 |
| Monday 2 Nov 15 |
The Empire in the 1920s |
Judd, Chapters 21 & 22 |
| Wednesday 4 Nov 15 |
Imperial legacies... DISCUSSION LEADER: Vickie |
British culture, Chapter Eight |
| Friday 6 Nov 15 |
No class... | Colony Profile Due @ Midnight |
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Monday
9 Nov 15
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The Empire in the 1930s DISCUSSION LEADER: Dayton |
Judd, Chapter 23 |
| Wednesday 11 Nov 15 |
The Empire during WWII |
Judd, Chapter 24 |
| Friday 13 Nov 15 |
The Partition of India, 1947 |
Judd, Chapter 25 |
| Monday 16 Nov 15 |
The Suez Crisis of 1956 |
Judd, Chapter 27 |
| Wednesday 18 Nov 15 |
"Coronation Everest" DISCUSSION LEADER: Brendan |
British culture, Chapter Three |
| Friday 20 Nov 15 |
English cricket and decolonisation DISCUSSION LEADER: John |
British culture, Chapter Six |
| Monday 23 Nov 15 |
The Empire in the 1960s & 70s |
Judd, Chapters 28 & 29 |
| Wednesday 25 Nov 15 |
No class... |
Thanksgiving Break! |
| Friday 27 Nov 15 |
No class... |
Thanksgiving Break! |
| Monday 30 Nov 15 |
The Falklands War DISCUSSION LEADER: Jacob |
Judd, Chapter 30 Outposts, Chapter 10 - handed out |
| Wednesday 2 Dec 15 |
British travel and tourism in the post-imperial world DISCUSSION LEADER: Ali |
British culture, Chapter Nine |
| Friday 4 Dec 15 |
"India, Inc.?" DISCUSSION LEADER: Matt |
British culture, Chapter Twelve |
| Monday 7 Dec 15 |
The 21st-Century Commonwealth |
The Queen's Commonwealth Day Message, 2015 |
| Wednesday 9 Dec 15 |
Review Day | Movie Analysis Due @ Midnight |
| Wednesday 16 Dec 15 |
Final Exam @ 11:00 a.m. | Study! |