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| Date | Topic to be covered |
Readings & Assignments
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| Monday 16 Jan 17 |
Introduction & The United Kingdom Explained... |
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| Wednesday 18 Jan 17 |
How to approach the study of the British Empire? | Judd, Chapters 1 & 2 |
| Friday 20 Jan 17 |
Cultural Imperialism |
At Home with the Empire, Chapter 1 |
| Monday 23 Jan 17 |
Quiz on The United Kingdom Explained... | Study! |
| Wednesday 25 Jan 17 |
Australia & Ireland |
Judd, Chapters 3 & 4 |
| Friday 27 Jan 17 |
Empire and economy in the 1830s & 1840s |
Judd, Chapters 5 & 6 |
Monday
30 Jan 17 |
Colony Profile Handed Out; Colonies Selected |
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| Wednesday 1 Feb 17 |
Britain's internal 'others'... |
At Home with the Empire, Chapter 3 |
| Friday 3 Feb 17 |
At home with...Ireland DISCUSSION LEADER: Justin |
At Home with the Empire, Chapter 4 |
| Monday 6 Feb 17 |
Indian & Jamaican Rebellions |
Judd, Chapters 7 & 8 |
| Wednesday 8 Feb 17 |
Sexuality and empire DISCUSSION LEADER: Delaney |
At Home with the Empire, Chapter 6 |
| Friday
10 Feb 17 |
Religion and empire DISCUSSION LEADER: Annie |
At Home with the Empire, Chapter 7 |
| Monday 13 Feb 17 |
The British in Africa |
Judd, Chapters 9 & 10 |
| Wednesday 15 Feb 17 |
Consumption and empire DISCUSSION LEADER: Samantha |
At Home with the Empire, Chapter 8 |
| Friday
17 Feb 17 |
Imperial politics |
At Home with the Empire, Chapter 10 |
| Monday
20 Feb 17 |
Assessing the Empire at the end of Victoria's reign DISCUSSION LEADER: Autumn |
Judd, Chapters 11 & 12 |
| Wednesday 22 Feb 17 |
...women activists in imperial Britain... DISCUSSION LEADER: Quillie |
At Home with the Empire, Chapter 11 |
| Friday 24 Feb 17 |
Citizenship and empire DISCUSSION LEADER: Easton |
At Home with the Empire, Chapter 13 |
| Monday 27 Feb 17 |
Review Day |
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| Wednesday 1 Mar 17 |
Midterm Exam | Study! |
| *** SPRING BREAK *** | ||
| Monday 13 Mar 17 |
The Empire before the Great War |
Judd, Chapters 17 & 18 |
| Wednesday 15 Mar 17 |
Impact of WWI on the Empire |
Judd, Chapters 19 & 20 |
| Friday 17 Mar 17 No class... Work on Colony Profile |
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| Monday 20 Mar 17 |
The Empire in the 1920s |
Judd, Chapters 21 & 22 |
| Wednesday 22 Mar 17 |
Imperial ideals...for girls |
"Imperial Ideals: Women in Scotland's Universities and the British Empire" in Women in Higher Education, 1850-1970: International Perspectives (New York: Routledge, 2015), 52-75. |
| Friday
24 Mar 17 |
Imperial ideals for boys... DISCUSSION LEADER: Quillie |
Judd, Chapter 16 |
| Monday
27 Mar 17 |
The Empire in the 1930s | Judd, Chapter 23 |
| Wednesday 29 Mar 17 |
Imperial legacies... DISCUSSION LEADER: Autumn |
British culture, Chapter Eight |
| Friday 31 Mar 17 No class... Colony Profile Due @ Midnight | ||
| Monday 3 Apr 17 |
The Empire during WWII |
Judd, Chapter 24 |
| Wednesday 5 Apr 17 |
The Partition of India, 1947 |
Judd, Chapter 25 |
| Friday
7 Apr 17 |
The Suez Crisis of 1956 |
Judd, Chapter 27 |
| Monday
10 Apr 17 |
"Coronation Everest" DISCUSSION LEADER: Delaney |
British culture, Chapter Three |
| Wednesday 12 Apr 17 |
English cricket and decolonisation DISCUSSION LEADER: Easton |
British culture, Chapter Six |
*** EASTER BREAK ***
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| Wednesday 19 Apr 17 |
The Empire in the 1960s & 70s |
Judd, Chapters 28 & 29 |
| Friday
21 Apr 17 |
The Falklands War DISCUSSION LEADER: Annie |
Judd, Chapter 30 Outposts, Chapter 10 - handed out |
| Monday
24 Apr 17 |
British travel and tourism... DISCUSSION LEADER: Samantha |
British culture, Chapter Nine |
| Wednesday 26 Apr 17 |
Colony Profiles returned; discuss Movie Analysis assignment. |
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Friday 28 April 17 No class… Work on Movie Analysis
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| Monday 1 May 17 |
The 21st-Century Commonwealth |
The Queen's Commonwealth Day Message, 2017 |
| Wednesday 3 May 17 |
Review Day | Movie Analysis Due @ Midnight |
| Monday 8 May 17 |
Final Exam @ 6:30 p.m. | Study! |