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HIST 310 Modern India: Colonial, National, Global Histories Units: 6.00
The history of the Indian subcontinent from the eighteenth century to the present. Topics include the decline of the Mughal Empire, the nature of British colonial domination, the nationalist movement and the processes by which India came to be defined as a modern nation. Course materials include standard works of history, newspapers, novels and images.
Learning Hours: 240 (72 Seminar, 168 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Registration in a HIST Major or Joint Honours Plan.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Develop an understanding of the difference between primary and secondary sources, research methods, and the elements of historical writing.
- Gain critical understanding of colonialism from a comparative perspective.
- Develop historiographical literacy by identifying and describing the content and stakes of conversations and debates among historians within the field.
- Analyse the diversity of South Asian and Western worldviews and understandings of history writing.
- Demonstrate their mastery of the knowledge and skills involved in historical practice by conceptualizing and executing a significant piece of original research.