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READINGS IN HISTORY

Module code: HY660
Credits: 5
Semester: 1
Department: HISTORY
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	Overview
	In this module students are exposed to a number of cutting-edge History books, articles and debates. They are asked to read an important monograph or corpus of articles per week, these readings forming the basis of in-class discussion and a weekly oral presentation by a student. Each week students will submit a written book review (750 words) and at the end of the semester they will submit a bibliographic overview (no more than 4,000 words) comparing the literature and approaches covered in the module.

Overview

In this module students are exposed to a number of cutting-edge History books, articles and debates. They are asked to read an important monograph or corpus of articles per week, these readings forming the basis of in-class discussion and a weekly oral presentation by a student. Each week students will submit a written book review (750 words) and at the end of the semester they will submit a bibliographic overview (no more than 4,000 words) comparing the literature and approaches covered in the module.

	Learning Outcomes
	On successful completion of the module, students should be able to: recognize existing and emerging fields in History; distinguish different categories of historical research and discuss their respective analytical values in application to specific problems in History; process a large body of secondary source material, and appreciate approaches, methods and the significance of seminal studies; monitor the coherence and consistence of historical argumentation; formulate a critical position towards body of existing research; transfer approaches and methods to other fields of historical research; recognize partisan bias in historiography.

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