HIST3375 Globale forbindelser, interaksjon og kolonialisme fra 1400-tallet

A candidate who completes this course is expected to have the following learning outcomes according to the course curriculum, defined as knowledge and skills:

Knowledge

A candidate will acquire

• an advanced knowledge about European expansion and colonization from the 15th Century as a phase of an evolving historical process of global connections and flows.
• an advanced knowledge about the nature, impact and implications of this process in fomenting transformations on a global scale
• thorough understanding of how colonized peoples engaged and managed their colonial situation
• detailed insights into the historiography of expansion, colonization, and globalization
• the ability to apply theories and perspectives used in analyzing imperial expansions in general, and in the context of international developments and globalization

Skills

A candidate should be able to

• critically interrogate the ideas and theoretical assumptions and established perspectives of the field - should be able to write an extended independent, well-structured analytical essay/paper, using the relevant empirical and theoretical knowledge of the field
• deliver (individually or in team) oral presentations on a chosen topic/theme during lecture/seminar sessions
• locate the history of expansion and encounter within a context of broader global historical changes

Total expected reading: 750-800 pages

Core readings:

- Abernethy, David B., The Dynamics of Global Dominance: European Overseas Empires, 1415-1980. New Haven & London, Yale University Press, (preferably, latest edition).

- Peter N. Stearns, Globalization in World History, London and New York (preferably latest version): pages 90-122

- 'Compendium': articles/book chapters.