Women and the Raj: Issues of Gender, Race and Imperialism in Britain and India 1750-2007 (U03599)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCA-3-U03599

This course will provide a comparative perspective on British and Indian womens experiences of imperialism and nationalism in colonial and post-colonial India. By taking a thematic approach to the issues that affect women in both societies, it will allow students to develop an appreciation of colonialism as a bi-directional process which impacted on coloniser and colonised, as well as placing womens experience in the context of wider global social and political developments. Students will be encouraged to engage with key concepts relating to gender, race, class and culture, with the intention that by the end of the course they will have both a firm empirical knowledge of gender history in Britain and India and a wider theoretical understanding of issues affecting inter-cultural understanding in the modern world.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : A pass in any first level historical course and any second level historical course or equivalent. Before enrolling students on this course, Directors are asked to contact the History Honours Admissions Secretary to ensure that a place is available (tel. 503783)

Variants

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

Women and the Raj: Issues of Gender, Race and Imperialism in Britain and India 1750-2007 (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

Subject Areas

Home subject area

History, (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
18/09/2007	14:00	15:50	Room 1.27, Patersons Land	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	14:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course successful students will be able to:

- demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the impact of imperialism and nationalism on the lives of women in Britain and India between 1750 and 2007, positioning women's experience within a wider framework of political and social history, showing women as historical agents in their own right at all levels.
- understand colonialism as a bi-directional process, the experience of which effected historical developments both at the centre and the periphery.
- critically engage with concepts such as gender, race, culture and difference.
- demonstrate sound understanding of historical methodology through the use of primary and secondary source material, written and visual.
- work effectively in groups and individually; produce sound, structured and supported arguments in written and verbal form; undertake directed research and exhibit analytical thought.

These outcomes will be assessed through written essays and exams and demonstrated through verbal seminar contributions.

Assessment Information

One 3000 word essay
One two hour exam (answering two questions)
The final mark will be composed of the essay mark, weighted at one third of the final mark, and the exam mark, weighted at two thirds of the final mark.