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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of History, Classics and Archaeology : Postgraduate (History, Classics and Archaeology)

Postgraduate Course: Slavery in the British Atlantic World, 1650-1834 (PGHC11149)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of History, Classics and Archaeology CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaPostgraduate (History, Classics and Archaeology) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course is organized on the basis of nine 1.5 hour lecture/seminar sessions. It examines the creation, development, survival, and abolition of chattel slavery in the British Atlantic world. It draws on an extensive secondary literature and selected primary sources to consider the reasons for the adoption of black slavery; Britain's role in the Atlantic trade; the economics of slavery; the demography of slave populations; the development of black American culture; the contribution of slavery to the British Industrial Revolution; and explanations for the rejection of slavery in British America where it was a profitable, viable, and flexible institution. Regional differences within an empire with a shared language and cultural tradition highlight the importance of non-institutional factors such as resource endowments and work schedules in shaping slave systems and give the discussion analytical reach beyond the British Atlantic world.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 13/01/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 174 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the course will have acquired an in-depth knowledge and understanding of important aspects of the study of slavery in the context of the British Atlantic world in the period between 1650 to 1834. In particular, they will have acquired:
-A critical understanding of key debates in modern slavery studies drawing on both historical and social science traditions;
-An ability to test general theories of 'plantation economy'; and 'slave society' against British American experience;
-An awareness of the primary and secondary sources employed by historians in this field;
-An ability to prepare and present work for seminars and actively participate in group discussion;
-The ability to engage with a specific issue in this subject area, incorporating appropriate literary, data-analytical, and bibliographical skills.
Assessment Information
Completion of one 3000 word essay.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Nuala Zahedieh
Tel: (0131 6)50 3836
Email: N.Zahedieh@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Lindsay Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Lindsay.Scott@ed.ac.uk
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