Browse Hierarchy HST6409: History Masterclass: Empire, Race and Violence

History Masterclass takes you behind the scenes to look at how the past is narrated in fact, film and fiction. You will be introduced to some of the key tools of the historian¿s craft, enabling you to engage critically with the processes of research and writing of history at an advanced level. The module makes use of concrete case-studies to look at a range of topics including microhistory, empire, race, violence and gender. Among the works we will be reading are key texts by the likes of Carlo Ginzburg and Subaltern Studies scholars, but also non-academic works such as Joseph Conrad 'Heart of Darkness' and Frantz Fanon 'The Wretched of the Earth', and we will furthermore engage with films, including 'The Battle of Algiers' and 'Apocalypse Now'. This module will complement your independent research in your Special Subject, and develop the critical reflection required for further study at MA level or a range of careers beyond graduation.