142234 UE Opium & Empire: India's opium industry in the long 19th century (2021W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikanistik, Indologie und Tibetologie

Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

VOR-ORT

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An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Anmeldung von Mi 01.09.2021 08:00 bis Mi 29.09.2021 10:00
Abmeldung bis So 31.10.2021 23:59

Details

max. 17 Teilnehmer*innen

Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Rolf Bauer

Termine

When: Tuesdays, 13:00–14:30.
First Session: 5 October 2021
Where: SR 6 at the Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies, Spitalgasse 2, Courtyard 2, 1090 Vienna.

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Opium has had a long history in South Asia as both a medicinal and recreational drug. However, it was only under British rule that it became a major item of trade. In this course we look at the rise and fall of this notorious industry through the lens of social and economic history. While academic books and papers form the core of our reading list, we supplement these texts with a novel by Amitav Ghosh: Sea of Poppies (2008). We will also work with a major primary source on this topic – the Report of the Royal Commission on Opium (1895).

For a detailed schedule and the reading list follow this link:
http://homepage.univie.ac.at/rolf.bauer/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Schedule_Opium_Empire.pdf

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Participation in class 25%
Presentation 25%
Essay I (1000 words) 25%
Essay II (1000 words) 25%

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

- You can miss class max. 3 times.
- Both the presentation an the two essays are mandatory

>= 87,5% very good (1)
>= 75% good (2)
>= 62,5% satisfactory (3)
>= 50% sufficient (4)
< 50% deficient (5)

Prüfungsstoff

*Update: The presentation and the essays are based on our weekly readings.

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