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070049 GR Guided Reading (2016W)

Slavery in the Americas

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 04.10. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Tuesday 11.10. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Tuesday 18.10. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Tuesday 25.10. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Tuesday 08.11. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Tuesday 15.11. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Tuesday 22.11. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Tuesday 29.11. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Tuesday 06.12. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Tuesday 13.12. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Tuesday 10.01. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Friday 13.01. 16:00 - 19:00 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Tuesday 17.01. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)
  • Tuesday 24.01. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem. Hörsaal 45 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 8)

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course will discuss texts and sources on the following topics: the Atlantic world in modern history, international slave trade, why African slavery in the Americas?, modern racism and slavery, the economy of slavery, the legal status of slaves, slave masters, women and the family in slavery, slave culture, slave resistance and rebellion, images of slavery, slavery in films, the abolitionist movement, emancipation, life after slavery. Specific methods addressed in this course are text, discourse, image, and film analysis, and quantitative history.

Assessment and permitted materials

active participation in class-discussions, written papers on weekly assignments, a short oral presentation on one of the weekly assignments

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

see http://www.univie.ac.at/geschichte/studienplan-wiki/index.php?title=Pflichtmodul_Vertiefung

Examination topics

discussion, teamwork, oral presentations, lectures

Reading list

• Gad Heuman, Trevor Burnard (ed.), The Routledge History of Slavery (London 2010).
• Herbert S. Klein, Ben Vinson III, African Slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean (New York/Oxford 22007).
• Peter Kolchin, American Slavery, 1619-1877 (New York 1993, several new editions)

Association in the course directory

BA Geschichte: Epoche: Neuzeit (4 ECTS) | BA UF Geschichte, Sozialkunde & Politische Bildung: GR zu Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte, Globalgeschichte (4 ECTS) | Diplom UF Geschichte, Sozialkunde & Politische Bildung: GR zu: Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte (4 ECTS)

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