Universität Wien

070076 UE Guided Reading Global History (2025S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle
Mo 16.06. 13:15-14:45 Seminarraum 12, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 03.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Monday 10.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Monday 17.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Monday 24.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Monday 31.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Monday 07.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Monday 28.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Monday 05.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Monday 12.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Monday 19.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Monday 26.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Monday 02.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Monday 23.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
  • Monday 30.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 12, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Global history has become a prominent field in the scholarship during the last decades. Its invitation to overcome Eurocentric and methodologically nationalist perspectives, together with a strong sensitivity for spatiality, have opened new ways to look at old and new themes and approaches in historical research. Moreover, the global perspective offers new opportunities for history to enter into a dialogue with other disciplines and jointly address broad and relevant societal issues, such as inequalities, migration, globalization and war.

The UE Guided Reading Global History focuses on a selected set of texts with the view to analyze their specific contributions to the field of global history and reflect on key aspects of the field at large. This will contribute to expand the participants’ knowledge on the theories, methodologies and scholarship on global history. Moreover, the students will improve their skills in the selection and presentation of scholarly texts, and the analysis of their multiple layers (theoretical, methodological, empirical, stylistic, etc.)

Assessment and permitted materials

The UE Guided Reading Global History centres on three activities:
• Reading scholarly texts selected by the lecturer, which provide the basis for the exploration of key historical, theoretical and methodological issues in global history.
• Each group of students actively selects two further readings that are relevant in the fields. They present the texts orally during one class and coordinate the related discussion.
• Each student prepares individual written reviews of two texts (or one review in which two texts are discussed together)

The classes will include:
 Plenary and group discussions on the assigned readings.
 Oral presentations of the readings suggested by groups of students, followed by group and plenary discussions.
 Feedback on individual reviews of two scholarly texts (or double reviews).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

• Read the assigned texts (mandatory) – 30%
• Select, present orally and discuss scholarly texts (in group) – 35%
• Write individual reviews of two scholarly texts or one review of two scholarly texts – 35%

Examination topics

Reading list

Due information will be shared in the moodle platform at the start of the course

Association in the course directory

BA Geschichte (2019): Globalgeschichte (5 ECTS)
BEd UF Geschichte: Globalgeschichte, Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte (4 ECTS)

Last modified: Mo 17.02.2025 11:06