Universität Wien

070151 UE Methodological Course - Global History and Global Studies (2024W)

Researching interactions in different structures: regional-global, global-regional

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle
Th 09.01. 16:45-18:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3

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

  • Thursday 03.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
  • Thursday 10.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
  • Thursday 17.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
  • Thursday 24.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
  • Thursday 31.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
  • Thursday 07.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
  • Thursday 14.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
  • Thursday 21.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
  • Thursday 28.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
  • Thursday 05.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
  • Thursday 12.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
  • Thursday 16.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
  • Thursday 23.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3
  • Thursday 30.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 2 Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 5 Hof 3

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The UE Course on “Methodology in Global History and Global Studies” is connected to the VO “Theories and Methods of Global History and Global Studies”, in which broader theoretical and methodological issues in global history will be presented and discussed. The participants are warmly invited to attend both courses, if applicable.

The UE Course on “Methodology in Global History and Global Studies” is centred around the reading and discussion of scholarly publications, with the view of analysing how the scholars have addressed key questions as: What is “global history”?; How do we “do” global history?; What are the implications of a global approach in the study of social and historical processes?

Besides expanding their knowledge on the theories and methodologies of global history, the participants will improve their skills in the analysis of scholarly texts. To this end, they will be also required to write a research project on a topic related to Global history.

Differently from a research paper, a research project implies a deeper level of self-reflexivity regarding key choices in the construction of research. Therefore, besides presenting the spatial and temporal context and the key questions of their research, in their global research projects the students will also reflect explicitly on why they have chosen that specific topic and those spatial and temporal units; they will ask themselves what “the global” actually is in their research; and they will highlight the challenges they have encountered in their research process and the ways they have addressed them.

Assessment and permitted materials

Each session will centre on one aspect of global history (e.g. periodization, comparison, etc.) and include:
 Group discussion and collective discussion of the assigned readings
 Group and collective discussions of the research projects.
 Clarifications, questions and comments on the issues presented during the lectures of the VO “Theories and Methods of Global History and Global Studies”
 Discussion of the global history projects (16 January)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Minimum Requirements and Assessment Standards
• Read the assigned texts (mandatory) – 30%
• Participate actively in classroom discussions – 30%
• Design a “global project” (i.e. research project with a global perspective/approach) of ca. 3,000-3,500 words throughout the course – 40%

Examination topics

Reading list

All readings will be made available on moodle before the start of the course

Association in the course directory

MA Globalgeschichte & Global Studies (Vers 2019): PM2 Forschungsprozess und Methoden, Methodenkurs Theorien und Methoden der Globalgeschichte und Global Studies (5 ECTS).

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