070152 SE Seminar - Hispano-America during the Colonial Time (2019S)

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte

Continuous assessment of course work

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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).

Registration is open from Fr 01.02.2019 09:00 to Mo 18.02.2019 12:00
Registration is open from Fr 22.02.2019 09:00 to Th 28.02.2019 12:00
Deregistration possible until Su 31.03.2019 23:59

Details

max. 25 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Monday 11.03.2019 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10 O1.93A: first meeting, general introduction, and search for a topic.
Monday 25.03.2019 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10 O1.93A: second meeting, concretisation of the topics to be investigated.
Monday 08.04.2019 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10 O1.93A: third meeting, discussion about the progress of research works.
Monday 06.05.2019 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10 O1.93A: fourth meeting, discussion about possible problems of research works.
Monday 03.06.2019, 12.00: latest possible date of submission of the provisional research papers.
Thursday 06.06.2019, 11.30-20.00 Seminarraum 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 1.Stock: final congress, presentation of papers.
Friday 07.06.2019 09:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 13 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock 02.628: final congress, presentation of papers.
Saturday 31.08.2019, 12:00: latest possible date to submit the final version of the research paper.

Monday 11.03. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
Monday 25.03. 17:00 - 21:30 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
Monday 08.04. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
Monday 06.05. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum Geschichte 1 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 10
Thursday 06.06. 11:30 - 20:00 Seminarraum 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday 07.06. 09:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 13 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The conquest of large territories of the Americas, starting in the sixteenth century, was fundamental to the creation of the current Americas. In the seminar, we will investigate the different processes of conquest, cultural changes, evangelization, etc. of Spanish America till the 19th century.

Assessment and permitted materials

Students are expected to attend all classes and meetings, to write a scientific paper (with critical footnotes, 50.000 characters + abstract), and to present the result of their research. The students have to submit a provisional research paper latest at June 3, 2019, and the final version of their works latest at August 31, 2019.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The seminar aims to teach the students how to elaborate in terms of content and methodology the correct processing of a scientific topic.
Criterion for assessment: active participation: 25%, presentation - final conference: 25%, cientific paper: 50%.

Examination topics

Guided research, discussion, scientific criticism, writing and presenting the research paper. The final congress will take place on June 6 and 7, 2019. The participation in the final conference is mandatory!!!

Reading list

Literature you can find on Moodle.

Association in the course directory

MA Globalgeschichte: Vertiefung I

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