Universität Wien

070175 VO Theories and Methods of Global History (2013S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte

Details

max. 999 participants
Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 07.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Gerda-Lerner-Saal HS 41 Hauptgebäude,1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Thursday 14.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Gerda-Lerner-Saal HS 41 Hauptgebäude,1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Thursday 21.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Gerda-Lerner-Saal HS 41 Hauptgebäude,1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Thursday 11.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Gerda-Lerner-Saal HS 41 Hauptgebäude,1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Thursday 18.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Gerda-Lerner-Saal HS 41 Hauptgebäude,1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Thursday 25.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Gerda-Lerner-Saal HS 41 Hauptgebäude,1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Thursday 02.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Gerda-Lerner-Saal HS 41 Hauptgebäude,1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Thursday 16.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Gerda-Lerner-Saal HS 41 Hauptgebäude,1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Thursday 23.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Gerda-Lerner-Saal HS 41 Hauptgebäude,1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Thursday 06.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Gerda-Lerner-Saal HS 41 Hauptgebäude,1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Thursday 13.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Gerda-Lerner-Saal HS 41 Hauptgebäude,1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Thursday 20.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Gerda-Lerner-Saal HS 41 Hauptgebäude,1.Stock, Stiege 8
  • Thursday 27.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Gerda-Lerner-Saal HS 41 Hauptgebäude,1.Stock, Stiege 8

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Key concepts, methods and objects of Global History shall be presented in order to stimulate students to make use of these concepts for their own studies.

Assessment and permitted materials

Final exam (6 questions) and participation (presentation and discussion).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

This lecture aims at providing some orientation in the thicket of that burgeoning field of research called "Global History".

Examination topics

A corpus of texts will be provided (via Moodle). The text(s) corresponding to the respective session is to be presented shortly (10 min.) by volunteer students at the beginning of the following session.
This form of lecture requires steady participation of the students. The reading of each text is required by all students in each session in order to enhance discussion. These elements of student participation shall be added to the final exam (6 questions) for the grading.

Reading list

Crossley Pamela Kyle, What is Global History? Cambridge-Malden 2008

Manning Patrick, Navigating World History. Historians Create a Global Past, Houndmills, Basingstoke 2003

The Oxford History Handbook of World History, ed. Jerry H. Bentley, Oxford 2011

Sachsenmaier Dominic, Global Perspectives on Global History. Theories and Approaches in a Connected World, Cambridge 2011

Additional Reading in German:
Komlosy Andrea, Globalgeschichte. Methoden und Theorien, Wien-Köln-Weimar 2011

Association in the course directory

MA GGS: Grundlagen der Globalgeschichte; Theorien und Methoden der GGS

Last modified: Fr 08.08.2025 00:09