Universität Wien

070256 UE Foreign Languages in Historical Science - Discovering the World (2022W)

Texts on Globalization (16th to 20th Centuries)

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

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

As the epidemic situation in Austria is currently unclear, it is not yet possible to give a binding indication of the form in which the individual course dates will be held. Depending on the requirements of the Rectorate, the course will be held on site. In any case, the first meeting on October 12, 2022 will take place on site in seminar room 3, where we will discuss how to proceed together. Please check your mails on October 12 in the morning in case of last-minute changes.

  • Wednesday 12.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 19.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 09.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 16.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 23.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 30.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 07.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 14.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 11.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 18.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 25.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In the class we will read texts by English writing authors who are important for the processes of globalisation, for example Joseph Banks, Matthew Flinders and James Bell (Australia), James Cook (Pacific), Isaac Weld and George Vancouver (North America), Henry Stanley (Africa) or John Barrow (China), and so on. We also will discuss the famous text by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Crime of Congo.

Assessment and permitted materials

Active participation in classes, two scientific essays with a total of 50,000 characters.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Facilitate the handling of all types of texts in English historians normally need for their scientific work.

Examination topics

We are going to read, interpret, and analyse the texts in order to facilitate their use for scientific works.

Reading list

The texts will be available at the Moodle learning platform for all students who attend regularly the weekly classes.

Association in the course directory

MA Globalgeschichte & Global Studies (2019): PM1 Einführung in den Schwerpunkt (5 ECTS)

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