Course Exam
070149 VO Theory and Methods of Global History and Global Studies (2024W)
Theories and Methods of Global History
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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 Th 01.05.2025 00:00 to Mo 19.05.2025 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Th 22.05.2025 08:00
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Examination topics
Students are expected to:
• Describe the main issues in the theoretical debates around global history, especially in relation to: overcoming Eurocentrism; overcoming methodological nationalism; defining “the global” in global history; the question of periodisation.
• Describe the main methodologies in global history, especially with relation to: comparison, the finding, employment and analysis of the sources, the construction of the global historical narrative
• Position themselves in the main theoretical and methodologies issues that surround global history, and legitimize their positioning.
• Describe the main issues in the theoretical debates around global history, especially in relation to: overcoming Eurocentrism; overcoming methodological nationalism; defining “the global” in global history; the question of periodisation.
• Describe the main methodologies in global history, especially with relation to: comparison, the finding, employment and analysis of the sources, the construction of the global historical narrative
• Position themselves in the main theoretical and methodologies issues that surround global history, and legitimize their positioning.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
• Active participation in classroom debates – 30%
• Written exam (week 12) about the contents of the lectures – 70%
• Written exam (week 12) about the contents of the lectures – 70%
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