printer friendly pageHISTORY 333D: Borders and Migration in the British Empire, 1750-2000 (CSRE 133D, HISTORY 233D)
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History 233D is an undergraduate course offered for 5 units;
History 333D is a graduate course offered for 4-5 units.) This course traces the history of borders, migration, and belonging in Britain's colonies and imperial spaces, from the late-18th through late-20th centuries. From colonial North America to Sydney to Cape Town, from the British Caribbean to Britain itself, we will explore the concept of "border imperialism" in which borders, movement, and regimes of belonging are both constituted through and integral to capital and empire. Readings will be drawn from primary sources as well as secondary texts.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4-5
Instructors:
Robinson, A. (PI)
HISTORY 333J: Early British Empire: Themes and Approaches (HISTORY 233J)
This course explores the history of the early British empire, beginning with the question, "What is empire?" From plantations in Ireland, through the American Revolution, a turn to the east, and into Britain's imperial century, we will investigate how the empire began and evolved, with special attention to governance, ideology, technologies of rule, domestic effects, periodization, and historiography. Readings include primary sources and secondary texts specifically chosen to illustrate a variety of approaches to writing about empire.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4-5
Instructors:
Williams, J. (PI)
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