1899: Apex Empires, Savage Wars (V1482)
Time and Place 1899: Apex Empires, Savage Wars
Module V1482
Module details for 2023/24.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 5
Module Outline
Situated within Eric Hobsbawm’s Age of Empire (1875-1914), this module offers a revisionist history of colonial clashes that rang in the twentieth century. It concentrates on the Philippine-American War and the South African War (1899-1902), which have hitherto been understood as important, yet separate sites of anti-colonial resistance and memory. Emphasising instead themes and case studies that draw these two conflicts together, it reconstructs 1899 itself as a watershed moment in a more connected global history, when the colonised struck back and laid bare the hypocrisy of apex colonisers consolidating their empires through what Rudyard Kipling called ‘savage wars of peace.
Module learning outcomes
Critically evaluate the historiography around a particular moment.
Critically evaluate the applicability of historical concepts to particular cases.
Supply evidence of these skills in extended essay form.
Demonstrate ability to use limited amounts of primary source material in extended historical argument.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 100.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Essay | A2 Week 1 | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Lecture | 1 hour | 11111111111 |
| Spring Semester | Seminar | 2 hours | 10101010100 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
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