Global History from the Global South (V1376)
15 credits, Level 5
Spring teaching
Global History seeks to understand historical processes that transcend national and regional spaces. It also sets out to challenge some of the longstanding eurocentric assumptions and narratives of western historical research.
On this module you will explore global history from a “global south” perspective, examining processes of global interaction from the perspective of societies in the majority world: Africa, Asia and Latin America. Following introductory topics on the theories and methodologies of global history, you will look at case studies from various regions as examples of how societies in the global south have shaped and experienced processes of global integration.
Chronologically, the focus is on the 19th and 20th centuries, and major themes include revolution, diaspora, religion and environment. All topics give voice to writers and thinkers from the regions under study. In the final week of the module you will work collaboratively to devise your own topic as an exercise in decolonising history curricula.