VICM2673 - Victorian Imperialism: Imperialism as Material Culture (Extended)

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
1 demonstrate advanced knowledge and critical understanding of examples of the material culture of British Imperialism, produced at home, within the British Empire and in the international world;
2 demonstrate a critical understanding of the relevant high-level theoretical approaches to analysing the material culture of Victorian Imperialism;
3 apply advanced theory and research methodologies to analysing examples of the material culture of Victorian Imperialism (example to be selected by the students);
4 demonstrate self-direction and critical independence in a sophisticated extended argument that uses a suitably wide range of evidence/illustrations for a 6,000-word essay, and also engages extensively and with a high level of independence with contextual/critical literature.

Content:

Taught sessions as for VICM 2275, followed by an individual research project.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Students taking this module will have taken seminars for VICM 2275. In addition, they will undertake an individual research project, supervised in two individual tutorials of 30 minutes. This time may be used in a combination of different ways (e.g. face-to-face discussion, e-mail consultations) as appropriate to the individual student. As part of this supervision, students will be encouraged to submit a proposal and drafts for feedback before final submission.

Contact hours: 6 x 2 hours
Intended Group size: 12

Individual tutorials
Contact hours: 2 x 30 mins per student
Intended group size: 1

Assessment: