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| Semester | fall semester 2021 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Kaori Abe (kaori.abe@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This course explores three themes; 1) the social, economic, and cultural reality of the British informal empire; 2) a variety of intermediaries who enabled the imperial expansion; 3) global networks of people, commodities and ideas. It typically focuses on Hong Kong, a British colony and Shanghai, a city consisting of Chinese residential areas, the international settlements, and the French Concession during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Course readings include literatures on the British empire and the globalisation of economy in the long nineteenth century. The goals of the course include: 1. Understanding the concepts of informal empire and treaty ports; 2. Understanding the variety of intermediaries and marginal actors operating in overlapping areas of European and Asian empires; 3. Understanding economic, social and cultural networks that underpinned 19th century globalization processes. |
| Bibliography | Robert Bickers, Empire Made Me: An Englishman Adrift in Shanghai (London: Penguin Books, 2004). Gary B. Magee and Andrew S. Thompson, Empire and Globalisation: Networks of People, Goods and Capital in the British World, c.1850-1914 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2010) Weinbaum, Alys Eve, et al., editors. The Modern Girl Around the World: Consumption, Modernity, and Globalization. Duke University Press, 2008. www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv11hpjj4. Accessed 3 Mar. 2021. Christopher Bayly, Empire and Information: Intelligence Gathering and Social Communication in India, 1780-1870 (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1996) John M. Carroll, Edge of Empires: Chinese Elites and British Colonials in Hong Kong (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2009). Website: Historical Photographs of China https://www.hpcbristol.net/ |
| Comments | Die Übung wird in englischer Sprache durchgeführt. Teilnehmerzahl ist begrenzt. Verfügbarkeit je nach Betriebskonzept und Bestuhlung im Herbst 2021. |
| Admission requirements | Studierende der Geschichte aller Studienstufen sowie Studierende anderer Studienfächer, in deren Module die Übung verknüpft ist. Bei Überbelegung wird die Teilnehmerzahl beschränkt. In diesem Fall werden Studierende der Geschichte bevorzugt zugelassen. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Wednesday | 10.15-12.00 | Departement Geschichte, Seminarraum 4 |
| Modules |
Electives Bachelor History: Recommendations (Bachelor's degree subject: History) Modul: Areas: Europa Global (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Europäisierung und Globalisierung (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) Wahlbereich Master Geschichte: Empfehlungen (Master's degree subject: History) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Aktive Teilnahme. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Departement Geschichte |