Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Debates within the field of the historiography of European and Non-western nationalism
- Major theories of nationalism
- Major ways in which the story of India as a singular nation has been narrated in history writing, literature and visual arts
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Think critically about the applicability of European theories of nationalism to new post-colonial nation states.
- Weigh the comparative merits of influential theories of nationalism
- Recognize the internal fragmentation of the Indian nation state.
- Think critically about narratives of nationhood in history writing, literature and visual culture
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Understand how these texts can be related to other forms of evidence
- Interpret historical texts as products of their own context and not as repositories of positivist knowledge.
- Assimilate a variety of interpretations and consider the evidence for each
- Develop independent ideas on key problems and be able to justify and defend them
- Present arguments in oral and written form and engage with the reasoned arguments of others
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Integrate these readings with a wider understanding of the modern world.
- Think critically about nationalism and its impact on history writing.
- Connect historical writing to the wider historical problems of its time.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 12 |
| Completion of assessment task | 30 |
| Seminar | 12 |
| Revision | 24 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 72 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Hunter, William Wilson, and P. E. Roberts (1966). A history of British India. New York: AMS Press.
Sartori, Andrew (2008). Bengal in global concept history: culturalism in the age of capital. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Shingavi, Snehal (2014). The Mahatma misunderstood: the politics and forms of literary nationalism in India. Anthem Press.
Goswami, Manu (2004). Producing India from colonial economy to national space. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Chatterji, Bankim (2005). Anandamath, or The Sacred Brotherhood. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Savarkar, Vinayak Damodar, and S. T. Godbole (1971). Six glorious epochs of Indian history. Bombay: Bal Savarkar; associate Publishers & sole distributors.
Herder, Johann Gottfried, and Frank Edward Manuel (1968). Reflections on the philosophy of the history of. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Tagore, Rabindranath (1917). Nationalism. New York: The Macmillan Co..
Anderson, Benedict R. O'G. (1991). Imagined communities: reflections on the origin and spread of nationalism. London: Verso.
Gellner, Ernest (1997). Nationalism. N.Y: New York University Press.
Mill, James, and William Thomas (1975). The history of British India. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Nehru, Jawaharlal (2004). The discovery of India. New Delhi: Penguin.
Raja Rao (1963). Kanthapura. New York: New Directions.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Exercise | 40% |
| Essay | 60% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Resubmit assessments | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External