History

History Thematic Course: Awakenings

Module code: V1468
Level 6
30 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Lecture, Seminar
Assessment modes: Coursework

On this module, you’ll use Muslim histories from 1450-2011 - to explore and critique the theme of ‘Awakening.’

You’ll begin with religious, political, and cultural revivals which occurred in the early modern Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires (1450-1800).

You’ll then shift to the modern period through an exploration of The Nahda, a cultural revival from The Eastern Mediterranean, and the historiography relating to the ‘awakening’ of the Arab nation.

Further topics may include:

• the rise of Wahhabism in 1700s Arabia
• the impact of Indian Ocean trade on Mughal art
• twentieth-century Islamic revivalism
• the Arab Uprisings of 2011.

Module learning outcomes

• Evaluate a historical question thematically.
• Compare and contrast a situation in different social and historical settings using a variety of source materials, and locate their analysis and conceptual awareness within an overall understanding of historical chronology.
• Communicate research findings and construct a coherent argument in a range of formats.