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15IC-UUMW-A22/23-Understanding the Modern World-May23/24

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UMW term 1 assignment questions

AS1 Essay submission deadline Wednesday 18th January 23.59

UMW term 2 assignment questions

AS2

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Lecture Review Materials

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Term 1, Week 1: The Global Political Economy, 1

1 Lecture outline

1.1 Reading etc

1.1 Watch this

Reading-Findlay, R, O’Rourke, K.H. (2007), Power Plenty. London, PUP

Term 1, Week 2: The Global Political Economy, 2

1.2 Lecture Outline

1.2 Reading etc

Reading-Findlay, R, O’Rourke, K.H. (2007), Power Plenty. London, PUP

Term 1, Week 3: Religion & Secularisation

1.3 Lecture Outline

1.3 Reading one: France’s laïcité

1.3 Reading two: Bruce, `Secularisation and politics'

Term 1, Week 4: Changes in Understanding, 1

1.4 Lecture Outline

1.4 Reading

1.4 Extra Reading - J. Vartija, ‘Introduction to the Special Issue “Enlightenment and Modernity”’

1.4 Watch this

1.4 Illustrations

Term 1, Week 5: Changes in Understanding, 2

1.5 Lecture outline

1.5 Reading etc-text

Reading - Anti-depressants

Reading - Drugging children

Reading - Eugenics in Japan

Reading - Sleeplessness

Term 1, Week 6: States

1.6 Lecture outline

Reading

Term 1, Week 7: Social Change

1.7 Lecture Outline

1.7 Reading

1.7 Extra Reading - Bottero, Stratification

1.7 Illustrations

Term 1, Week 8: Nationalism

1.8 Lecture outline - Nationalism

1.8 Seminar reading and questions, `Back to the 19th C'

1.8 Additional reading: Grosby, `What is a nation?'

Term 1, Week 9: Race & Racism

1.9 Lecture outline - Race and racism

1.9 Seminar reading and questions, `The Imperial Boomerang'

1.9 Additional reading, Garner, `Racialisation'

Check out this interactive website `Understanding Race'

Term 1, Week 10: Gender & The Family

1.10 Lecture Outline

1.10 Reading

1.10 Extra Reading One - Chandler, Gender

1.10 Extra Reading Two - Messerschmidt et al., Gender Reckonings

1.10 Watch this

1.10 Illustrations

Term 2, Week 1: Demographic Changes

2.1 Lecture Outline