HST 367 - The British Empire

Course Units: 1.0

How did the peoples of two windswept, rainy islands - Britain and Ireland - off the northwest corner of Europe create the world’s greatest modern empire? Through an analysis of history, literature, and film, this course analyzes the process of empire-building in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the interaction with and impact on the colonial peoples of North America, Asia, and Africa, and the “end” of empire in the twentieth century. This is a course for advanced students taught in an intensive seminar format that emphasizes the creative and critical examination of topics through scholarly reading and active discussion. Prerequisite: any 100-level or 200-level history course or permission of the instructor. Prerequisite(s): Any 100-level or 200-level history course or permission of the instructor. CC: LCC, SOCS