This information is for the 2020/21 session.
Teacher responsible
Dr Taylor C. Sherman, SAR M.10
Availability
This course is available to General Course ‘Spring Semester’ students.
Course content
Focusing on the early decades after India gained independence in 1947, students begin the lent term by interrogating India's economic development in this period, studying the strengths and weaknesses of international aid supplied to the country, as well as India’s own development programmes. Students will then explore how Indians expressed their visions of modernity in the realms of science, art & architecture and the emancipation of women. Finally, the course scrutinises the Constitution and the conduct of India’s first democratic elections. Using a variety of primary source materials, with a strong element of film and visual arts, this course asks students to see India and Indians in new ways.
Teaching
Learning engagement includes seminars, recorded content, small group meetings and asynchronous Moodle posts. There will be a reading week in the Lent term.
Formative coursework
Optional 2000-word essay in the LT.
Indicative reading
Assessment
Essay (55%, 3000 words) in the ST.
Document analysis (35%) and class participation (10%) in the LT.
Key facts
Department: International History
Total students 2019/20: Unavailable
Average class size 2019/20: Unavailable
Capped 2019/20: No
Value: Half Unit
Personal development skills
Important information in response to COVID-19
Please note that during 2020/21 academic year some variation to teaching and learning activities may be required to respond to changes in public health advice and/or to account for the situation of students in attendance on campus and those studying online during the early part of the academic year. For assessment, this may involve changes to mode of delivery and/or the format or weighting of assessments. Changes will only be made if required and students will be notified about any changes to teaching or assessment plans at the earliest opportunity.