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Level 3  -  24 credits  -  autumn term

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Study Direct: V1295 (09/10)

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Course description

Course outline

The course attempts to understand the ecological effects of colonial rule in south asia and the links between ecological change, colonial policy and indigenous response. It examines the cultural understandings of landscape, the valuing of the environment by indigenous peoples and studies the way in which environmental change constrains and shapes social and cultural protest. The course enables students to engage with an emerging body of literature in a new academic field of environmental history. Its intellectual aims are to promote an interdisciplinary study of the relations between culture, science and nature through time. Students will learn to use sources from a range of disciplines mainly anthropology, geography and history and will develop a clearer understanding of contemporary issues; the fate of indigenous peoples, the developmental policies of colonial and post colonial countries and the future of the modern world.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, a successful student should be able to:
1) relate contemporary problems to their historical origins;
2) construct sophisticated written arguments that demonstrate intellectual maturity and integrity;
3) provide a coherent oral expression of their views and learn how to engage in sustained debate.

Assessments

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Timing

Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.

Weighting

Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.

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Contact details

Dr Christopher Warne

Assess convenor
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/history/profile112524.html

Prof Robert Iliffe

Convenor
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/history/profile200167.html