Course unit, curriculum year 2023–2024
HIS.HIA.408
Disability Histories of Britain and the Atlantic World, 5 cr
Tampere University
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- Completion option 1
Disability Histories of Britain and the Atlantic World (Participation in teaching), English
Type
Participation in teachingLanguage of instruction
EnglishCredits
5 crGrading scale
General scale, 0-5Responsible organisation
Faculty of Social Sciences 100 %
Scheduled teaching
Course unit realisation
Disability Histories of Britain and the Atlantic World, Lectures
Lectures (English)
10.1.2024 – 23.2.2024
Active in period 3 (1.1.2024–3.3.2024)
This course examines evidence
and examples from Britain and the wider Atlantic world to illuminate major
themes, trends, perspectives, and approaches in disability history. Focusing in
particular, but not exclusively, on the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it
explores the relevance of this period to the emergence of modern understandings
and experiences of bodily and cognitive difference. Examples of topics
addressed include the impact of the Industrial Revolution, European colonialism
and imperial expansion, and the participation of ‘disabled’ people in these
processes.
In the event that more than 25 students enrol in this class, priority is given to students majoring in history.
All participants are required to have completed at least one year of university studies and preference is given to those who have already taken some classes in history at university level.
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