Module code: HST6757
Teaching Staff: Rob Waters
Credits: 60 Semester: YEAR
Module Convenor: Dr Rob Waters
How has race shaped modern Britain? This module traces the shifting meanings and boundaries of race in Britain between the panic over Jewish immigration at the end of the nineteenth century and the anti-European and Islamophobic politics of the early twenty-first. We will historicize race as a constant but shifting presence in British social, cultural and political life, particularly as it has turned on issues of immigration. The module includes a sustained focus on the importance of black and Asian experiences and political mobilizations for understanding this history, and on the critical perspectives of British black and Asian intellectuals.
Assessment: Source Analysis 7.5%, Literature Review 10%, Seminar Participation 7.5%, Essay 25%, Dissertation 50% Level: 6