Unit name | War and Society |
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Unit code | HIST10045 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Mr. Bjerstrom |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of History (Historical Studies) |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit explores the relationship between war and society across time, introducing students to a range of different wars and conflicts - including inter-state, civil and asymmetric warfare. Through a series of lectures and source-focused seminars, this unit investigates the ways in which societies shape war and conflict, and helps students to understand the dynamics of this relationship over time as well as draw comparisons across different time periods. It will explore themes such as the intellectual, social, religious and/or political frameworks which shape warfare; the practice and technologies of warfare; methods of communication and information-sharing in wartime; the militarization of gender; identity construction (of self, other, victim, nation, the enemy) in wartime; and the legacy of warfare and memory practices and cultures.
Successful students will be able to:
Classes will involve a combination of long- and short-form lectures, class discussion, investigative activities, and practical activities. Students will be expected to engage with readings and participate on a weekly basis. This will be further supported with drop-in sessions and self-directed exercises with tutor and peer feedback.
1 x 3000-word Essay (50%) [ILOs 1-5]; 1 x Timed Assessment (50%) [ILOs 1-5]
Miguel A. Centeno and Elaine Enriquez, War and Society (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2016) Matthew Hughes and William J. Philpott (eds.) Palgrave Advances in Modern Military History (Basingstoke, 2006) Timothy Ashplant, Graham Dawson, Michael Roper. Commemorating War: The Politics of Memory (London: Transaction, 2009) Joanna Bourke, An intimate history of killing: face-to-face killing in twentieth-century warfare (New York: Basic Books, 1999) Susan R. Grayzel, At home and under fire: air raids and culture in Britain from the Great War to the Blitz (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012)