Latest Module Specifications
Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026
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Description A first-of-its-kind survey module emphasising the following areas, diasporas in history, the various facts of the slave trade; slave societies in the Arab World, Europe, the New World, the Middle Passage, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent: abolition and its consequences revolution in San Domingo (Haiti) and development of Pan-Africanism; and present-day developments in black communities in the Americas, the West Indies and Europe. Our readings will take us from the African continent to Europe, the Middle East, Canada, the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Brazil. The literature will challenge us to compare slavery in many geographic, linguistic, and economic environments, from the era of contact through the revolutions of the late nineteenth century. The goal will be to consider the similar and unique historical conditions under which Black slavery was constructed and reconstructed. It will examine how enslaved persons laboured for self-definition, autonomy, and freedom in these disparate yet connected regions of the globe. By placing the enslaved at the centre of our examinations, we will also strive to understand how racial identities were invented and reinvented in varying contexts of bondage and freedom and work to articulate how enslaved persons’ lives connected and diverged across time, space, and place. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. LO1: Identify the critical developments in the African diaspora. 2. LO2: Comprehend and analyse the underlying reasons for and consequences of political, social, economic and cultural changes due to slavery in the diaspora. 3. LO3: Engage critically with various historical sources and pursue independent inquiry. 4. LO4: Construct an objective and well-presented written argument based on historical evidence. 5. LO5: Deepen critical and independent thinking, analysis, perception and judgement and sharpen their abilities to engage with historical scholarship thoughtfully and constructively. 6. LO6: Recalibrate the concept of 'Black Irish' and the psychological impact of systemic and institutional discrimination, colourism, cultural denigration, racism, microaggressions, and duplicity. 7. LO7: Engage in self-directed learning by specialising in areas of personal interest by identifying a research topic for an undergraduate dissertation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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