A Sea of Islands:The Asia Pacific 19thC. (V1480)
A Sea of Islands: The Asia-Pacific in the 19th Century
Module V1480
Module details for 2025/26.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 5
Module Outline
Epeli Hau’ofa wrote of how denizens of the Pacific ‘viewed their world as a “sea of islands”, rather than “islands in the sea.”’ This module surveys the region’s myriad ‘islands’ of nature, culture, family and belonging over the long nineteenth century, from Europe’s voyages of discovery to Asia’s ‘Wilsonian moment’ of the 1920s. Shaped over centuries of oceanic migration, trade, diplomacy and war, indigenous and local communities encountered Europeans in transformative ways. With the rise of a revolutionary, anti-colonial archipelago, they came to think of themselves as ‘Asian’ and ‘Pacific,’ worldly and modern, reclaiming the sea of islands around them.
Module learning outcomes
Deploy existing knowledge of topics of broad historical significance to the analysis of the national history of a particular country or region.
Apply understanding of the historical concept of change over time to varied and contested national and regional chronologies.
Deploy existing knowledge of historiographical debates to questions specific to particular national histories.
Communicate information, arguments and analysis relating to national and regional history in written forms suitable for an informed audience.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Essay (2000 words) | Semester 1 Assessment Week 1 Fri 16:00 | 100.00% |
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.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Semester | Lecture | 1 hour | 11111111111 |
| Autumn Semester | Seminar | 1 hour | 11111111111 |
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