HIST 22100 - The Modern British Empire

Course Credit: 1
Maximum Credit: 0

(GLIS)
THE MODERN BRITISH EMPIRE At its peak, the British Empire ruled over a quarter of the world’s population. In both overt and insidious ways, the institutions, relationships, and ideas established in the British Empire continue to shape the world today. This course explores the emergence and persistence of that empire from the 1700s to the present. It focuses on the lived experience of those who created the empire and of those who lived within it, examinging the way that changing conceptions of race, gender, and national belonging shaped those lives. The class requires no prior familiarity with British history. Annually. [D, GE, HSS]