HIST 1157 - GEOGRAPHY AND EMPIRE

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course traces the development of the idea of Britain as an island nation. It offers intensive engagement with some of the most important English language writings of the early modern period (1500-1800), including prose, poetry, drama, history, natural philosophy, political thought and travel writing. In relation to each work its focus is upon the deployment of geographical imagery and arguments for political purposes and the construction of a geographical articulation of national identity.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis

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