57117 Cross-Border Theory and History

This subject allows students to gain an overview of the major theoretical approaches relevant to the analysis of borders and of social, political, economic and cultural interactions in relation to borders. It focuses on colonial and post-colonial construction and imposition of borders, the emergence of the nation state as a normative form of political organisation, the histories of the cultural, social and political defence of national borders, including those erected internally to deal with indigenous colonised peoples, the histories of major movements of peoples across borders and the circumstances of people located by chance or force 'outside' borders. Students develop skills in evaluating theoretical approaches and in comparative research and critical analysis of literature in international and contested histories.

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus