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This course offers students an overview of selective aspects of the history of twentieth-century Britain, set within the context of imperial history and decolonization. London 鈥� the 鈥榠mperial metropole鈥� 鈥� is frequently used as a location through which to explore broader questions about changing collective identities such as Britishness. Metropolitan attitudes towards empire, race, gender, social and cultural change also form a major focus. The course also introduces students to some key concepts within postcolonial studies, encouraging a critical evaluation of their utility and the relationship between theory and history. Case studies may include so-called 鈥榩opular imperialism鈥� in the late nineteenth century; efforts to create 鈥榠mperial architecture鈥� in London c. 1900; intellectuals and imperialism in late Edwardian Bloomsbury; WWI and gender; Americanisation in the 1920s 鈥榡azz age鈥�; Cable Street and the anti-fascist struggle in interwar Britain; the Blitz and its trans-Atlantic and imperial dimensions; and post-war 鈥楴ew Commonwealth鈥� immigration.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
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This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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