MO3352 Migrant South Asia (c. 17th-20th centuries)

Academic year

2023 to 2024 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

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SCQF level

SCQF level 9

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Planned timetable

TBC

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Module coordinator

Dr A Yechury

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Module Staff

Dr A Yechury

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Module description

This module will focus on the social and cultural history of migration from South Asia from the 17th to the 20th centuries. It will examine the different motivations for migration such as trade, labour recruitment, education and assess how colonial rule and structures of the British Empire affected these migrant trajectories. It will also look at how the memories of South Asia and nostalgia shaped diasporic lives. A trans-national approach to these questions will enable the students to compare the collective experiences of different migrant groups from the plantations of Trinidad and Fiji to the commercial centres of London and New York.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS AT LEAST 60 CREDITS FROM {MO1007, MO1008, MO2008, HI2001, MH2002}

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

4,000-word essay = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 x 2-hour seminar, plus 1 office hour.

Scheduled learning hours

20

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

280

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.