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HI354K: THE HAITIAN REVOLUTION (2014-2015)

Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27


Course Overview

This course examines one of the seminal moments in what is called the Age of Revolutions.  It places the tumultuous and violent years of the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804) at the centre of a tale of liberty-talking, back-stabbing, in-fighting, manipulation and violence.  The Haitian Revolution is often described as the first successful slave overthrow that resulted in the formation of a nation.  It was this, in part, but was also so much more.  And full of more actors than just enslaved persons of African descent.  This course traces these roots and routes.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Session Second Sub Session Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Karen Salt

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

None.

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

According to historian Carolyn Fick, "historians, social scientists, political economists and other scholars concerned with colonialism, New World plantation slavery, or slave resistance in general [...] point to the Haitian revolution as a landmark event with ramifications extending far beyond the borders of Haiti itself" (2). This event would spur other slave revolts throughout the Americas, and inspire Latin American revolutionaries in their quest for independence. Although Fick centres on the slaves, there were other political actors at play in the formation of the second republic in the Americas and the first self-avowed black nation in the New World. This course investigates this event in an effort to tease out its complexity and lay bare the tensions between anti-colonialism and plantation economies, and the ways these tensions will play out during and after the Haitian Revolution.

Further Information & Notes

This module is available to students on all non-History degree programmes as a Discipline Breadth course for the enhanced study requirement. However, the admission of students with a non-History degree intention will be at the discretion of the School of Divinity, History, and Philosophy.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: Continuous Assessment (100%): 1,500-word Primary text analysis (40%); seven 500-word Response papers (50%); Participation (10%).

Resit: Continuous Assessment: one 1,500-word Primary text analysis (40%); one 3,500-word Response Paper in lieu of the seven 500-word Response Papers (60%). All materials produced for the re-sit must represent new work. Previously handed in course materials will not be accepted. This course may not be included in a graduating curriculum with HI354K.

Formative Assessment

In class, students will analyse primary documents and engage in verbal discussions about said materials in an effort to strengthen their analytical skills. These informal exercises complement the formal assessment programme for the course and enable the students to successfully complete the course requirements.

Feedback

Students will receive formal feedback on all assessed activities and receive informal feedback during scheduled interviews set to take place mid-way throug the course. At this meeting, feedback will be given regarding performance and students will be given concrete advice about the successful completion of the course requirements.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.

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