FRANCE|MODERN HISTORY|POLITICAL HISTORY|CULTURAL HISTORY|INTELLECTUAL HISTORY

This module explores the role of intellectuals in French political and cultural life during the short twentieth century (1914-1989). It will explore the...

French Intellectuals in the Short Twentieth Century 1918-1989 (HIST0629)

This module explores the role of intellectuals in French political and cultural life during the short twentieth century (1914-1989). It will explore the different ways that intellectuals understood their responsibilities as public figures, their role in shaping debates over issues such as fascism, communism, collaboration and resistance, feminism, decolonization, and the Cold War. In addition to studying the political engagements of intellectuals, we shall also pay some attention to the wider cultural impact of intellectuals’ innovations in fields such as literature, philosophy and anthropology.

MODERN HISTORY|EARLY MODERN HISTORY|QUANTITATIVE METHODS|STATISTICS|DATA ANALYSIS

This module aims to introduce basic quantitative methods for historians with applications in different historical fields. The first half of the module covers...

History that Counts: Methods and Cases in Quantitative History (HIST0301)

This module aims to introduce basic quantitative methods for historians with applications in different historical fields. The first half of the module covers methods of constructing and displaying historical data, providing and interpreting summary statistics, and exploring the relationship between different historical variables. The second half focuses on applications of some of these methods in economic history, financial history, spatial history and international history. Each case is discussed with reference to quantification and data analysis methodology of a published work drawn from early modern and modern periods. Parts of the data analysis will be reproduced in the class by using the original dataset from the relevant source. Essays are expected to be based on quantification of historical evidence and its analysis by using the methods explored in the module. Students will also be expected to complete several tasks in Microsoft Excel during the seminars.