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School: Arts and Humanities

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• Unit Title

  Slavery: From Ancient Greece to the Modern Global Economy

• Unit Code

  HIS2140

• Year

  2020

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  1

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  Online

• Unit Coordinator

  Prof Quentin James BERESFORD

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Description

Slavery has been a ubiquitous feature of nearly all human societies. This unit examines the forces that produce slavery, its role in the rise of Western capitalism, its use by totalitarian regimes and its perpetuation in the modern global economy. It addresses these issues in the context of historical debates about the ideology of slavery, the culture of slave societies, the role of anti-slavery movements and the legacy left by embedded slavery.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Critically analyse the definitions and forms of slavery.
2. Analyse the role that slavery played in the rise of Western capitalism.
3. Critically assess the historical debates surrounding the social impacts and long-term legacies of slavery.
4. Apply an understanding of social movements to examine the various campaigns to eradicate slavery.
5. Apply historical knowledge and critical theory to an understanding of slavery in the modern global economy.

Unit Content

1. Definitions and forms of slavery.
2. Racism and slavery.
3. Forms of slavery across time/cultures.
4. Plantation and slave cultures.
5. The abolition movement in Europe and the United States.
6. Slavery and totalitarian regimes.
7. Slavery and the modern global economy.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

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