Convenor name: Shabnum Tejani
Convenor email: st40@soas.ac.uk
Office room: C314
Office hours: Fridays 1.30-3pm and by appointment
Additonal content:
We meet Fridays 11am-1pm in R201 in the main building.
Module dates: Semester 2
Intended learning outcomes:
By the end of this module you will be able to:
LO1: critically engage with a range of recent historiography on global and transregional history.
LO2: formulate questions and comments based on scholarly talks and accompanying materials and engage in academic debates in an informed and confident way.
LO3: develop your own research projects, drawing on the knowledge and resources introduced and contacts made in the seminar.
Assessment 1: Name: Assignment 1 (AS1)
Assessment 1: Weighting: 50%
Assessment 1: Due date: 24 April 2026
Assessment 1: Permitted AI usage: Editing
Assessment 1: Format: You will be writing response papers of about 250 words each week. For AS1, you submit any six of your response papers (total word count: 1500)
Assessment 2: Name: Assignment 2 (AS2)
Assessment 2: Weighting: 50%
Assessment 2: Due date: 8 May 2026
Assessment 2: Permitted AI usage: Editing
Assessment 2: Format: A book review of any of the books we have read in class, 1500 words.
Page type: Module
Study year: 2025/26
Librarian name: Jotika Khur-Yearn
Librarian email: jk53@soas.ac.uk
Page template: 2025/26 On campus
