BMET 24A13 - Researching slavery and colonialism: history, memories & legacy

The workshop is intended to introduce the students to historical method and researching.

Slavery and colonialism have played a major role in history and have contributed in shaping our modern world. The students will acquire methodological skills, namely

researching sources, dealing with scientific literature and primary sources. They will learn how to work on a sensitive topic from an historical perspective, using material from the past and the present. All this will be done through various means including group work, reading, discussion, and oral presentations.

The assessment is composed as follows: 50 % for the research leading to a podcast, 30% for the discussion on the reading and 20 % for the tasks done during the workshop.