AHIS 22A10 - Narratives and Representations of the Past
AHIS 22A10 · Fall semester 2026-2027
- Language of tuition
- English
- Course type
- Cours magistral
- Number of hours
- 48
- Credits
- 6
Information
Description
Our focus this semester are historical texts and how they are put together. We examine both more popular works and professional writing. We do this because we should recognize no categorical distinction between popular or political history versus academic or scholarly (“factual”) history. Instead, we will explore the overlap and interplay between the two. The semester is broken into three parts: Primitive/Peasant, Humanitarian and Revolutionary narratives. Each part considers a type of historical discourse that has been instrumental in the ideologies underpinning the modern period. Our focus will be European and American perception and study of Australasia since the 19th century: Australia, India and China in particular.
Teaching format
Lecture & conférence
Assessment
Readings
Main readings 1
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Amitav Ghosh, “Brutes,” pp. 183-204, in The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2021.
Further readings 4
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James Boyce, “Fantasy Island,” pp. 17-78, in Robert Manne, ed., Whitewash: On Keith Windschuttle’s Fabrication of Aboriginal History. Melbourne: Black Inc., 2003.
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James Vernon, introduction, from Hunger: A Modern History. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2007.
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Silvia Salvatici, “Colonial Humanitarianism,” 35-48, in A History of Humanitarianism, 1755-1789: In the Name of Others. Manchester: University of Manchester Press, 2019.
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Vinayek Chaturvedi, “The Making of a Peasant King in Colonial Western India: The Case of Ranchod Vira,” Past & Present 192 (Aug., 2006)
Teaching units
| Unit no. | Unit type | Teaching units | Teachers | Number of hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13316 | Cours magistral | Narratives and Representations of the Past | Pierre FULLER | 24 | 6 |
| 13317 | Conférence | Narratives and Representations of the Past | Laurent GLATTLI | 24 | 0 |
| 13318 | Conférence | Narratives and Representations of the Past | Laurent GLATTLI | 24 | 0 |
Teachers
- Pierre FULLER
- Laurent GLATTLI
In the curricula
- Asia-Pacific Minor Programme, Semester 3 2026-2027COLLÈGE UNIVERSITAIRE - CAMPUS LE HAVRE
Contacts and resources
- Contact
- BENOIT Aurélie