Course overview
The eighteenth-century has been located as a key moment where British people became modern. Industrial revolution and the development of financial capitalism, growing democracy and access to the public sphere, intensifying consumer culture and the availability of far-flung goods, the expansion and contraction of empire, including slavery and revolution, urbanisation and new living arrangements, and changing ideas about the body and sexuality, all contributed to Britons thinking about themselves differently and the ways that would have repercussions for the future. This course explores the eighteenth century as a modernising moment for Britain, asking to what extent these changes were revolutionary or more incremental. It provides students with the historical backdrop to understand key events that continue to have significant power in the cultural imagination. The course also highlights the possibilities of digital humanities research for historians of eighteenth-century Britain. It introduces students to a range of resources that provide access and analysis of relevant primary sources for this period, and explores how such methodologies can enhance traditional forms of historical research.
Course learning outcomes
- Demonstrate a focused understanding of the history of Georgian Britain
- Demonstrate an awareness of how approaches from the digital humanities have shaped historical debates about Georgian Britain;
- Use digital resources to locate, contextualise and analyse primary sources as part of independent research
- Use digital humanities resources and methodologies to engage with historical problems
- Use a range of formats to demonstrate knowledge of Georgian Britain
- Proficiently use contemporary technologies to interrogate primary source information and communicate findings to others
- Show understanding of the professional and ethical issues that arise in researching Georgian Britain
- Demonstrate an understanding of the diversity of experiences of those who lived in Georgian Britain and its empire.
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