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070072 PS BA-Proseminar - Inner Asian Empires (2019W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte
Continuous assessment of course work

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Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 09.10. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 16.10. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 23.10. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 30.10. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 06.11. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 13.11. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 20.11. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 27.11. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 04.12. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 11.12. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Friday 13.12. 10:45 - 12:15 Seminarraum Geschichte 2 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 08.01. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 15.01. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 22.01. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9
  • Wednesday 29.01. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum Geschichte 3 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 9

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course offers an overview of the main cultures which ruled over Inner and Northeast Asia from the 3rd century BC till the 20th century. The focus of the seminar lies on processes of empire formation and on the mutual influences of these Inner Asian cultures with their neighbors in Eurasia. The seminar is organized around a range of topics such as military techniques, imperial ideology, administrative structures, cultural and religious exchange, materiality and artifacts, epic and literary traditions. Students will also be guided through the main secondary and primary sources for the study of these cultures, and the methodological issues related to them.

Assessment and permitted materials

- regular and active participation in class (10%)
- weekly assignments (15%)
- presentation in class (15%)
- seminar essay (60%)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Below 50 points (inclusive of 50) means a failing grade (5)
Students can miss up to two (2) classes. Any further absences will require a doctor's note or might reflect badly on your attendance grade.

Examination topics

Reading list


Association in the course directory

Epoche: Antike, Mittelalter, Neuzeit
Aspekte/Räume: Globalgeschichte, Politikgeschichte, Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte

M10 (für 033 629 BA Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismuskunde)

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