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070312 FS Research Seminar Global History (2012W)
Akbar the Great. A Mughal Emperor and his Time
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 10.09.2012 06:00 to Su 23.09.2012 23:59
- Registration is open from Mo 15.10.2012 06:00 to Su 21.10.2012 23:59
- Deregistration possible until We 31.10.2012 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Tuesday 09.10. 13:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
- Tuesday 16.10. 13:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
- Tuesday 23.10. 13:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
- Tuesday 30.10. 13:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
- Tuesday 06.11. 13:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
- Tuesday 13.11. 13:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
- Tuesday 20.11. 13:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
- Tuesday 27.11. 13:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
- Tuesday 04.12. 13:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
- Tuesday 11.12. 13:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
- Tuesday 18.12. 13:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
- Tuesday 08.01. 13:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
- Tuesday 15.01. 13:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
- Tuesday 22.01. 13:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
- Tuesday 29.01. 13:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum WISO 1 (ZG1O2.28) Hauptgebäude, Stiege 6 Zwischengeschoß
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Aims, contents and method of the course
The Mughal emperor Akbar’s regime (1556-1605), whose name means the ‘great’, was reflective of innovative administrative and religious reforms, diverse artistic and literary traditions and expansive global connections. In the research seminar he and his empire are put into a global perspective so as to assess both the peculiarity of this reign and India’s cross-cultural entanglement in early modern times. Students who are interested in comparisons between India and Europe in Akbar’s time are especially welcome. His multi-racial bureaucracy, multi-religious interactions and unique concept of kingship, distinguished his reign greatly from his predecessors. This course opens a panorama of topics like courtly culture, composition of nobility, coexistence of religions, representation of the emperor in court chronicles and regional literature, foreign connections with Central Asia and Europe. By putting India into an international context we will try to decipher different paths Eurasian regions have taken towards Early Modernity.
Assessment and permitted materials
Marking will be on the basis of the evaluation of the participation of the students in the discussion, of their oral presentation and of the final paper of roughly 65.000 characters.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Examination topics
Students will be exposed to the original sources from the Mughal period such as court chronicles and European travel accounts, as well as material from more recent time such as films, documentaries, historical novels and comic books. There is no requirement to read Indian languages or Persian.
Reading list
Association in the course directory
MA Globalgeschichte und Global Studies, Forschungsmodul Globalgeschichte, 10 ECTS
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