The course will cover chronologically the period from the Middle Ages until the period of revolutions and
will offer sessions on theory, methodology, source analysis, and contemporary applications. It will look at
racialisations, racisms and race-making. It is not just a history course but will cover a range of British culture,
from portraiture, decorative arts, drama, literature, and philosophy to politics. This course especially brings
new aspects to the field with its intersectional focus and its in-depth training on material and visual sources. In
this course students will develop a thorough understanding of premodern critical race theory; engage with the
historiography of early modern British histories of race and reflect on its strengths, weaknesses, and potential
gaps; use and analyse a range of different source types, and think critically and sensitively about histories
of race, racialised people and racism while understanding their own privileges and positionality. Students will
be expected to participate actively, including giving some small presentations and group activities, and will
also be assessed by a final term paper (M.A.: ca. 15 pages, B.A./Lehramt: 10-12 pages).
