History 6346 Fall 2002

Readings in Imperialism

Instructor Karl Ittmann

Office 560 AH, ext 743-3102

Email-KITTMANN@mail.uh.edu

Office Hours: T 2:30-3:30pm and TH 12-1pm and by appointment.

This course will examine recent work on the history of imperialism. The following topics will form the basis of the class reading:

1) Theories of imperialism

2) The creation of Europe as a cultural, social and economic area and the related process of creating a non-European "other".

3) The process of western expansion from 1500-1914 and its consequences.

4) The role of various western powers in the process of imperialism.

5) The social and cultural impact of imperialism upon the conquered and the conquers.

Course Requirements: An in-class presentation, weekly summary of readings (1 page), and an historiographic essay on a topic in imperialism 15-25 pages in length.

Required Texts

David Arnold, Colonizing the Body (available as an ebook through the library)

Robert Bartlett, The Making of Europe

Cain and Hopkins, British Imperialism: Innovation and Expansion 1688-1914

Alice Conklin, The Civilizing Mission

Alfred Crosby, Ecological Imperialism

Frances Gouda Dutch Culture Overseas

Ronald Hyam Empire and Sexuality

John Mackenzie, Propaganda and Empire

Mary Renda, Taking Haiti

Edward Said, Orientalism

Eric Wolf, Europe and the People Without History

In addition, there will be a number of articles assigned for each week.

Schedule of Classes

Week 1 August 29^th Introduction

Week 2 September 5^th Europe Before Expansion

Robert Bartlett, The Making of Europe

Janet Abu Lughod, “The World System in the Thirteenth Century” in M. Adas, ed., Islamic and European Expansion

Week 3 September 12 The World System Before 1800

Eric Wolf, Europe and the People Without History

Roseberry, “Anthropology, History and Modes of Production”

Washbrook, “South Asia, the World System and World Capitalism”

Week 4 September 19^th The British Empire as World System

Cain and Hopkins, British Imperialism: Innovation and Expansion 1688-1914

Ronald Hyam, “The Primacy of Geopolitics”

Reviews of Cain and Hopkins

Week 5 September 26^th Imperialism and Culture

Edward Said, Orientalism

Prakash, “Writing Post-Orientalist Histories of the Third World”

O’Hanon and Washbrook, “After Orientalism”

Week 6 October 3^rd No class

Week 7 October 10^th Gender and Sexuality

Ronald Hyam Empire and Sexuality

Berger, “Empire and Sexual Opportunity

Stoler, “Sexual Affronts and Racial Frontiers”

Week 8 October 17^th Imperialism and Politics

R. Mackenzie, Propaganda and Empire

Week 9 October 24^th Constructing the French Empire

Alice Conklin, The Civilizing Mission

Week 10 October 31st The Dutch Empire

Frances Gouda, Dutch Culture Overseas

Week 11 November 7^th An American Empire

Mary Renda, Taking Haiti

Week 12 November 14^th Environmental Imperialism

Alfred Crosby, Ecological Imperialism

Brooks, “Revising the Conquest of Mexico”

Week 13 November 21^st Science and Empire

David Arnold, Colonizing the Body