University of Leicester - Country Houses and the British Empire: How Imperialism Transformed Britain's Colonial Countryside
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Country Houses and the British Empire: How Imperialism Transformed Britain's Colonial Countryside at FutureLearn Overview
Duration | 6 weeks |
Total fee | ₹2,763 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Credential | Certificate |
Country Houses and the British Empire: How Imperialism Transformed Britain's Colonial Countryside at FutureLearn Highlights
- Weekly study 2 hours
Country Houses and the British Empire: How Imperialism Transformed Britain's Colonial Countryside at FutureLearn Course details
- Understand exactly how country houses were connected to the wider world and were considered 'global' rather than simply 'British'
- This course takes a new look at the roots and reach of the British empire; it focuses on the typical country house and the objects it contains
- Get a chance to unpack the political, social, and cultural effects of British imperialism
Country Houses and the British Empire: How Imperialism Transformed Britain's Colonial Countryside at FutureLearn Curriculum
Introduction to British country houses? connections with empire
Introduction to the course
Objects
Summary of the week
Transatlantic slavery, the British slavery business and its impact on British country houses
Introduction to transatlantic slavery
Abolition and compensation
Penrhyn Castle
The Atlantic World: Commodities and goods and their continual presence in country houses
Sugar
Mahogany
Cotton
The relation between Britain and India, including the East India Company and the British Raj
The East India Company
Powis Castle and Tipu Sultan
The Raj
African and Indian people in rural Britain and their presence in British country houses
Evidence of African and Indian people in country estates
Depictions of black people
Learning more about enslaved people in 18th century Britain
Presenting histories of empire in British country houses
Contemporary Artistic Responses
Gatekeeping
Emotional labour and cultural connections
Summary
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