Teaching and Learning the Long Eighteenth Century: an
inter-disciplinary colloquium University of Manchester
Friday 14th March, 2008 The long eighteenth century (c.1688-1832) has
recently produced a cornucopia of cutting-edge research, online sources,
popular history books, and TV programmes: for the BBC it is the
eighteenth century, not the nineteenth, that is 'The Century that Made
Us'. From Jane Austen to Jack Sheppard, it is ideal for engaging
students - but teaching such a diverse period can be a challenge. This
interdisciplinary day event, organised by the History Subject
Centre’s North-West regional network, will explore the problems
and opportunities of teaching the long 18th century, the resources
available to do it, and the good practice that is accumulating. Papers
are invited from all disciplines on teaching and learning any aspect of
the long eighteenth century (c.1688-1832) in Higher Education.
Good practice: what works - and what doesn't?
How to achieve both depth and coverage?
How to teach art, literature or science to non-specialists?
TV history: strengths and pitfalls.
Learning through inquiry and research.
What is the student experience?
18th-century internet sources: problems and successes.
How to combine elite and popular history?
Was the eighteenth century 'the century that made us'?
We welcome both individual and panel proposals. Individual papers may
vary from 30 minutes to 10-minutes demonstrations of an idea or
innovation. Offers by Wednesday 19 December 2007 to: Dr Robert Poole,
Department of History, University of Cumbria:
[log in to unmask] Enquries of any kind are most welcome.
A programme and booking form will be circulated in January, and will be
made available on the History Subject Centre website.
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