Microhistories of a Global Nation: Scotland, c.1707-c.1843

(7.5 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course analysis Scottish history from 1707 to 1843, largely through a series of case studies that use 'extraordinary ordinary' events to shows Scotland's connection to the wider world and the British Empire. The course also discusses microhistorical theory, and its final paper asks students to write their own global Scottish microhistory.