International Summer School

Global and Imperial History

The below timetable is an indicative one and will be subject to change at this stage.

Themes Date Morning Afternoon Evening 
London programme  Sat 20 - Tues 23 July  Visits to Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, the Tower of London and the British Museum, as well as a trip to see a play at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.  Accommodation in Central London in same-sex shared rooms with en-suite facilities.   
Week 1   Tues 23 July  London to Exeter  Arrival in accommodation  5.15pm: Welcome BBQ
   Weds 24 July  Introduction talk Campus and town tours Evening activity
  Thurs 25 July  9.30am - 12pm: Introduction: How is History Global (Dr Justin Jones) 1.15pm -3.15pm: Seminar (Dr Justin Jones)  
  Fri 26 July  9.30-11.30am: Empires: The Imperial World System and the Making of the Modern World (Professor Simon Barton) 12.30-2.30pm: Seminar (Professor Simon Barton) Evening activity
Weekend  Sat 27 July  Daytrip to Stonehenge and Salisbury (meet outside Holland Hall at 7.45am/leave Salisbury at 4pm)
  Sun 28 July  Free day to explore Exeter and the South West  
Week 2  Mon 29 July  9.30-11.30am: Military and Global Wars (Professor Jeremy Black) 1.15-3.15pm: Seminar (Professor Jeremy Black)  
  Tues 30 July  9.30-11.30am: The Global Slave Trade and Abolitionism (Dr Justin Jones) 1.15pm -3.15pm: Seminar (Dr Justin Jones)  
  Wed 31 August Visit to the Eden Project in Cornwall (meet outside Holland Hall at 7.30am/ meet back at coach at 2.15pm).  Global History students to stay overnight on the Tremough campus to attend lectures there the next day.
  Thurs 1 August 9.30-11.30am: Population Movements: Diasporas, Forced Labour and Immigration (Dr Kristopher Allerfeldt) 1.15-3.15pm: Seminar (Dr Kristopher Allerfeldt) 7pm: Karaoke night at The Ram (buddies to collect you from Holland Hall)
  Fri 2 August Free day/ study day   
Weekend  Sat 3 August Daytrip to Bath (meet outside Holland Hall at 7.30am/meet back at coach at 4.15pm)  
  Sun 4 August Free day   
Week 3  Mon 5 August 9.30-11.30am: Cultural Imperialism: The Global Spread of Western Modernity (Daniel Steinbach) 1.15-3.15pm: Seminar and Presentation Planning (Daniel Steinbach) 6.45pm: English pub quiz night
  Tues 6 August 9.30-11.30am: Rise of Internationalism and Human Rights (Dr Stacey Hynd/ Dr Robert Fletcher 1.15-3.15pm: Seminar (Dr Stacey Hynd/ Dr Robert Fletcher  
  Wed 7 August Daytrip to St Ives (meet outside Holland Hall at 7.30am/ meet back at coach at 3.45pm)  
  Thurs 8 August 9.30-11.30am: Conflict, War and Deconolisation (Professor Richard Toye) 1.15-3.15pm: Seminar (Professor Richard Toye)  
  Fri 9 August 9.30-11.30am: Presentations Free afternoon  6.15pm: Graduation ceremony and farewell party
  Sat 10 August Bus to Heathrow Airport and London