LFU:online

Strengthening of subject‐specific skills by examination of a selected topic from the field of Ancient History with special emphasis on methodology.  

Source-based discussion of the relevance of empires in the entangled worlds of global history from the backdrop of the most recent results of the “imperial turn”

Inputs, discussions, oral presentations and discussions by students

Joint reading and discussion of sources and texts, active participation in discussion, oral presentation and discussion of a select topic, oral exam

Part of the course is the active involvement and participation in the international conference "Empires through the Ages. Short-term Empires: Rule or Exception?", held online from Nov 30 until Dec 2, 2021.