Global Perspectives on Modernity

What it covers

This unit explores how we got from the horse and cart to our networked, digitised and celebrity-obsessed world. The unit presents a historical overview of the evolution of modern societies that provides students with a framework for analysing the social and cultural processes, dynamics and innovations that are currently transforming them. It examines the institutional practices common to modern societies around the globe while identifying cultural differences between them. The unit also introduces students to theories of development and post-development. Students are given the opportunity to apply their learning to their own social contexts.

Assessment

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