Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Humanities and Social Science
Learning Methods
Lecture
Module Offerings
5125HIST-SEP-MTP
Aims
To develop knowledge of the phenomenon of international terrorism, and the police and intelligence responses to it, in the 19th century
To reflect on the societal, cultural and political consequences of terrorist attacks and counter-terrorist policing
To build focused knowledge of a specific aspect of the 19th century “war on terror”
Learning Outcomes
1.
Identify and comprehend important social, political and ideological drivers of the development of terrorism in the late 19th century
2.
Employ the ability to gather and analyse primary source material
3.
Demonstrate applied and transferable writing skills
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:The Orsini Plot of 1858
Racially motivated terrorism and the origins of the Ku Klux Klan
The Russian Nihilists
Fenian terrorism
The Paris Commune
Anarchist terrorism and ‘propaganda of the deed’
Societal panics and fake news related to terrorism during the fin de siècle
Counter-terrorism policing
Module Overview:
This module will allow you to develop knowledge of the phenomenon of international terrorism and the police and intelligence responses to it, in the 19th century. You will be able to reflect on the societal, cultural and political consequences of terrorist attacks and counter-terrorist policing to build focused knowledge of a specific aspect of the 19th century "war on terror".
This module will allow you to develop knowledge of the phenomenon of international terrorism and the police and intelligence responses to it, in the 19th century. You will be able to reflect on the societal, cultural and political consequences of terrorist attacks and counter-terrorist policing to build focused knowledge of a specific aspect of the 19th century "war on terror".
Additional Information:This module introduces students to the historical foundations of the "war on terror" concept, by outlining the history of nationalist, anarchist, Fenian, far-right and nihilist terror campaigns from the 1850s to the early 20th century. In this module, students will be introduced to the philosophy behind the terrorists of the fin de siècle, their tactics and attacks, as well as to the police and intelligence responses to their campaigns, and the broader impacts on modern society and culture. This includes discussion of the geopolitical consequences of terrorism, and the diffusion of fear – of both internal enemies and external enemies – across the transatlantic world in the years leading up to the First World War. In covering these issues of terrorism, fears and the development of intelligence networks, this module will present students with topics that are both contemporary in their relevance and fascinating in their history.