L1: Intro to Imperialism: Imperialism and Forms of Control

AgendaObjective:To understand…1. The different forms of

control that characterize imperialism.

2. What imperialism is. Schedule: 1. Introduction2. Station Work 3. Whole Class

Discussion4. Reading on Hegemony

and Coercive Control5. Whole Class

Discussion

Homework:1. Writing Workshop

Portfolio Due Friday!

1. Watch Magnificent African Cake & Read Excerpt from Things Fall Apart

Due: L3Orange = Wed 10/29Yellow = Tues 10/29

3. Writing Goals Due: L3Orange = Wed 10/29Yellow = Tues 10/29

Goal for Today• Today’s class is designed to introduce us to the

concept of imperialism and its associated modes of control.

• Specifically, we will answer the following questions:– What different forms of control characterize imperialism?– Based on an understanding of these forms of control, what is imperialism?

Task for Today• To answer these questions you will examine a

variety of sources that each speak in subtle ways to the forms of control exhibited in imperialism.

• We will look at these sources across 3 stations:– Station 1: Grammaire Ronga– Station 2: Map of Colonies and Protectorates in

Africa around 1914– Station 3: Collection of photos of the British in India

• For each station you will:– Identify different forms of control described in the

source– Write down a representative phrase, descriptor,

concept or imagery that captures the heart of what the source reveals

Whole Class Discussion: What kinds of control did you

see?

Whole Class Discussion:

How do these forms of control cohere? How can we group

them?

Partner Work

• Read the pieces on coercive power and hegemony.

• Define coercive power and hegemony.

• When you finish with your partner, we will discuss as a whole class.

Whole Class Discussion:

Apply these theoretical frameworks of control to the specific examples we saw in

our stations. Where do we see each?

Whole Class Discussion: What is Imperialism?

Whole Class Discussion:

This unit will focus on the development of a system that linked industrialized nations and

non-industrialized nations and regions through varying patterns of control. Given what you know about imperialism and what you know

about control so far, why do you think imperialism required these types of control?

As we learn more this unit, think about how these forms of control play out and why and how

this process is complicated by the role of race and economics.