LAS1042 - Malta: People and History 2

MQF Level

Duration and Credits

Semester 2

4 ECTS

Mode of Study

Part-Time Evening

The unit provides a comprehensive exploration of Maltese political, economic, and socio-cultural history during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Through expert-led instruction, students will analyse key events, trends, and transformations that have influenced Malta鈥檚 development under British rule.

Topics covered include colonialism, political movements, economic shifts, but also religion and demography, crimes, education, health, and emigration patterns. Through the planned lectures, discussions, and multimedia materials, students will gain a thorough understanding of Malta's historical evolution on many levels.

The course structure follows a chronological framework but is interwoven with thematic threads, fostering an in-depth comprehension of Maltese history. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to engage in a field trip to archives, facilitating hands-on learning experiences tailored to their interests. Details regarding these excursions will be coordinated in consultation with students as the course progresses.

Method of Assessment

Assessment Component/s

Weighting

Assignment

100%

Main Reading List

Blouet, B., The Story of Malta, (several editions, latest 2004).
Fenech, D., Responsibility and Power in Inter-war Malta. Book One: Endemic Democracy, (PEG, Malta, 2005).
Frendo, H., The Origins of Maltese Statehood, Interprint, (Malta, 2000).
Frendo, H., Storja ta鈥� Malta: Zmien l-Inglizi s-Seklu Dsatax, (Malta, 2004).
Mallia-Milanes, V. (ed.), The British Colonial Experience, 1800-1964, (Mireva, Malta, 1988).
Pirotta, J.M., Fortress Colony, Final Act, (Studia Editions, Malta 1987-2002).

Supplementary Reading List

Ganado, H., My Century, (Malta 2004 onwards).
Fenech, Dominic, 鈥楳inding their own business: British diplomacy and the conflict between Italy and the Vatican during the pontificate of Leo XIII, 1878-1903鈥�, Journal of Anglo-Italian Studies, 4 (1995).
Chircop, John, 鈥楨volution of a harbour infrastructure: from mercantile to naval control鈥�, Melita Historica, Vol. XII, no. 2 (1997), 209-218.
Chircop, John (ed.), Revisiting Labour History, (Malta, 2012).

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Learning Outcomes: Knowledge and Understanding

By the end of the Unit the student will be able to:

better appreciate and understand various phases in Maltese history;
proceed with greater ease to the study of specific areas in Maltese history such as art, architecture, culture, politics and society;
know how to go about approaching an archive in order to do research;
understand and appreciate the intricacies of historical research and historiography.

Learning Outcomes: Skills

By the end of the Unit the student will be able to:

engage in more meaningful conversation and discussion on various aspects of Maltese history;
transmit a better understanding of Maltese history to others, including visitors to the islands;
engage critically with works on Maltese history;
show an awareness that there are divergent points-of-view about history as a discipline and the past as a category of analysis.

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EUR180

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