Oxford Course Schedule

Week	Seminar Title	Major Theme	Research Tutorial	Project Milestone
1	Collecting Empire	The “Universal” Museum	Session 1
2	Enlightenment and Display	The “Universal” Museum	Session 2	Choice of comparative collection for dissertation
3	Provenance and Power	The “Universal” Museum	Session 3
4	Taxonomies of Difference	The “Universal” Museum	Session 4	First 2,500 word essay due
5	The Universal Museum Debate	The “Universal” Museum	Session 5
6	The Museum as Site of Repair	REimagination and Repair	Session 6
7	Monuments, Memory, and the Afterlives of Empire	REimagination and Repair	Session 7	Second 2,500 word essay due
8	Rhodes Must Fall: Activism as Public Curatorship	REimagination and Repair	Session 8
9	Co-Curation and Collaboration	REimagination and Repair	Session 9	Final dissertation submission
10	Future Museums	REimagination and Repair	Session 10	Mock Viva

Assessment Framework

For each major theme of the seminar programme: 1 x 2,500 word essay - 5,000 words total.
For each research project: 1x6,000 word dissertation and an ungraded public presentation. The purpose of this public presentation is to generate output commensurate with early career research. In this Week 10 session, each student will deliver a 20-minute presentation of their research in a manner similar to that of an academic conference, and then participate in a round of questions posed by both their tutor as well as peers from the entire cohort, other students from the centre, and the wider network of postgraduates from CT and Oxford. The format offers students the opportunity both to gain experience in an academic conference setting, practice defending their own work, and to develop their skills in critical, constructive questioning. It is designed as a supportive, low-stakes environment that helps students gain confidence in articulating their ideas, responding to challenges and feedback, and engaging in scholarly dialogue.