? Credit Points : 40  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : LLC-P-P00897

The autumn term will concentrate on Scots song, the spring term on Gaelic song. The first part of the first term will introduce a broad approach to song scholarship including cross-cultural perspectives, and will cover such topics as the nature and function of song, orality and literacy, and song analysis. Thereafter the first term will be devoted to the study of selected song resources including published collections, manuscripts, recordings, performers and computer databases.

Classes will make use of material from the Sound Archive where appropriate and, in addition to the selected readings below, students will be able to locate additional relevant material through consulting bibliographies in the main texts. They will also be directed to specific readings in class.

? Pre-requisites : Admission to MSc (T) Scottish Studies

Home subject area

Scottish Ethnology, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 20 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 19/09/2006 09:00 10:50 Conference Room, 27 George Square

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Thursday 09:00 10:50 Central

to follow.

One essay of 4,000 words.

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Miss Mhairi Bingham
Tel : (0131 6)50 4167
Email : Mhairi.Bingham@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Katherine Campbell
Tel : (0131 6)50 3057
Email : K.M.Campbell@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/