Postgraduate Course: Tradition and Modernity (Online) (SCET11030)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course examines the varying roles of the traditional arts in contemporary Scottish society, including the politics of tradition and reconstructions of the past to serve the present. |
| Course description |
1. Revival and Re-Creation
2. Tradition in the Media
3. Value and Integrity - handling the tradition
4. Paying the Piper - The Politics of Tradition
5. The Changing Role of Archives - collecting for the future?
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
87 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One essay of 1500 words (60%)
One literature review (40%)
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| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course students should have
* An advanced understanding of competing conceptualisations of tradition
* A familiarity with the political context of the traditional arts in Scotland
* The ability to engage critically with theories of cultural revivalism
* A sound empirical knowledge of the traditional arts scene in Scotland in its international context
* An understanding of archiving principles and practice
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Reading List
Online resources
www.tobarandualchais.co.uk
www.oraltradition.org
http://www.siefhome.org/
www.scran.ac.uk
http://www.afsnet.org/
http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/
Key electronic journals:
Bealoideas http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=bealoideas
Ethnomusicology http://www.jstor.org/page/journal/ethnomusicology/about.html
Folklore http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=folklore
Folk Music Journal http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=folkmusij
Journal of American Folklore http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/jaf/
Journal of Folklore Research http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=jfolkrese&
International Journal of Intangible Heritage http://www.ijih.org/mainMgr.ijih?cmd=mainPageView
Review of Scottish Culture (copyright held by University of Edinburgh, not yet available digitally, and selected articles to be scanned and made available)
Scottish Studies (not yet available digitally but copyright owned by University of Edinburgh, and selected articles to be scanned and made available)
West, G. Voicing Scotland: Folk, Culture, Nation, Luath Press, Edinburgh, 2012.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
* Critical engagement with literature
* Oral and written communication
* Confidence in handling policy documents
* Listening and debating skills |
| Keywords | TaMOnline |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Gary West
Tel: (0131 6)50 4151
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Harvey
Tel: (0131 6)51 1822
Email: |
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