Scottish Emigrant Traditions (P00878)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : LLC-P-P00878

This course explores the concepts of culture transfer and adaptation in the context of Scottish emigration. The approach is based upon community case studes, mainly in Eastern Canada, though material is included from other areas of settlement. Various genres of oral tradition and aspects of material culture and community life are dealt with, largely from the perspective of a Highlands and Islands background.

Entry Requirements

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

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
08/01/2008	11:10	13:00	Room 1.09, 27-29 George Square	Central	Conference Room

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will gain an empirical knowledge of settlement history and patterns and the nature of culture transfer and adaptation there; experience in close reading of relevant texts and other sources for the subject; an ability to apply theoretical and analytical approaches to the material; an understanding of the life and culture of diaspora Scots, mainly from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, in comparative contexts.