Leisure and the Rise of Industrial Society in Britain C.1780-1880 (VS1) (U02280)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCA-3-VSLeisInd

This course is taught through nine 1.5 hour lectures and eight 1.5 hour tutorial sessions. The course seeks to examine developments in leisure, in particular changes and continuities in the extent of free time and the manner in which it was utilised, in a period of industrialisation. The relationship between such changes and the broader economic, social and cultural context is examined here within a British context. Covering the period from the onset of industrialisation to the later nineteenth century, the course also uses leisure as a way into examining many of the forces shaping society in a period of unprecedented change. Particular attention is paid to the impact of class, age, and gender, along with distinctions based on regional and national identities. Here, these themes are examined in the context of the transition from an outwardly 'traditional' recreational calendar, marked by local diversity and informed by notions of 'custom', to a recognisably 'modern' leisure culture, in which events which were more national in scope and more regular, both in terms of the frequency with which they took place and the order by which they were conducted, bounded by formal sets of rules.

Entry Requirements

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : ES0012

? Pre-requisites : Visiting students should normally have 3 to 4 History courses at grade B or above.

? Prohibited combinations : May not be taken together with 'Leisure and Society in Britain, c.1780-1939'.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Economic and Social History, (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
20/09/2007	11:30	13:00	Room G.09, William Robertson Building	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	11:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	11:10	13:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	16:10	18:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : Mon plus Thurs morning or afternoon.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- To develop students' appreciation of the diversity of sources available to historians, and to encourage a critical evaluation of their uses in promoting an understanding of the role of leisure within society.
- To promote an appreciation of many of the sources of change and continuity in British society in this period.
- To encourage a critical awareness of the theories, methodologies, and concepts utilised by historians, sociologists, and economists to explain developments in leisure patterns, and how they relate to the broader processes of economic and social change.
- To enable students to comment intelligently on, among other things, the particular appeal of Blackpool as a holiday destination and the enduring role of alcohol in popular recreational culture.
- Student-led seminars are intended to develop the presentation and verbal skills of participating students.
- Written assignments are intended to develop the literary skills of students and their ability to construct coherent argument and analysis.

Assessment Information

One essay of 3000 words which will count as 25% of the final assessment.

One take home examination essay which will count as 75% of the final assessment.