? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : LLC-P-P03223

The course will focus on Gaelic song and its role in society. The approach will be thematic, and the areas to be addressed will include song and sense of place, religion, the emigrant experience, the role of the township bard, and community and labour. The overall aim will be to show how song interacts with the community. Performance will be emphasised, and the course will draw on recordings housed in the School of Scottish Studies Archives at the University of Edinburgh as well as on live sung examples.

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

Home subject area

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

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) 50 minutes per week for 11 weeks

By the end of the course students should have:
- gained an enhanced view of the role of Gaelic song in the community
- explored case-studies of songs which are relevant to each of the themes presented in the semester
- gained an understanding of the ways in which Gaelic song has developed in response to community and individual needs
- engaged with a range of key texts which deal with the subject of Gaelic song
- become familiar with a range of relevant scholarship on the themes covered in the semester
- gained confidence in presenting the results of personal study and research in oral and written form.

One essay of approximately 4,000 words to be submitted as set out in the programme handbook.

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

Course Secretary

Ms Christine Lennie
Tel : (0131 6)50 4167
Email : clennie@staffmail.ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

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

Course Website : http://www.celtscot.ed.ac.uk/

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

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