Undergraduate Course: Social History 2.2: The Making of the Modern Body (ECSH08041)
Course Outline
| School |
School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Economic and Social History |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
|
Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course explores the ways in which the human body has been socially constructed, experienced and regulated in the past. A wide range of 'bodies' are considered, including the male and female body, the degenerate body, the freakish body, the robotic body, and the dead body. The course is intended to be comparative, both geographically and chronologically. The geographic focus is the western body (Britain, Europe and America), with some additional discussion of the British Empire and the colonial body. Chronologically, the course focuses upon the early-modern and modern periods, c.1450 to the present.
|
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
|
Co-requisites |
|
| Prohibited Combinations |
|
Other requirements |
Pre-requisite Requirements: A pass in any first level course.
|
| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
Visiting students should usually have at least 1 introductory level Economic and Social History course at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this) for entry to this course. We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
|
| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
|
WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 11:10 - 12:00 | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 11:10 - 12:00 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | 11:10 - 12:00 | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 11:10 - 12:00, Zone: Central. Robson Building Lecture Theatre |
| Additional information |
To attend one tutorial each week.
Venues of Lectures:
Mondays 11.10-12.00, Robson Building Lecture Theatre
Wednesdays 11.10-12.00, Robson Building Lecture Theatre
Thursdays 11.10-12.00, Appleton Tower, Lecture Theatre 3
|
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 1:30 | 12 sides | Not to be scheduled on same day as Social History 2.1 ECSH08008 | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Resit Paper | 1:30 | 12 sides | Not to be scheduled on same day as Social History 2.1 ECSH08008 |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- appreciate and evaluate the changing ways in which social, medical and political commentators have conceptualised the human body over time and between places
- demonstrate a reasoned understanding of the key historical debates, theories and approaches encountered in histories of the body
- relate such debates to broader processes of social change
In addition they should be able to:
- show, through essays and examinations, the ability to collect, analyse and compare evidence in order to assemble a structured, coherent and supported argument
- demonstrate, through group presentations, the ability to produce sound, structured and supported arguments, and to process and respond to the arguments of others
- display good time-management and the ability to organize the workload effectively in order to meet the established deadlines
|
Assessment Information
| The course will be assessed by means of one essay of 2000 words (counting for 20% of the final mark), an assignment (counting for 20% of the final mark, including 15% for a group presentation and 5% for a research diary), and a 1.5 hour examination taking place in the April/May diet (counting for 60% of the final mark) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Gayle Davis
Tel:
Email: Gayle.Davis@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Judith Mcalister
Tel:
Email: judith.mcalister@ed.ac.uk |
|
copyright 2011 The University of Edinburgh -
31 January 2011 7:35 am
|
University Homepage