Postgraduate Course: Approaches to Diaspora and Migration History (PGHC11303)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Postgraduate (School of History and Classics) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This course introduces students to the different methodologies and approaches employed by historians of diasporas and migrations in a variety of contexts and time periods. The emphasis will be on evaluating and assessing innovative methodologies which emphasize comparative and transnational approaches to the movement of people, ideas and cultures in the past. The course will also explore the potential for the interdisciplinary study of migration by critically examining the value and limitations of theoretical perspectives offered by other related disciplines such as anthropology, political science, sociology, cultural studies and literature. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course should be able to demonstrate :
- an advanced knowledge of the principal methodological and theoretical approaches to the historical study of diasporas and migrations;
- a critical understanding of the relative strengths and weaknesses of these approaches and of equal significance the implications for historical writing;
- an ability to engage with the potential offered by interdisciplinary study of the historical movement of people, ideas and cultures.
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Assessment Information
| One essay of 3,000 words. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Enda Delaney
Tel: (0131 6)50 3755
Email: enda.delaney@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mr Nicholas Ovenden
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Niko.Ovenden@ed.ac.uk |
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