Undergraduate Course: Traditional Song - Scots (SCET10024)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Scottish Ethnology |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.celtscot.ed.ac.uk/ |
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| Course description |
The course falls into three sections. The first explores the roots of the tradition, and considers the medieval forerunners we have of some of the ballads, and places the ballad tradition within its cultural context. The second examines the reworking of the tradition in the 18th and 19th centuries (literary and musical) by various individuals such as Robert Burns, Caroline Oliphant (Lady Nairne), and William Christie. The third section considers the dissemination of the tradition in the 20th century, through stage performances (including Music-Hall), commercial and archive recordings, and the availability of published collections, such as The Greig-Duncan Folk Song Collection.
In each lecture, we will focus on specific songs which will act as case-studies to exemplify the points under consideration. Attention will be paid to the particular singers from whom versions were received and also to the work of collection that transferred them from their oral milieu to the written or printed page. Recordings of traditional and revival performances will be played, and will be drawn particularly from the School of Scottish Studies Archives at the University of Edinburgh. A piece of required reading will complement each lecture, as will a short reading list related to each topic. |
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: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 11:10 - 13:00 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: Central. Conference Room, 1st Floor, 27 George Square |
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 11:10 - 13:00 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: Central. Conference Room, 1st Floor, 27 George Square |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should have:
- gained increased knowledge of the different types of song found within Scots tradition (e.g. ballad, farm songs, lyric song), and of the emphasis of collectors/editors at different periods
- gained a broad overview of the characteristics of the Scots song tradition as a whole during the three periods in question
- explored case-studies which are relevant to each of the Scots song types presented
- engaged with a range of key texts which deal with the subject of Scots song
- obtained a greater awareness of some of the issues connected with song, e.g. authenticity, orality and literacy, transmission, and revival
- gained confidence in presenting the results of personal study and research in oral and written form. |
Assessment Information
One essay of approximately 3,000 words (35%)
One oral presentation (15%)
Degree examination (50%) |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Katherine Campbell
Tel: (0131 6)50 3057
Email: K.M.Campbell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Christine Lennie
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: christine.lennie@ed.ac.uk |
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