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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : Scottish Ethnology

Undergraduate Course: Issues in Cultural Politics: North America (SCET10018)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaScottish Ethnology Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe course has as its main focus two areas of North America, Appalachia and Nova Scotia, which experienced significant settlement by Scottish emigrants in the 18th and 19th century, and where the construction of identity/identities by insiders and outsiders, past and present, relates in large measure to this background. Material from other areas will be included for comparison and contrast. Through a combination of empirical data, provided by case-studies and archive holdings, and theoretical contextualisation, issues relating to language, oral and material culture and their role in insider/outsider perceptions and centre/periphery debates will be explored in ways which are widely applicable in contemporary society world-wide.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Scotland and Orality (SCET08008) AND Visualising Scotland (SCET08009)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesVisiting students must have a background in Folklore or Anthropology (ideally at least 3 relevant courses at grade B or above). We will only consider University/College level courses for entry purposes.
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The Intended Learning Outcomes of this course are the development of a well-grounded understanding of the ways in which identities have been and are created and used in two areas of Scottish settlement in North America, and the honing of critical approaches to a subject which in the context of globalisation and diaspora studies has a contemporary relevance for ethnologists and others. Students will become acquainted with a range of primary and secondary resources for the study of this topic in the School of Scottish Studies Archives and associated library holdings as well as web-based data and discover other relevant applications of the theoretical approaches used.
Assessment Information
50% coursework: One essay (3,000 words) 35% and one oral presentation (assessed) 15%; 50% degree examination (2 hours)
Special Arrangements
None
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Margaret Mackay
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: Margaret.A.Mackay@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Christine Lennie
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: christine.lennie@ed.ac.uk
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