Postgraduate Course: A Crucible for Change: Enlightenment in Britain, 1688-1801 (PGHC11201)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Postgraduate (History, Classics and Archaeology) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is based on issues discussed in the course organiser's contribution to Martin Fitzpatrick et al, eds., The Enlightenment World (London and New York: Routledge, 2004) and a chapter in his book British History 1660-1832: National Identity and Local Culture (1998/9). There has been renewed interest in the national context of the Enlightenment in the last twenty years, and this course will provide a framework for exploring this issue in a British context, including Ireland's cultural relationship to the idea of Britain in the eighteenth century. Subjects that will be explored will include:
- Newton and the Enlightenment in Britain
- The Huguenots and European Influence on the early Enlightenment in Britain
- The Revolution of 1688 and the origins of British Enlightenment culture
- The Growth of Toleration in Britain
- The Rise of the Public in British Enlightenment culture
- The expansion of commerce and culture
- The extension of 'Englishness' through Enlightenment culture
- The Urban Renaissance of the British Enlightenment
- Club culture
- Gender and the idea of Britain
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 2 |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
(
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will enhance their skills at close reading and analysis of primary texts and secondary literature. They will also:
- Explore the complex literature relating to cultural history in a national context.
- Test their ideas in inter-active seminars.
- Develop their analytical skills through writing a 3000 word essay on a question to be agreed with the course organiser.
- Take responsibility for their own learning and develop their ability to carry out independent research.
- Develop expertise in the use of the outstanding array of research resources relating to this course available in Edinburgh.
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Assessment Information
| One essay of 3000 words. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Crucible Change Enlightenment Britain |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alexander Murdoch
Tel: (0131 6)50 4033
Email: Alex.Murdoch@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lindsay Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Lindsay.Scott@ed.ac.uk |
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