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

Postgraduate Course: Traditional Song - Scots (SCET11014)

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 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaScottish Ethnology Other subject areaNone
Course website http://www.celtscot.ed.ac.uk/ Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
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 4,000 words to be submitted as set out in the programme handbook
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
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KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Katherine Campbell
Tel: (0131 6)50 3057
Email: K.M.Campbell@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Christine Lennie
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: christine.lennie@ed.ac.uk
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