Postgraduate Course: The Material Culture of Gender in Eighteenth Century Britain (PGHC11144)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course provides an advanced analysis of the material and visual cultures of gender in Britain in the eighteenth century; it builds on themes introduced in the course 'Britain and America in the 18th Century: Material and Visual Cultures', including key themes and methodologies associated with the study of gender in a historical context. It is designed as an in-depth preparation for dissertation research. Teaching (11 sessions) is based on set reading and small-group tutorial discussion. Contemporary testimony - based on diaries, journals and letters - is a particular focus for reading and analysis. Themes include theories and methodologies of gender and material culture; gender, space and the city; comfort and the home; country houses and masculinity; style and taste; the gendered consumer; material culture and the cult of politeness; emotions and the social life of things; sexual boundaries and clothing. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 10 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| 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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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One 3000 word essay on a theme agreed with the Course Organiser, or a piece of work as specified by the programme.
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will have an advanced knowledge and critical understanding of the material cultures of gender in eighteenth century Britain at a level that provides a foundation for future independent research. In particular, the course seeks:
- to provide a foundation awareness of the theoretical and methodological issues that underpin the study of material cultures of gender in past times.
- to provide an introduction to the types of sources that are used in such studies, including, in particular, material and visual sources and personal testimonies
- to encourage the student's ability to read and contextualize challenging research-based texts.
- to provide an opportunity for small group discussion, including the ability to direct such discussion.
- to enable students to make effective use of library and IT resources.
- to provide an opportunity for a sustained piece of critical writing on a theme arising from the course.
- to facilitate the transition towards in-depth research in the field for those students who wish to undertake a dissertation on some aspect of gender and material culture in eighteenth century Britain.
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Stana Nenadic
Tel: (0131 6)50 3839
Email: Stana.Nenadic@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lindsay Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Lindsay.Scott@ed.ac.uk |
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