Postgraduate Course: Scottish Emigrant Traditions (SCET11005)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
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 explores the concepts of culture transfer and adaptation in the context of Scottish emigration. The approach is based upon community case studes, mainly in Eastern Canada, though material is included from other areas of settlement. Various genres of oral tradition and aspects of material culture and community life are dealt with, largely from the perspective of a Highlands and Islands background. |
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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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Learning Outcomes
| Students will gain an empirical knowledge of settlement history and patterns and the nature of culture transfer and adaptation there; experience in close reading of relevant texts and other sources for the subject; an ability to apply theoretical and analytical approaches to the material; an understanding of the life and culture of diaspora Scots, mainly from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, in comparative contexts.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Robert Dunbar
Tel: (0131 6)50 3621
Email: Rob.Dunbar@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Christine Lennie
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: christine.lennie@ed.ac.uk |
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