Postgraduate Course: The Traditional Arts in Scotland: History and Context (Online) (SCET11031)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Scottish Ethnology |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course provides an historical and contextual foundation for an appreciation and understanding of the transmission and performance of song and storytelling within Scotland. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
87 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
80 %,
Practical Exam
20 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course students should have
* An understanding of change and continuity as a single paradigm
* A firm grasp of key social and political patterns in relation to Scotland's cultural history
* A familiarity with the main theoretical positions relating to the orality/literary interface
* The ability to place the verbal arts in Scotland within their historical and diachronic context |
Assessment Information
One audio transcription exercise (40%)
One critical evaluation of a key archived performance text (40%)
One 10 minute oral presentation (via Learn Collaborate) (20%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
1. The Dynamics of Historical Change
2. The Dynamics of Continuity
3. Narratives of Dislocation (clearance, migration, urbanization)
4. Inter-generational Transmission in a Literary Culture
5. Intellectual Threads and the Power of Locality
Reflections, Consolidations and Conclusions |
| Transferable skills |
* Oral and written communication
* Listening and evaluation skills
* Archive-centred search and retrieval skills
* Planning and time management
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| Reading list |
www.tobarandualchais.co.uk
www.oraltradition.org
http://www.siefhome.org/
www.scran.ac.uk
http://www.afsnet.org/
http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/
Key electronic journals:
Bealoideas http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=bealoideas
Ethnomusicology http://www.jstor.org/page/journal/ethnomusicology/about.html
Folklore http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=folklore
Folk Music Journal http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=folkmusij
Journal of American Folklore http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/jaf/
Journal of Folklore Research http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublication?journalCode=jfolkrese&
International Journal of Intangible Heritage http://www.ijih.org/mainMgr.ijih?cmd=mainPageView
Review of Scottish Culture (copyright held by University of Edinburgh, not yet available digitally, and selected articles to be scanned and made available)
Scottish Studies (not yet available digitally but copyright owned by University of Edinburgh, and selected articles to be scanned and made available)
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Each theme runs for two weeks, with one week of consolidation and reflection in Week 11. All materials are available via the Blackboard LEARN environment, and comprise
* Set of short video lectures
* Primary core reading lists
* Supplementary resource list
* Participation in themed seminar threads on discussion board
* Guidance and instructions for online primary research tasks
* Participation in synchronous virtual classrooms (using Collaborate) |
| Keywords | TTAiS |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Gary West
Tel: (0131 6)50 4151
Email: Gary.West@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Harvey
Tel: (0131 6)51 1822
Email: Sarah.Harvey@ed.ac.uk |
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