Undergraduate Course: Scotland and Orality (SCET08008)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course takes an ethnological approach to the theme of orality in the context of Scotland's rich song and oral narrative traditions. Students will be introduced to key concepts and theories relating to the performance and transmission of oral material, and case studies relating to a selection of songs, ballads, legends and folktales will be presented, with material being drawn from the School of Scottish Studies Archives as well as printed collections. The interaction between orality and print will also be examined in relation to both song and narrative, with examples drawn from themes such as the collections of Robert Burns; songs of love, politics, protest and satire; legends and folktales. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 45 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 33,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
158 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Course work: one essay of 3,000 words, week 10 (35%); tutorial-based assignments (15%)
Degree examination: one two-hour paper comprising (50%) |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Scotland and Orality | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate a sound knowledge of the field of orality within an ethnological context;
- demonstrate a solid grasp of the main genres of oral transmission;
- demonstrate a familiarity with the implications of the UNESCO concept of Intangible Cultural Heritage;
- demonstrate basic fieldwork and archival skills relating to the collecting and organisation of oral material;
- apply a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of oral culture.
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Reading List
It is likely that the following books will be particularly helpful to you.
NB We stock the first one (A Guid Hairst) and it is recommended that you purchase it.
Katherine Campbell, Will Lamb, Neill Martin and Gary West (eds) "A Guid Hairst": Collecting and Archiving Scottish Tradition, Essays in Honour of Dr Margaret A. Mackay. Maastricht: Shaker Publishing, 2013.*
Mackay, Margaret A. (ed.) Scottish Life and Society: An Introduction to Scottish Ethnology (A Compendium of Scottish Ethnology, vol. 1). Edinburgh: John Donald in association with the European Ethnological Research Centre, 2013.
Beech, John et al. (eds) Scottish Life and Society: Oral Literature and Performance Culture (A Compendium of Scottish Ethnology, vol. 10). Edinburgh: John Donald in association with the European Ethnological Research Centre, 2007.
Chambers, Bob (ed.) The Carrying Stream Flows On. Lewis: Islands Book Trust, 2013.
Edwards, Viv and Thomas J. Sienkewicz Oral Cultures Past and Present: Rappin' and Homer. Oxford: Blackwell, 1990.
Finnegan, Ruth H. Oral Traditions and the Verbal Arts: A Guide to Research Practices. London: Routledge, 1992.
Foley, John Miles How to Read an Oral Poem. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2002.
Georges, Robert A. Folkloristics: An Introduction. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1995.
* Available from Christine Lennie in the Undergraduate Teaching Office, 50 George Square, Room 1.08, price £10. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Katherine Campbell
Tel: (0131 6)50 3057
Email: K.M.Campbell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Christine Lennie
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: christine.lennie@ed.ac.uk |
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