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

Postgraduate Course: Tradition and Modernity (Online) (SCET11030)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course examines the varying roles of the traditional arts in contemporary Scottish society, including the politics of tradition and reconstructions of the past to serve the present.
Course description 1. Revival and Re-Creation
2. Tradition in the Media
3. Value and Integrity - handling the tradition
4. Paying the Piper - The Politics of Tradition
5. The Changing Role of Archives - collecting for the future?
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course students should have
* An advanced understanding of competing conceptualisations of tradition
* A familiarity with the political context of the traditional arts in Scotland
* The ability to engage critically with theories of cultural revivalism
* A sound empirical knowledge of the traditional arts scene in Scotland in its international context
* An understanding of archiving principles and practice
Reading List
Online resources
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)

West, G. Voicing Scotland: Folk, Culture, Nation, Luath Press, Edinburgh, 2012.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills * Critical engagement with literature
* Oral and written communication
* Confidence in handling policy documents
* Listening and debating skills
KeywordsTaMOnline
Contacts
Course organiserProf Gary West
Tel: (0131 6)50 4151
Email: Gary.West@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Alan Binnie
Tel: (0131 6)51 1822
Email: Alan.Binnie@ed.ac.uk
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