Postgraduate Course: Tradition and Modernity (Online) (SCET11030)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This 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?
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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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
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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.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
* Critical engagement with literature
* Oral and written communication
* Confidence in handling policy documents
* Listening and debating skills |
| Keywords | TaMOnline |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Gary West
Tel: (0131 6)50 4151
Email: Gary.West@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Alan Binnie
Tel: (0131 6)51 1822
Email: Alan.Binnie@ed.ac.uk |
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