Postgraduate Course: Tobar an Dualchais / Kist o Riches: Analytical Case Study (Online) (SCET11032)
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 facilitates direct engagement with the key online resources for the study of Scotland's cultural tradition. Students will undertake empirical micro-analyses of chosen case studies, spread over 3 weeks each, exploring and applying key ethnological theories. |
| Course description |
1. The creative voice - artist case study (3 weeks)
2. Conceptualising locality - place (3 weeks)
3. Genre-based case study (3 weeks)
4. Consolidation and finalisation of course work.
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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
* A detailed understanding of the creativity and style of one tradition bearer
* The ability to contextualise that artist's repertoire and style within the wider tradition and peer community
* An enhanced appreciation of the role of tradition in informing a sense of place
* An empirically-driven understanding of the key folklore genres present within Tobar an Dualchais
* The skills and knowledge to present a close analysis of the performance and transmission of one key ethnological genre.
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Reading List
Key electronic 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) |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
* Confidence in handling online resources
* Ability to synthesise large bodies of ethnographic data
* Sound editing skills
* Scripting skills for radio/podcasts
* Oral presentation skills
* Written communication skills |
| Keywords | TD/KR |
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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