Module Information
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Seminar | 10 x 2 Hour Seminars |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Essay 2,500/3,000 word essay | 50% |
| Semester Assessment | Essay 1 2,500/3,000 word essay | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Essay 1 2,500/3,000 word essay | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Essay 2 2,500/3,000 word essay | 50% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Identify the primary historical sources used by historians in reconstructing the history of class and community in this period
Locate examples of such evidence and explain the reasons for archival survival
Demonstrate an understanding of the relevant historiography, its evolution and the key problems currently addressed by historians in this field
Discuss with others the interpretative problems and prospects associated with this topic, including definition of class and community
Illustrate, analyse and evaluate the surviving evidence and the associated historiography in an extended written discussion
Brief description
This module explores the means by which political aspirations were expressed through concensual concepts of community both local and national from the mid-nineteenth century onwards and assesses the degree to which this formation was replaced by sectional class loyalties in the twentieth century.
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7