Unit name | Horrible Histories And All That |
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Unit code | HIST30119 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Reeks |
Open unit status | Not open |
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
none |
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
none |
Units you may not take alongside this one | |
School/department | Department of History (Historical Studies) |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
What makes a historian and a history? Many historians have been conscious of the need to tell great and memorable stories: to what extent have they sacrificed their academic credentials to do so? This unit will focus on storytellers and their techniques, from novelists and children’s historians, to ‘Twitterstorians’ and dramatists, and even comic books and video games. Indeed, the impact of new technology and media, combined with the self-consciously public role of the historian, is rapidly increasing the number of forums in which historical discourse might take place. Whether through stage-plays, social media, or television documentary, historians have found new ways to tell their stories, and storytellers have found in history a compelling subject matter. This unit will consider what it means to be a historian in the twenty-first century: does the blurring of the lines between academic and popular cultures amount to a window of opportunity, or a compromise of intellectual values?
This unit aims to:
Provide students with a sense of the range of employment opportunities in sectors adjacent to historical research.
Successful students will be able to:
Classes will involve a combination of long- and short-form lectures, class discussion, investigative activities, and practical activities. Students will be expected to engage with readings and participate on a weekly basis. This will be further supported with drop-in sessions and self-directed exercises with tutor and peer feedback.
1 x 2500-word Mock Proposal (50%) [ILOs 1-5]
1 x Timed Assessment (50%) [ILOs 1-4]
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.