Module Information

Module Identifier
MW34220
Module Title
NATIONAL IDENTITIES IN THE BRITISH ISLES 1801-1914
Academic Year
2010/2011
Co-ordinator
Semester
Intended for use in future years
Mutually Exclusive
Mutually Exclusive
Mutually Exclusive

Course Delivery

Delivery Type Delivery length / details
Seminars / Tutorials
Lecture
 

Assessment

Assessment Type Assessment length / details Proportion
Semester Assessment 1 X 2,500 WORD ESSAY  Essay: 2 essays 2,500 words each  30%
Semester Exam 2 Hours   70%

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
a) Demonstrate familiarity with a substantial body of historical knowledge relating to the formation of national identities in Britain and Ireland in the period 1800-1914.
b) Reflect critically on the formation of national identities in the four nations of the British Isles and their relationship to an overarching British identity.
c) Demonstrate familiarity with a wide range of historical techniques relevant to the study of national identities in the past
d) Gather and sift appropriate items of historical evidence
e) Read, analyse and reflect critically on secondary texts.
f) Develop the ability to evaluate strengths and weaknesses of particular historical arguments and where necessary challenge them.
g) Develop oral (not assessed) and written skills which will have been improved through seminar discussions and essays
h) Work both independently and collaboratively, and to participate in group discussions (not assessed).

Brief description

This module will examine the creation and development of national identities in the British Isles following the Union of Britain and Ireland in 1801. It will draw upon the theoretical work on the construction of 'imagined communities' to inform the discussion of specific themes. Among these themes will be the creation of a British identity and the tensions caused by competing identities; the generation of new 'traditions'; war and popular imperialism; attitudes to out-groups and gender; and the mobilisation of national allegiances in leisure activities, especially sport. The recent debate on the nature of 'British history' will also be discussed.


Reading Lists

  1. Recommended Text
  2. Britons: Forging the Nation 1707-1837 - Linda Colley Nineteenth Century Britain - Keith Robbins

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6