Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
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Lecture | 18 x 50 minutes lectures |
Seminars / Tutorials | 10 x 50 minute seminars plus individual essay tutorials of 10-15 minutes |
Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
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Semester Assessment | 2 X 2,500 WORDS ESSAYS | 40% |
Semester Exam | 3 Hours 1 X 3 HOUR CLOSED EXAMINATION | 60% |
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Demonstrate a firm grounding in the secondary source material and the ongoing debates in the study of crime and riot in Wales in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries
Reflect upon and critically analyze secondary and primary sources.
Collect, collate and analyze historical evidence and produce both oral and written arguments
Work independently and collaboratively (not assessed).
Produce work in a professional manner and demonstrate skills appropriate to the study of history.
This module concentrates on the period between the Methodist Revival and the Treachery of the Blue Books, two significant developments in the history of Wales and the formation of modern Welsh identity. It has been suggested that part of the response to the Blue Books was the creation of an image of Wales as `the land of white gloves' untainted by lawlessness and immorality. Yet historians have also identified riotous and violent elements which co-existed side by side with the moralizing influence of the Revival and the growth of Nonconformity. The aim of this module is to investigate these conflicting sides of Welsh society and to explore the attitudes of the population in general to crime and immorality, along with some of the causes of riot and unrest in the period. Students will be introduced to some of the ongoing historical debates relating to these themes, such as the discussion of whether or not eighteenth-century society was inherently violent and the extent to which protests such as food riots arose out of notions of social justice and the moral economy of the crowd.
This module gives students the opportunity to explore the themes of crime, riot and unrest in Wales in this period within the context of the rich secondary literature available in this field. It introduces students to some of the debates, issues and problems which arise for historians researching in these areas. This module is already available through the medium of Welsh so providing an English-medium version will broaden the range of choice available to English-medium students of Welsh history and to those studying on the medieval and early modern degree scheme as well as other history students.
Skills Type | Skills details |
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Application of Number | |
Communication | Read a wide range of both primary and secondary texts; improve listening skills during the lectures, and consequently develop skills in note taking; demonstrate and develop the ability to communicate ideas in two essays; skills in oral presentation will be developed in seminars but not assessed. |
Improving own Learning and Performance | Show awareness of own learning styles, personal preferences and needs; devise and apply realistic learning and self management strategies; devise a personal action plan to include short and long-term goals and to develop personal awareness of how to improve on these. |
Information Technology | Students will be encouraged to locate suitable material on the web and to apply it appropriately to their own work. Students will also be encouraged to word-process their work. These skills will not be formally assessed. |
Personal Development and Career planning | Develop awareness of personal skills and qualities in relation to course in progression; plan and prepare for future course/career. |
Problem solving | Identify problems and factors which might influence potential solutions; develop creative thinking approaches to problem solving; evaluate advantages and disadvantages of potential solutions. |
Research skills | Understand a range of research methods and plans and carry out research; produce academically appropriate pieces of written work |
Subject Specific Skills | |
Team work | Understand the concept of group dynamics; contribute to the setting of group goals; contribute effectively to the planning of group activities; play an active part in group activities (e.g. short group presentations in seminars); exercise negotiation and persuasion skills; evaluate group activities and own contribution. |
This module is at CQFW Level 6