Module Information

Module Identifier
WHM2020
Module Title
From anti-slavery to devolution: social justice in modern Wales
Academic Year
2026/2027
Co-ordinator
Dr Steve Thompson
Semester
Semester 2
Other Staff
 

Course Delivery

 

Assessment

Assessment Type Assessment length / details Proportion
Semester Assessment Essay  3000 Words  50%
Semester Assessment Essay  3000 Words  50%
Supplementary Assessment Essay  3000 Words  50%
Supplementary Assessment Essay  3000 Words  50%

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:

Demonstrate an understanding of a range of political campaigns in modern Wales and locate those campaigns in their particular historical contexts.

Engage with primary source materials of different types in a critical fashion in order to better understand the campaigns under consideration.

Demonstrate a critical approach to the secondary field relating to such political campaigns in Wales, but also the broader historiography of political reform and change in the British context.

Demonstrate through written work an ability to integrate methodological themes into their own research.​

Brief description

This module will focus on a range of political, reform, emancipatory, civil rights and utopian campaigns and movements in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Wales. It will focus on campaigns that addressed a variety of perceived social and political problems in modern Wales and that sought to improve the lives of its people. In each session, we will consider the identities and motivations of campaigners, the variety of tactics and methods they employed, and the successes and failures they had. The module asks to what degree Wales today has been shaped by such campaigns.

Aims

The aim is to provide a long-term perspective on political, reform, emancipatory, civil rights and utopian campaigns and movements in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Wales

Content

In ten weekly sessions of two hours each, the module will consider a range of different movement and campaigns, including among others, Chartism, disestablishment of the Church, Home Rule, female enfranchisement, peace campaigns, language protests, feminism, and devolution.

Module Skills

Skills Type Skills details
Co-ordinating with others Students will be expected to play an active part in group activities in seminars and to learn to evaluate their own contribution to such activities.
Creative 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.
Critical and analytical thinking Critical thinking will be developed through the interrogation of different types of both secondary and primary sources and the adoption of alternative perspectives to approach the history of political campaigns in modern Wales.
Professional communication Written communication skills will be developed through the coursework and written examination; skills in oral presentation will be developed in seminars but are not formally assessed.
Real world sense Students will develop a range of transferable skills, including time management and communication skills. Students will be advised on how to improve research and communication skills through individual tutorial providing feedback on submitted coursework.
Subject Specific Skills Students will develop their research skills by reading a range of historical material and evaluating their usefulness in preparation for the coursework.

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 7