AUTUMN SEMESTER (60 credits) Compulsory: V14481 RESEARCH METHODS IN HISTORY 30 Credits – V14558 RESEARCH METHODS IN HISTORY 20 Credits – David Laven Convenor: Contributors: Spencer Mawby, Ross Balzaretti, Karen Adler, Harry Cocks Summary of Content: The module has two purposes. The first is to consider the influence of eminent writers, thinkers, and theorists upon historical (and other) scholarly research. The authors examined change on an annual basis, and the aim is not to suggest the existence of a canon. This year the work of Simone de Beauvoir, Michel Foucault, Karl Marx, Pierre Nora, Pierre Bourdieu will be examined. As such the content cuts across divides of chronology and genre in order to analyse the commonalities and differences in the way historians and social scientists think about their work. In the seminars, students will undertake a close reading and discussion of a seminal work by one of the authors, followed, in the subsequent seminar, by an evaluation of the impact of the work upon historical writing and historical method. The second purpose of the module is to develop students’ research methods and to hone the approaches required in advanced historical research. will include bibliographical searching, locating primary sources, writing research proposals and other practical techniques necessary for historical research. Particular emphasis will be placed on the use of archives, making use of the holdings of university’s own Archives and Special Collections. Part-time students will take this compulsory module in second year. Method and Frequency of Activity Number per Duration Further Details Class week Seminar 1 2 hours Seminar 1 1 hour Method of Assessment Type Weighting Details Coursework 70% 1 x 5,000 word essay 30cr Coursework 30% 1 x 2,000 word book review Method of Assessment Type Weighting Details Coursework 70% 1 x 4,000 word 20cr Coursework 30% 1 x 1,000 word book review
AUTUMN SEMESTER (60 credits) Compulsory: V14481 – RESEARCH METHODS IN HISTORY 30 Credits V14558 – RESEARCH METHODS IN HISTORY 20 Credits Convenor: David Laven Contributors: Spencer Mawby, Ross Balzaretti, Karen Adler, Harry Cocks Summary of Content: The module has two purposes. The first is to consider the influence of eminent writers, thinkers, and theorists upon historical (and other) scholarly research. The authors examined change on an annual basis, and the aim is not to suggest the existence of a canon. This year the work of Simone de Beauvoir, Michel Foucault, Karl Marx, Pierre Nora, Pierre Bourdieu will be examined. As such the content cuts across divides of chronology and genre in order to analyse the commonalities and differences in the way historians and social scientists think about their work. In the seminars, students will undertake a close reading and discussion of a seminal work by one of the authors, followed, in the subsequent seminar, by an evaluation of the impact of the work upon historical writing and historical method. The second purpose of the module is to develop students’ research methods and to hone the approaches required in advanced historical research. will include bibliographical searching, locating primary sources, writing research proposals and other practical techniques necessary for historical research. Particular emphasis will be placed on the use of archives, making use of the holdings of university’s own Archives and Special Collections. Part-time students will take this compulsory module in second year. Method and Frequency of Class Activity Number per week Duration Further Details Seminar 1 2 hours Seminar 1 1 hour Method of Assessment Type Weighting Details Coursework 70% 1 x 5,000 word essay 30cr Coursework 30% 1 x 2,000 word book review Method of Assessment Type Weighting Details Coursework 70% 1 x 4,000 word 20cr Coursework 30% 1 x 1,000 word book review
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