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This course will examine support for and opposition to Jacobitism in Scotland in the long eighteenth century. It will explore the development of Jacobite cultures and identities and the long-term legacies of Jacobitism in Scotland.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course will explore Scotland’s complex relationship with the Jacobite cause, encompassing the revolution of 1688–90, the risings of 1715 and 1745, and the rehabilitation and romanticisation of Jacobitism into the nineteenth century.
Students will develop in-depth knowledge of topics such as Jacobite religious and political thought; the material and visual culture of Jacobitism; and the role of Jacobitism within Britain’s emerging empire. Although the course focuses primarily on Scotland, students will be encouraged to place Jacobitism in its broader contexts of British, Irish, European and Atlantic history. The course encourages students to think critically about Jacobitism as a movement; how support for the exiled Stuarts was sustained against a backdrop of suppression and opposition; and how Jacobitism both shaped and was shaped by changes in Scottish politics and society.
Heavy emphasis will be placed on major bodies of primary sources on this subject, such as The Lyon in Mourning, and the wealth of pamphlets relating to Jacobitism in the university’s MacBean Collection. The course will introduce students to a variety of sources for approaching this topic, including government documents, letters, diaries, portraiture, literature, poetry and music. By including a diverse range of primary material, students are encouraged to reflect critically on the nature of Jacobitism as a movement, what attracted people to support the exiled Stuarts or oppose them, and to interrogate the uses and values of different kinds of historical sources.
Students will engage with key historiographical debates around Jacobitism and anti-Jacobitism, through interviews conducted with leading historians on the subject. The course further considers how and why Jacobitism has become one of the most romanticised and mythologised subjects in Scottish history, interrogating the legacies of this in the historiography and in popular culture.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 9 | Feedback Weeks | 11 | |
| Feedback |
Historiographical review: a comparative analysis of the historiographical arguments and approaches in a selected pair of peer-reviewed academic articles. Word Count: 1,500 Feedback will be provided online via MyAberdeen |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | To develop a critical and comparative appreciation of key debates and controversies |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | To evaluate different historiographical interpretations of Jacobitism in its Scottish context and assess its significance as a movement |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | To evaluate different types of primary and secondary sources. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 60 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 17 | Feedback Weeks | 19 | |
| Feedback |
Feedback will be provided online via MyAberdeen |
Word Count | 3000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | To analyse different Jacobite cultures, how these have affected perceptions of Jacobitism as a movement, and how these perceptions have changed over time |
| Conceptual | Analyse | To develop a critical and comparative appreciation of key debates and controversies |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | To evaluate different historiographical interpretations of Jacobitism in its Scottish context and assess its significance as a movement |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | To evaluate different types of primary and secondary sources. |
| Conceptual | Understand | To understand Jacobitism in its broader contexts of British, Irish, European and Atlantic history |
| Factual | Understand | To develop a detailed familiarity with the ideologies and beliefs associated with Jacobitism and opposition to it |
| Reflection | Apply | To engage in intellectual debate and constructive criticism through written assessments, interactive discussions, and private study |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 | Feedback Weeks | 7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18 | |
| Feedback |
Feedback will be provided online via MyAberdeen by course coordinator participation in, and commenting on, Discussion Forum posts by students |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Analyse | To analyse different Jacobite cultures, how these have affected perceptions of Jacobitism as a movement, and how these perceptions have changed over time |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | To evaluate different types of primary and secondary sources. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
One 5,000-word essay, including an element of historiographical review, to ensure that all outcomes are being met Feedback will be provided online via MyAberdeen |
Word Count | 5000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Evaluate | To evaluate different historiographical interpretations of Jacobitism in its Scottish context and assess its significance as a movement |
| Conceptual | Analyse | To develop a critical and comparative appreciation of key debates and controversies |
| Reflection | Apply | To engage in intellectual debate and constructive criticism through written assessments, interactive discussions, and private study |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | To evaluate different types of primary and secondary sources. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | To analyse different Jacobite cultures, how these have affected perceptions of Jacobitism as a movement, and how these perceptions have changed over time |
| Factual | Understand | To develop a detailed familiarity with the ideologies and beliefs associated with Jacobitism and opposition to it |
| Conceptual | Understand | To understand Jacobitism in its broader contexts of British, Irish, European and Atlantic history |
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