Last modified: 16 Aug 2024 15:46
This course discusses how a wide range of media - from photography to comics, monuments to film - shape our understanding of the past. This course allows students to examine the visualisation of history from a theoretical and critical perspective, applied to the study of specific cultural case studies and contexts.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course introduces different media that play a key role in visualising history and memory. Key areas will typically include, but are not limited to: photography, monuments, museums, films, comics and political cartoons, with relevant case studies relating to history, memory and heritage.
The course allows students to develop theoretical and critical skills, applied within transnational frameworks. Students will study both theoretical texts and cultural representations, and will be able to pursue further research on specific texts and topics.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 31 | Feedback Weeks | 34 | |
| Feedback |
At least 6 entries of 400 words each. Written feedback with optional individual follow-up |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | You will gain advanced understanding of the role of visual media for the construction of cultural memory |
| Factual | Analyse | You will demonstrate an ability to synthesise material from disparate sources and to take account of the wider cultural context that inform representations of history, heritage and memory. |
| Procedural | Apply | You will acquire habits for autonomous learning, independently applying frameworks from memory studies and visual studies to unfamiliar material. |
| Procedural | Create | You will articulate your views on representations of the past in speech and writing using the appropriate methodologies of memory studies and visual studies |
| Procedural | Evaluate | You will select, evaluate and organise primary and secondary material and will be able to apply of methodologies for the analysis of visual culture |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 30 | Feedback Weeks | 34 | |
| Feedback |
Written feedback with optional individual follow-up. |
Word Count | 2500 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Factual | Analyse | You will demonstrate an ability to synthesise material from disparate sources and to take account of the wider cultural context that inform representations of history, heritage and memory. |
| Procedural | Create | You will articulate your views on representations of the past in speech and writing using the appropriate methodologies of memory studies and visual studies |
| Procedural | Evaluate | You will select, evaluate and organise primary and secondary material and will be able to apply of methodologies for the analysis of visual culture |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 39 | Feedback Weeks | 42 | |
| Feedback |
Individual written feedback on coursework will be provided. Tutors have office hours for optional further discussion and feedback. |
Word Count | 3500 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | You will gain advanced understanding of the role of visual media for the construction of cultural memory |
| Factual | Analyse | You will demonstrate an ability to synthesise material from disparate sources and to take account of the wider cultural context that inform representations of history, heritage and memory. |
| Procedural | Apply | You will acquire habits for autonomous learning, independently applying frameworks from memory studies and visual studies to unfamiliar material. |
| Procedural | Create | You will articulate your views on representations of the past in speech and writing using the appropriate methodologies of memory studies and visual studies |
| Procedural | Evaluate | You will select, evaluate and organise primary and secondary material and will be able to apply of methodologies for the analysis of visual culture |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | 31 | Feedback Weeks | 34 | |
| Feedback |
Duration: 10 minutes Written feedback with optional individual follow-up. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | You will gain advanced understanding of the role of visual media for the construction of cultural memory |
| Factual | Analyse | You will demonstrate an ability to synthesise material from disparate sources and to take account of the wider cultural context that inform representations of history, heritage and memory. |
| Procedural | Create | You will articulate your views on representations of the past in speech and writing using the appropriate methodologies of memory studies and visual studies |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 50 | Feedback Weeks | 52 | |
| Feedback |
Students are required to resit if they have failed the course overall. Feedback will be provided electronically |
Word Count | 4000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Procedural | Create | You will articulate your views on representations of the past in speech and writing using the appropriate methodologies of memory studies and visual studies |
| Procedural | Evaluate | You will select, evaluate and organise primary and secondary material and will be able to apply of methodologies for the analysis of visual culture |
| Procedural | Apply | You will acquire habits for autonomous learning, independently applying frameworks from memory studies and visual studies to unfamiliar material. |
| Conceptual | Understand | You will gain advanced understanding of the role of visual media for the construction of cultural memory |
| Factual | Analyse | You will demonstrate an ability to synthesise material from disparate sources and to take account of the wider cultural context that inform representations of history, heritage and memory. |
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