HI306T: PEOPLE POWER: NEW SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN POST WAR SCOTLAND (2018-2019)

Last modified: 22 May 2019 17:07

Course Overview

After World War II saw the nature of Scottish politics and society radically change. Trade unionists, socialists, feminist and gay liberation activists, community organisers, Church officials, and even anti-nuclear protesters at this University politicised the issues of class, community, sexuality, youth and peace. In so doing they challenged both the assumptions of party politics, pre-existing cultural identities and traditions. Based on a substantive engagement with primary and secondary readings, this course will analyse effects of these ‘new social movements’, and consider transformation of Scotland’s post-war history in a British and European context. Download Course Guide

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	3
Term	First Term	Credit Points	30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus	Old Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Alex Campsie

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

One of Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4 or Programme Level 5
Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

The decades after the Second World War saw the nature of Scottish politics and society radically change. Trade unionists, socialists, feminist and gay liberation activists, community organisers, Church officials, and even anti-nuclear protesters at this very University politicised the issues of class, community, sexuality, youth and peace. In so doing they challenged both the assumptions of party politics, and pre-existing cultural identities and traditions. Based on a substantive engagement with primary and secondary readings, this course will analyse the effects of these ‘new social movements’, and consider the transformation of Scotland’s post-war history in a British and European context.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

First attempt: 3-hour examination (50%) 2500-word essay (40%) Class participation (10%)

Resit: 3-hours examination (100%)

Formative Assessment

750-word primary source exercise

Feedback

Students receive individual targeted feedback, including: written feedback on mid-course primary source exercise, verbal feedback on in-class performance, and written comments on assessed essay. Students may request verbal feedback on exam performance.

Course Learning Outcomes

Students will be able:
- To understand the major shifts that characterized late-twentieth-century culture and politics in Scotland, through the lens of new social movements.
- To consider these changes in both British and European contexts, understanding what was distinct about Scotland and what was not
- To develop the analytical skills needed to examine the interaction between social change and individual experience.
- To participate in class discussions in a constructive manner
- To develop the methodological skills historians use when analysing different types of primary source including film, political propaganda, oral history, social science.
- To develop skills in terms of searching for both primary and secondary source material that will be needed when researching fourth-year dissertations