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This course uses selected texts from one of Europe's oldest secular literatures to introduce key moments in the history of Scottish Gaelic society. It is taught using translated texts and originals for those whose Gaelic language is good enough. Students will gain new perspectives on key areas such as Jacobitism, the Clearances, the Highland Land Wars, the Celtic Twilight Movement and the modern Gaelic renaissance. It is suitable for anyone in Programme Year 2 or above with an interest in Scottish society.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 2 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course is a comprehensive survey of Scottish Gaelic literature in its social and historic context: the course will largely be taught through translation, although students who come to university with Gaelic can read texts in the original. This course considers major events in the history of Gaelic Scotland and looks at how the literature of that era can give us a better understanding of the people and events: we will consider poetry of the Jacobite era; the Clearances and the Highland Land Wars. We will also look at how the literatti reorganised themselves in the 20th century and attempted to create new literary modes including the novel, short story and drama. We will consider how the traditional bards continued to be important in their communities at the same time as some Gaelic poets became truly international.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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Students will receive timely feedback to allow them sufficient time to improve their work. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 70 | |
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Students will receive timely feedback to allow them sufficient time to improve their work. |
Word Count | 1500 | |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Express the relationship between Gaelic literary texts and their social and historic context. |
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