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This course will introduce recent approaches to studying the history of the “others” with a focus on their indigenous account of their histories, memoirs that forged their inter-communal relations, tensions and survival. It will consider a variety of groups and individuals who have been treated as ‘the other’ from the Reformation to the present-day. This may include: Kurds, Yezidis, Jews, heretics, women, Roma, and others failing to conform to socio-cultural norms (e.g., ‘homosexuals’). The course will examine how ‘the other(s)’ resisted marginalisation and subverted attempts to enforce conformity and/or segregation.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 2 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course aims to enrich students’ understanding of the diversity of our societies, exploring histories of ethnic, cultural and social inter-communal contact and conflict in the world. We explore the legacy of European societies/states and other extra-European political system (e.g., the Ottoman Empire) from the Middle Ages to the present day. We will focus our attention on histories of centres that developed inter-communal relations, as well as investigating sites of strife and cases of minority and gender repression and marginalisation. We will read histories, memories that help us better understand inter-communal relations, tensions and conflict.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 60 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 17 | Feedback Weeks | 20 | |
| Feedback |
Questions will be set in advance. Written feedback will be provided to each student. |
Word Count | 2000 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Factual | Understand | Develop a basic understanding of key topics in the study of the history of minorities. |
| Procedural | Analyse | Undertake critical analysis of primary sources in translation. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Search for and critically appraise relevant secondary literature. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Develop interpretations based on primary and secondary source materials. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 11 | Feedback Weeks | 13 | |
| Feedback |
Documentary extracts will be provided in advance. Written feedback will be provided to each student. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Analyse | Undertake critical analysis of primary sources in translation. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Students will be assessed on responses posted to Blackboard discussion area and participation in the tutorial session. Teaching staff will engage with both the discussion board and in tutorials providing feedback in both settings. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Factual | Understand | Develop a basic understanding of key topics in the study of the history of minorities. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Written feedback provided. |
Word Count | 2500 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Factual | Understand | Develop a basic understanding of key topics in the study of the history of minorities. |
| Procedural | Analyse | Undertake critical analysis of primary sources in translation. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Develop interpretations based on primary and secondary source materials. |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Search for and critically appraise relevant secondary literature. |
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