HUM5102 - Sweeps & Rabbit-Holes

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

(1) Demonstrate knowledge of a range of texts for and about children in the period 1780-1914.
(2) Demonstrate detailed knowledge of the period, with a focus on socio-cultural factors relevant to an understanding of the experience of and attitudes towards childhood in a representative range of social and political contexts.
(3) Apply, in analysis of texts, an understanding of the conceptualization of children and childhood in differing historical, political and socio-cultural contexts.
(4) Synthesize, organise and present knowledge and understanding in both a written form and through a group oral presentation.

Content:

Students will make a close study of a nineteenth century range of texts (including oral traditions) which are either for child readers or in which the representation of children is a major element. Students will examine texts in the context of a deepening grasp of the socio-cultural conditions, political or theological debates (eg. child labour, education, and Evangelical ideas about the child) that shaped the understanding of childhood and the experience of children between 1780 and 1914. Students will also be encouraged to examine works in relation to literary developments (e.g. romanticism, realism). As part of the assessment, students will be required to present, orally and visually, the results of analysis of representations of childhood in specific historical contexts.

Learning and Teaching Information:

The course will be delivered via classes which make use of a number of learning and teaching methods, including: presentations by the tutor, exercises in groups, informal presentations by students, and plenary discussions.

Lectures/Workshops
Contact hours 40
Number of groups 1

Assessment:

001 Assessed essay 1 x 1500 words (End of Sem 1) 40%
002 Assessed essay 1 x 1500 words (End of Sem 2) 40%
003 Oral presentation 15-20 minutes (During Sem 2) 20%


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