Programme of Study Catalogue

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
To discuss political, cultural and social issue in relation to the topic of everyday life;
To understand how theory and policy are interlinked for the understanding and explanation of everyday life;
To be critically aware of the theoretical and policy debates concerning everyday life;
To communicate and argue effectively in both oral and written forms.

Content:

What is meant by the politics and culture of everyday life? How can we apply politics and culture to everyday life? We approach these rather general questions by combining theoretical and practice oriented approaches beginning with an overview of theories of culture and politics on the one hand and a discussion of what is everyday life on the other. We will consider conceptualisations of �high � low culture�, the status of the stranger everyday life, issues of integration, clothing and religion, employment and ethnicity, violence and urban planning, multiculturalism and the recognition of political and cultural identities.

Learning and Teaching Information:

The module will be taught through a mixture of mini-lectures, seminars and workshops.

Seminars/workshops
Hours: 32
Intended Group size: 30

Guided independent study
Hours: 168

Further details relating to assessment
Assessment 1 � Directed activities: these consist of weekly tasks that must be completed and submitted for inspection at timetabled sessions each week. The assessment will be assessed on a pass/fail basis with a pass requiring at least 75% of all weekly tasks to be completed successfully. A pass will lead to the full award of 10% towards the final module mark. A fail in directed activities will contribute 0% to the final mark.