VICM2663 - Victorian Childhoods (Extended)

Objectives:

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

1 demonstrate advanced understanding of the cultural and material worlds of Victorian children, both working-class and middle-class, male and female;
2 identify and critically analyse various and changing experiences and constructions of childhood in the Victorian period, utilising effectively a range of texts, images, and artefacts;
3 demonstrate a high-level understanding of the social, political, cultural and material contexts in which Victorian children lived their lives, as appropriate, with particular reference to key themes such as family, religion, or school;
4 demonstrate self-direction and critical independence in a sophisticated extended argument that uses a suitably wide range of evidence/illustrations for a 6,000-word essay, and also engages extensively and with a high level of independence with contextual/critical literature.

Content:

Taught sessions as for VICM 2265, followed by an individual research project.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Students taking this module will take seminars for VICM2265. In addition, they will undertake an individual research project, supervised in two individual tutorials of 30 minutes. This time may be used in a combination of different ways (e.g. face-to-face discussion, e-mail consultations) as appropriate to the individual student. As part of this supervision, students will be encouraged to submit a proposal and drafts for feedback before final submission.

Contact hours: 6 x 2 hours
Intended Group size: 12

Individual tutorials
Contact hours: 2 x 30 mins per student
Intended group size: 1

Assessment: