HS1214: From King Coal to Cool Cymru: Society and Culture in Wales, 1939-2000
School | History |
Department Code | SHARE |
Module Code | HS1214 |
External Subject Code | 100310 |
Number of Credits | 20 |
Level | L6 |
Language of Delivery | English |
Module Leader | Dr Stephanie Ward |
Semester | Spring Semester |
Academic Year | 2015/6 |
Outline Description of Module
On completion of the module a student should be able to
How the module will be delivered
Lectures / seminars / workshops.
Skills that will be practised and developed
Upon the completion of the option the typical student will be able to:
- demonstrate a broad and systematic knowledge of the history of modern Wales, 1939-2000
- critically identify different trends in the social and economic history of Wales throughout the period
- demonstrate an in-depth and critical understanding of concepts of gender, class, protest, nationalism and identity and how these concepts have been deployed in historical and historiographical writing on post-Second World War Welsh society
- analyse key themes and issues in the social and economic history of Welsh society in the light of these ideas, contexts and frameworks.
Subject-specific:
Upon the completion of the option the typical student will be able to:
- identify the nature and scope of the issues raised by the social history of Wales 1939-2000
- discuss in a critical and informed manner the social, economic and political history of Wales during this period
- summarise and critically evaluate the relative merits and demerits of alternative views and interpretations of the post-1939 history of Wales and evaluate their significance
- identify problems, assess evidence, and reach independent conclusions on the social and economic history of contemporary Wales
- devise and sustain arguments about the nature of societal change and its wider impact within modern Wales
- Present accurately, succinctly and lucidly, and in written or oral form their arguments in accordance with appropriate scholarly conventions
- Express their ideas on and assessments of a changing economic base, growth of political nationalism and a transforming social attitudes within modern Welsh society
- Discuss in a critical and informed manner the social, economic and cultural history of Wales, 1939-2000
- Identify strengths, weaknesses, problems, and/or peculiarities of alternative historical/historiographical interpretations
- Demonstrate an awareness of a range of relevant primary sources and an appreciation of how historians have approached them
Generic:
Upon the completion of the option the typical student will be able to:
- Communicate ideas and arguments effectively, whether in speech or in writing in an accurate, succinct and lucid manner.
- Formulate and justify their own arguments and conclusions about a range of issues.
- Demonstrate an ability to modify as well as to defend their own positions.
- Possess a range of information technology resources to assist with information retrieval.
- Organise their own study methods and workload.
- Work is part of the team in seminar and/or tutorial discussions.
How the module will be assessed
Assessment Breakdown
Type | % | Title | Duration(hrs) |
---|---|---|---|
Written Assessment | 100 | From King Coal To Cool Cymru: Society And Culture In Wales, 1939-2000 | N/A |
Syllabus content
- People of Wales: Immigration and Class
- Immigration in Post-War Wales
- Politics and Nation
- One-partyism? Labour and Wales
- The mother tongue: The Welsh Language and Identity
- The fortunes of the Welsh Language
- Thatcherism: Economy, Industry and Community
- Coal not Dole: The Miners’ Strike 1984-5
- Cool Cymru? Culture, Class, Gender and Identity
- Cool Cymru? Popular Culture in Wales 1970s-1990s
- Women and Gender in Post-War Wales
- Vote Yes For Wales! Devolution and Nationhood
- Devolution, Politics and Identity
- Wales at the turn of the twenty-first century
Essential Reading and Resource List
Please see Background Reading List for an indicative list.