Learning Outcomes:
Students who complete this module should be able to:1. Demonstrate an understanding of diverse academic viewpoints and methodologies;2. Demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of the role of history outside academia; 3. Assess the importance of history and its uses in wider society; 4. Analyse how history is used by states, institutions and entrepreneurs; 5. Be familiar with the historiography and techniques public history;6. Demonstrate a knowledge of research skills that are fundamental to historical inquiry and more broadly applicable;7. Submit written work appropriate to a Stage Two student of History.
Indicative Module Content:
The module will be drawn from the following main topics:
1. History Today: An Introduction
2. Donald Trump and Charlottesville: The politics of moving statues
3. Streetlife: Writing the History of ‘ordinary people’
4. Writing historical biography
5. Blackadder: A TV History
6. How Inevitable is Today?
7. History and Fake News
8. ‘Blogging History: A Musical Past
9. Inventing the Past: Creation Myths and History
10. Women and Power: A Historical Overview