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* To develop your understanding of the place and role of print in early-modern society, especially during moments of crisis.
* To help you formulate your own view as to the role of print within the broader communications landscape of the period.
* To introduce you to established and new research techniques which are transforming our understanding of pre-Industrial print cultures. You will be introduced to practical bibliography, to using new reserach databases and digital resources, and will gain a sense of the value (and limitations) of big data in research.
* You will develop confidence in handling and working with early-printed books (the real things, as well as digital surrogates).
* You will develop your skills in identifying and pursuing research threads.
* You will gain greater confidence in presenting your own views, and contesting the views of others.
* You will gain greater confidence in formal historical writing.
Introductions
Introducing practical bibliography (UCD Special Collections)
Big Data
Brand Luther
Germany – The Catholic Response
The French Wars of Religion
The Crisis of the League, 1587-1589
English Pamphlet Culture of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
News Culture in Early Modern Europe
Fieldtrip to Marsh's Library, situation permitting
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Seminar (or Webinar) | 22 |
Project Supervision | 1 |
Specified Learning Activities | 95 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 95 |
Total | 213 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment: Bibliographical Description and 1,000-word introduction to early printed pamphlet/book in UCD Special Collections | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 25 |
Essay: 3,000-word end of term research essay | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | No | 40 |
Assignment: Data visualisation exercise | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 15 |
Continuous Assessment: Seminar contribution | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
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