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The course has a global reach, engaging participants with the motives and experiences of emigrants and sojourners in the Scottish diaspora, and connecting those themes back to Scotland. Topics covered include historiographical debtes; causes and consequences of late eighteenth-century emigration; Highland and Lowland Clearances; the recruitment business; Scots and Native Americans; Religion and Faith in the Diaspora; the Inter-war Exodus; the significance of sojourning; strengths and weaknesses of emigrant testimony as a source; and the diaspora in literature, poetry and popular culture. Depending on students' interests, particular attention may be paid to Scottish settlement and its impact in a particular location, particularly the USA, Canada, New Zealand, or Australia.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The course has a global reach, engaging participants with the motives and experiences of emigrants and sojourners in the Scottish diaspora, and connecting those themes back to Scotland. Topics covered include historiographical debtes; causes and consequences of late eighteenth-century emigration; Highland and Lowland Clearances; the recruitment business; Scots and Native Americans; Religion and Faith in the Diaspora; the Inter-war Exodus; the significance of sojourning; strengths and weaknesses of emigrant testimony as a source; and the diaspora in literature, poetry and popular culture. Depending on students' interests, particular attention may be paid to Scottish settlement and its impact in a particular location, particularly the USA, Canada, New Zealand, or Australia.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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Reflective journals. Detailed written feedback to all assignments. Prompt response to emails and other enquiries. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
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Detailed written feedback to all assignments. Prompt response to emails and other enquiries. |
Word Count | 4000 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
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Participation in weekly dicussion boards throughout the course |
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There are no assessments for this course.
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| Reflection | Evaluate | Display a critical appreciation of key debates and controversies in diaspora studies |
| Conceptual | Understand | Scrutinise a wide range of themes and events in Scottish emigration since the mid 18th century |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Evaluate Scottish emigration within the comparative context of the "British world" |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Acquire skills in the transcription and interpretation of migrants' letters, diaries and oral testimony |
| Procedural | Apply | Understand and apply different historiographical approaches to the study of these themes and events |
| Procedural | Analyse | Analyse a variety of written, visual and oral sources |
| Reflection | Create | Engage in intellectual debate and constructive criticism through written presentations, interactive discussions, and private study |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Appreciate the theory, ethics and practice of oral history |
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