MO3461 Britain in the 1920s and 1930s: Aspects of everyday life

Academic year

2023 to 2024 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

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SCQF level

SCQF level 9

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Planned timetable

TBC

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Module coordinator

Dr J J Nott

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Module Staff

Dr J J Nott

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Module description

This module explores the 'lived experience' of Britain in the 1920s and 1930s via an examination of several key aspects of everyday life. As such it provides an introduction to the historiographical re-interpretation of a period once known predominantly as 'the devil's decade'. Historical study of an 'alternative history' of interwar Britain has gained increasing importance over recent decades. It stresses a whole range of aspects of social, cultural and economic life that are more positive than traditional images of unemployment, depression and poverty suggest. The growth of suburbia and consumerism; developments in attitudes towards women, and men; and changing attitudes to sex; are just some of the topics in this 'alternative' history. Our aim is to examine how the experiences of the majority were transformed in this period, and to gain a fuller understanding of these two vital decades in British history through an examination of the minutiae of daily life.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS AT LEAST 60 CREDITS FROM {MO1007, MO1008, MO2008, HI2001, MH2002}

Assessment pattern

2-hour Written Examination = 40%, Coursework = 60%

Re-assessment

4,000-word essay = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 x 2-hour seminar, plus 1 office hour.

Scheduled learning hours

20

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

280

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.