MO3053 The Power of Persuasion: Propaganda in Renaissance and Reformation Scotland

Academic year

2024 to 2025 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 A L Blakeway

Dr A L Blakeway
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Module Staff

Dr Amy Blakeway

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Module description

The Reformation created divisions throughout Europe: with the religious schism persuasion became a tool to bring souls to salvation. In Scotland, this combined with political shocks such as the Rough Wooings and deposition of Mary, Queen of Scots, to prompt an unprecedented outpouring of public polemic. We will explore the circumstances which prompted this wave of vitriol and the range of strategies by which the crown and other political actors sought to cajole, prompt and persuade others to adopt certain beliefs and behaviours. Tackling a wide range of sources requires an interdisciplinary approach, we will explore the rich range of genres, media and rhetorical strategies employed, exploring the boundaries between fact and fiction, news and lies.

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

4,000-word essay = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

2 hour Seminars (10 weeks), 1 hour Fieldwork (3 week)

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.