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Dr. Michael Pätzold

Fakultät für Linguistik und Literaturwissenschaft

WS 2002/3 Introduction to Scottish Studies Pätzold

28 August 2002

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No Date Topic
1 24 October Introduction list of class members BA students to form a team with other students Set text: Christopher Harvie, Scotland. A short history. Oxford 2002 style='font-size:10.0pt'>Intro text : Rob Humphreys and Donald Reid, The Rough Guide to Scotland, pp. 63-5, to be compared with Harvie's city profile on pp. 98-101 for next week in groups: note similarities and differences in content, language and approach
2 31 Oct "Edinburgh": RG and Harvie comparison registration for history presentations II. Language (3 sessions): theory and exercises J.D. McClure, "English in Scotland", in The Cambridge history of the English Language, vol. 5, pp. 23-46 ?Scot, Scots, Scotch, Scottish? (Murison)
3 7 November Language ctd; McClure, op.cit., pp.46-79 (Speitel interview) L.G. Gibbon, "Smeddum", in I. Murray ed., The New Penguiun Book of Short Stories, London , pp. 239-44
4 14 Nov Language ctd; McClure, op.cit., pp.79-92 Gibbon, "Smeddum", ibidem, pp. 244-48; written translation of pp. 243 "Well, that was Jock married..." to p. 244 "Jeannie was married and was fair genteel"
5 21 Nov III. History (5 sessions)
Early tribes; Harvie, pp. 23ff (30mins) Macbeth ? in Shakespeare and in history; Harvie, pp. 31ff (15 mins) The war of independence: Scotland versus England; Harvie, pp. 51ff (2) (45)
6 28 Nov Late medieval Scotland; Harvie, pp. 73ff (2; advanced students) (30) Religion: The Reformation and the role of the Kirk in Scotland; Harvie, pp. 79-98; 1843 and its consequences: 150ff (2-3) (60)
7 5 December The Jacobite uprisings and their conseqences; Harvie, pp. 115ff (2) (30) The Highlands in Scottish Culture and History; see Harvie?s index for references (2) (30) The Islands (2) (30)
8 12 Dec The Scottish Enlightenment; Harvie, pp. 129f; (2 advanced students) (35) Industrial Scotland, 19th century; Harvie, pp. 149ff; 20th ct: 184ff, 202ff, 207ff (2) (45) Imperialism and the Scots; Harvie, pp. 162ff (10)
9 19 Dec Victorian Scots; Harvie, pp. 174-9 (10) The Scottish Revival of the 1920s; Harvie, pp. 192-6 (2) (30) Scottish nationalism and independence; Harvie, pp. 205ff; 219ff (2) (50)
10 9 January 2003 IV. Modern Scotland
11 16 Jan  
12 23 Jan  
13 30 Jan  
14 6 February  
15 13 Feb  

WS 2002 Introduction to Scottish Studies Pätzold

The Foundation: History Projects

Harvie's book is a starting point only. Handouts (2 pages max) should have summary of the topic, not a list of dates; provide explanations of events, processes; gloss important terms

No Date Topic Presenters
1 21 Nov 2002 Early tribes; Harvie, pp. 23ff (30mins) (2 advanced students)  
2   Macbeth ? in Shakespeare and in history; Harvie, pp. 31ff (15 mins) (2 BA)  
3   The war of independence: Scotland versus England; Harvie, pp. 51ff (3-4) (45)  
4 28 November Late medieval Scotland; Harvie, pp. 73ff (3-4 advanced students) (30)  
5   Religion: a)The Reformation and the role of the Kirk in Scotland; Harvie, pp. 79-98; (2) (30) b)1843 and its consequences: 150ff (2-3 BA) (30)  
6 5 December The Jacobite uprisings and their conseqences; Harvie, pp. 115ff (4 BA) (30)  
7   The Highlands in Scottish Culture and History; see Harvie?s index for references (4) (30)  
8   The Islands (2) (30)  
9 12 December The Scottish Enlightenment; Harvie, pp. 129f; (4 advanced students) (35)  
10   Industrial Scotland, 19th century; Harvie, pp. 149ff;(2BA) 20th ct: 184ff, 202ff, 207ff (2BA) (45)  
11   Imperialism and the Scots; Harvie, pp. 162ff (10) (2 BA)  
12 19 December Victorian Scots; Harvie, pp. 174-9 (10) (2 BA)  
13   The Scottish Revival of the 1920s; Harvie, pp. 192-6 (2) (30)  
14   Scottish nationalism and independence; Harvie, pp. 205ff; 219ff (4BA) (50)  

Additional projects, linked to the 14 projects above:
Edinburgh: R.L .Stevenson, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886);
Sidney G. Smith, So Late into the Night (1952);
Figs and Thistles (1959)



 
 


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