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Module Title
LM Experience of War
School
History and Cultures
Department
History
Module Code
09 25091
Module Lead
Jonathan Gumz
Level
Masters Level
Credits
20
Semester
Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions
None
Exclusions
Description
The module will introduce students to ‘war from the bottom’: how individuals have experienced warfare. It will analyse coping strategies, the construction and maintenance of morale both military and civilian and explore why these have sometimes broken down. Finally, it will introduce students to individuals’ response to war as expressed in art, from poetry to moving pictures.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Analyse and critically evaluate a wide range of relevant primary source material
Compare and critically evaluate the main scholarly views on the individual’s experience of war, combat motivation and morale
Critically evaluate in a sophisticated manner the historiographical context and trends of the study of humans at war, demonstrating an awareness of areas in which further research is desirable
Work with a significant degree of learner independence to explain, analyse and evaluate the material under scrutiny
Summarise, analyse and evaluate the subject material with clarity and confidence, both orally and in writing
Synthesise and evaluate themes across a wide range of relevant but diverse primary and secondary material
