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Module Title
LM Autumn Option (Masters): History & Heritage
School
History and Cultures
Department
History
Module Code
09 37946
Module Lead
Michala Hulme
Level
Masters Level
Credits
20
Semester
Semester 1
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions
None
Exclusions
Description
Over the past twenty years, tv shows such as Who Do You Think You Are? and Horrible Histories have helped engage the public, young and old in the past. More recently, digital media and new technologies, such as DNA genealogy, have brought history into the lives of millions of people. This, in part, has led to a rise in the number of people consuming, collaborating, and creating their own histories. This course will introduce students to public history & heritage. It introduces key debates in the field and provides the students with the theoretical underpinning needed to critically analyse how the past is presented to a public audience. Students will be introduced to different forms of public history by industry professionals, providing them with the skills they need to design, plan and manage their own public history projects.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
understand and analyse how non-academic audiences approach, consume and produce historical knowledge
understand the value of different modes of public history through sessions with industry experts
Critically evaluate in depth the delivery of history by organisations outside of academia
summarise, synthesise and evaluate the subject material in a sophisticated written form
