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2015/16 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

ARTF3008 Beyond the Trench: Collaborative Projects on the History, Remembrance and Critical Heritage of the First World War

20 creditsClass Size: 18

Module manager: Dr Claudia Sternberg
Email: c.sternberg@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2015/16

Pre-requisite qualifications

The module welcomes students with a wide variety of programme- specific and additional skills, including art, performance, design, languages, music, media, etc. Work and volunteering experience are also appreciated.

Students are not expected to have prior historical knowledge about the First World War, but will have to engage with this history before the start of the module.

Students have to be prepared to visit off-campus sites (e.g. archives) and may have to be available on weekends and outside the teaching weeks.

Reliability and full commitment are essential; students with a record of non-attendance or under-engagement are not eligible to participate in the module.

This module is approved as a discovery module

Module summary

The module is built on actual activities and projects planned and executed in the context of the First World War Centenary 2014-18; they are developed by Legacies of War and internal and external partners. The syllabus is responsive to the respective focus of these projects and activities, and workshop themes can vary. Sessions might cover:- Introduction to the Module, Legacies of War and Partners/Projects- Universities, Collaborative Research, Public Engagement and the Role of Funding- The First World War and the 1910s- Cultural Memory Studies and the (Contested) Memory/ies of War and Conflict- Critical Heritage Studies Applied: Aims, Methods, Challenges- Cultural Theory- and Practice-Led Approaches to History, Commemoration and Heritage- Using Specialist Archives, Collections and Resources- Working with Local Authorities, Museums, Galleries and Cultural Institutions- Working with Groups, Communities and Community Organisations- Developing Learning Resources (National Curriculum, Diversity, Inclusion)- Research Ethics and Assessing Risks- Planning and Managing a Project

Objectives

The years 2014-2018 mark the Centenary of the First World War. A host of events and activities commemorating World War One and its legacies will take place locally, nationally, internationally and across many institutions, organisations, groups and communities. This module invites you to team up with peers, University of Leeds staff and external partners (archives, museums, galleries, cultural institutions, community groups, writers, artists) and work collaboratively on projects which relate to the Centenary and are designed to reach and inform the public. Projects might include: heritage trails, exhibitions, community heritage/local history projects, performances, development of learning and digital resources, and others.

The module enables you to apply your programme-specific and general academic knowledge and skills to the respective project brief. You are working in small student teams and receive advice and guidance from the module leader, other staff and the project partner(s). The module offers a lot of hands-on experience inside and outside of the University and introduces specialist resources and research methods. Your work will be presented to academic and non-academic audiences. You will gain confidence in planning, managing and evaluating projects and liaising with people in different positions and from different backgrounds.

The module comprises informative lectures (with guest speakers), interactive workshops, progress meetings, group and individual research activities, project work and debriefings. Your progress will be facilitated by continuous reflection, but assessment will mainly focus on the success of the planning and execution of your project.

You are working alongside the University of Leeds Legacies of War project from which this module derives; you will be invited to attend further workshops, launches and talks organised by Legacies of War in order to deepen your knowledge base and become an active member of the academic community.

Learning outcomes
On completion of the module, you will have
- been introduced to Legacies of War, the wider discourse of commemoration and World War One's diverse memory cultures,
- increased your knowledge about historical formations, the short-term and long-term effects of war and issues of representation and cultural memory,
- familiarised yourself with current thinking about collaborative research and methods, public and community engagement and (critical) heritage,
- worked with peers, academics, other stakeholders and audiences, responding flexibly to different needs and expectations,
- worked with specialist resources and further refined your academic and practical skills (including research ethics),
- gained insights and experience which enhance your employability in sectors relevant to the Arts & Humanities,
- reflected on how criticality, creativity and academic skills add value to a specific, public-facing project.

Skills outcomes
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Syllabus

The module is built on actual activities and projects planned and executed in the context of the First World War Centenary 2014-18; they are developed by Legacies of War and internal and external partners. The syllabus is responsive to the respective focus of these projects and activities, and workshop themes can vary.
Sessions might cover:

- Introduction to the Module, Legacies of War and Partners/Projects
- Universities, Collaborative Research, Public Engagement and the Role of Funding
- The First World War and the 1910s
- Cultural Memory Studies and the (Contested) Memory/ies of War and Conflict
- Critical Heritage Studies Applied: Aims, Methods, Challenges
- Cultural Theory- and Practice-Led Approaches to History, Commemoration and Heritage
- Using Specialist Archives, Collections and Resources
- Working with Local Authorities, Museums, Galleries and Cultural Institutions
- Working with Groups, Communities and Community Organisations
- Developing Learning Resources (National Curriculum, Diversity, Inclusion)
- Research Ethics and Assessing Risks
- Planning and Managing a Project

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Seminar102.0020.00
Private study hours180.00
Total Contact hours20.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)200.00

Private study

Students conduct library research, work in archives and collections, and with communities, partner institutions and other stakeholders (as appropriate). They may also engage with the built environment. They are expected to keep a reflective online log and engage with peer entries and post and receive comments.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Seminar/Training sessions.
Meetings with the module leader who is also in contact with the project partners.
Support and guidance from internal and external project partners, if appropriate and/or possible.
Attendance at Legacies of War or other relevant events (e.g. guest lecture, project launch, opening), monitored via form to be submitted.

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
FieldworkMinimum of three events/exhibitions attended or visited0.00
ProjectProject Plan: 1900 – 2100 words30.00
ProjectProject Work: Group or Individual. Format variable; success criteria to be discussed with partners and student(s). Due date is to be arranged with partners.70.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)100.00

For the Project Plan, Project Work and Project Report, individual students receive a group grade, but with a discretionary 5% flexibility based on the Module Leader's assessment of individual contributions and collaboration within the group.

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 10/03/2015

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