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2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
HIST2121 Fraternity, Skill and the Politics of Labour, 1660-1870
20 creditsClass Size: 28
Module manager: Prof Malcolm Chase
Email: m.s.chase@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2017/18
This module is approved as a discovery module
Module summary
This module explores central aspects of workers’ reactions to early industrial society. Within the context of historical debates about industrialisation, the nature of class, and the role of the State, the module will explore: • the history of work and the culture of the workplace; • wage earners' organisations in medieval and early modern England; • gilds, freemasonry, friendly societies and the earliest trade unions;• property in skill and gender relations in the age of manufactures; • economic and social unrest, circa 1789-1848; • State regulation of working-class organisations; • the idea of general unionism; • trade unionism and social stability.Objectives
On completion of this module, students should be able to:- demonstrate an informed understanding of the development of workplace cultures and in the period circa 1660-1870
- relate their understanding to a critical appreciation of broader contextual issues, for example the concept of skill, gender relations, economic growth, class, the role of the State
- handle problems of continuity and change over time
- through tutorials and an assessed coursework book, analyse some representative contemporary sources for the study of labour history, especially trade societies and kindred fraternal associations early
- demonstrate skills of historical analysis orally, and in writing.
Skills outcomes
Enhances Common Skills listed below:
- High-level skills in oral and written communication of complex ideas;
- Independence of mind and self-discipline and self-direction to work effectively under own initiative;
- Ability to locate, handle and synthesize large amounts of information;
- Capacity to employ analytical and problem-solving abilities;
- Ability to engage constructively with the ideas of their peers, tutors and published sources;
- Empathy and active engagement with alternative cultural contexts.
Syllabus
- Introduction
- The history of work and the culture of the workplace
- Wage earners' organisations in medieval and early modern England; fraternity in the long eighteenth century Britain - gilds, freemasonry and friendly societies
- Property in skill and gender relations in the age of manufactures
- Labour and unrest circa 1789-1824
- State regulation of fraternal organisations
- The idea of general unionism
- Industrialisation, trade unionism and class
- The strike wave of 1842
- Case studies (eg ceramics, iron and coal miners; engineers; cotton; woollens and worsted; the Sheffield metal trades; 'the Tolpuddle Martyrs')
- Trade unionism and social stability
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Lecture | 11 | 1.00 | 11.00 |
Tutorial | 9 | 1.00 | 9.00 |
Private study hours | 180.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 20.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 |
Private study
Exam preparation; researching, preparing, and writing assignments; undertaking set reading; and self-directed reading around the topic.Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Contributions to class discussions, an assessed coursework book worth 10% of module marks, an assessed essay.Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Essay | 1 x 2,000 word assessed essay to be delivered by 12 noon Monday of Week 8 | 40.00 |
Written Work | Coursework book | 10.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 50.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2 hr 00 mins | 50.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 50.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 20/04/2017
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