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HIST3732 Men and Masculinity in Britain, c.1860-1960: War, Work and Home

20 creditsClass Size: 42

Module manager: Dr Laura King
Email: L.King@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2020/21

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

The question of making men visible as gendered subjects is a relatively recent development in the theory and methodology of gender history, one that has major implications for understandings of social, cultural and political history. Drawing on John Tosh's schema of three spheres of masculine self-expression, the module will explore the history of men and masculinity in the experiences of war, work and home life. Through seminar discussions, students will gain a complex understanding of men's behaviours, attitudes and identities in private and in public, and will be encouraged to think about how cultural constructions of masculinities in political discourses and popular culture interact with the experiences of individuals.

Objectives

Students will:
1) Gain an understanding of the approaches and methodologies involved in gender history;
2) Develop knowledge of cultural and social change in the first half of the twentieth century through the prism of masculinity;
3) Gain experience of using a wide range of source materials, including oral history interviews, diaries, letters, social research, newspapers and novels.

Learning outcomes
Students will learn to:
- analyse and interpret a range of relevant source materials, including personal documents, visual images and oral histories;
- analyse and critique relevant historiographic arguments;
- present clear historical arguments, in both written and oral form;
- engage effectively with a range of research methodologies, including cultural history and oral history.

Skills outcomes
Oral and written communication; handling diverse source materials, including personal documents and oral history interviews; ability to critique different histiographical approaches, including gender history, oral history, social history and cultural history.


Syllabus

1. Introduction to the historiography
2. 19th century metropolitan masculinities
3. 19th century imperial masculinities
4. Edwardian men at work and home
5. The World Wars
6. Changing home life in interwar Britain
7. Working and unemployed men in interwar Britain
8. Home and family in the 40s and 50s
9. Work, class and affluence in the 40s and 50s
10. Changing sexualities, 1860-1960
11. Conceptualising the history of masculinity

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Seminar112.0022.00
Private study hours178.00
Total Contact hours22.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)200.00

Private study

- Reading to prepare for seminar
- Preparing presentation using primary source material
- Researching and writing assignments

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students will receive written formative feedback for the new 40% element on their first and second submissions. This will be in addition to the written assessment and final mark given once all three elements of the assignment have been submitted.

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
Essay3,000 word essay due by 12 noon Monday of exam week 260.00
AssignmentBlog Posts (3 x 500 words or alternative format such as 5 minute podcasts) Due Monday of weeks 4, 7 and 1040.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)100.00

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 website

Last updated: 10/08/2020 08:40:28

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