| Module Title |
Uses & Abuses of History |
| Module Code |
HIS1014 (ITS: HY119) |
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Faculty |
History & Geography |
School |
Humanities & Social Sciences |
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NFQ level |
8 |
Credit Rating |
5 |
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Description
This is a team taught module that uses case studies from a wide range of geographical and chronological contexts to explore the uses of history in contemporary societies. Appeals to history have been used variously as a way of justifying political and social movements, military activities, state building and atrocities. Using these case studies will encourage students to think critically about the discipline of history and assess it not as a list of facts, but rather a range of powerful (and often inaccurate) narratives that have serious impacts on the world we live in.
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Learning Outcomes
1. Reflect critically on the ways in which societies use history to justify contemporary social and political actions and movements
2. Identify and discuss specific examples of the presentist use of history
3. Present reasoned written arguments about the ways in which history has been used as a justification for political actions
4. Demonstrate awareness of the ways in which history is deliberately misinterpreted in the present day
5. Demonstrate an understanding of plagarism and how to reference in the discipline of history.
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| Workload | Full time hours per semester | | Type | Hours | Description |
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| Lecture | 20 | Lectures | | Assignment Completion | 105 | Research and writing |
| Total Workload: 125 |
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| Section Breakdown | | CRN | 20528 | Part of Term | Semester 2 | | Coursework | 0% | Examination Weight | 0% | | Grade Scale | 40PASS | Pass Both Elements | Y | | Resit Category | RC1 | Best Mark | N | | Module Co-ordinator | Marnie Hay | Module Teacher | |
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| Assessment Breakdown |
| Type | Description | % of total | Assessment Date |
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| Essay | Reflective essay | 60% | n/a | | Completion of online activity | Completion of LETS activity | 20% | n/a | | Short Answer Questions | Completion of relevant short answer questions | 20% | n/a |
| Reassessment Requirement Type |
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
RC1: A resit is available for both* components of the module.
RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module.
RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment
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Pre-requisite |
None
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Co-requisite |
None |
| Compatibles |
None |
| Incompatibles |
None |
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All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
A full bibliography will be available on Loop
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Indicative Reading List
Books:
- Louie Dean Valencia-Garcia (ed.)(New York, 2020).: 2020, Far-Right Revisionism and the End of History,
- Jan-Werner Müller, (Cambridge, 2002), pp. 1-36.: 2002, ‘Introduction: the power of memory, the memory of power and the power over memory’in Jan-Werner Müller, Memory and Power in Post-War Europe: Studies in the Presence of the Past, Cambridge, 1,
- Tony Judt: 2002, ‘The past is another country: myth and memory in post-war Europe’ in Jan-Werner Müller, Memory and Power in Post-War Europe: Studies in the Presence of the Past pp. 157-183 [although this essay was first published in 1992], Cambridge,
- Amy Stanley,: 2018, ‘Writing the History of Sexual Assault in the Age of #Metoo’ in Perspectives on History,
Articles:
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Other Resources
- Online Resource: 2012, 'Initial Statement by the Expert Advisory Group on Centenaries', : https://www.decadeofcentenaries.com/wp-content/uploads/publications/Initial/Initial/index.html
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