HR213-5-AU-CO:
"Votes for Women!": Life and Work for Women in Twentieth Century Britain (public history module)
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2023/24
Philosophical, Historical and Interdisciplinary Studies (School of)
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Undergraduate: Level 5
Inactive
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 15 December 2023
15
01 March 2021
Requisites for this module
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In this module we examine the developments and changes in women`s life and work over the twentieth century with a particular focus on the first British women gaining the right to vote in 1918.
At the same time, in cooperation with external experts (museums curators, archivists, film makers, playwrights) we will explore how women--their voices, stories and achievements--have been represented in museums, plays and films.
We will particularly focus on the celebrations and public representation of the centenary of women`s right to vote. We will think about the local and the national context of the events 100 years ago, but we also want to ask how women have been represented since then. Essex Museums staff as well as many other guest lecturers will help us to think about the benefits and the limitations of showcasing women's achievements over the last 100 years.
Students will have the chance to help decide the final output in discussion with professional experts. Students will be fully supported and guided by academic tutors and professional staff from the museums sector.
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BBC Radio 4: In Our Time: Suffragism (45 minutes). You can download the podcast without having to sign in - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00jjgg8#play.
To get an idea of what students have written about in their blogs for this module -https://historyatessex.wordpress.com/.
P. M. Thane, What difference did the vote make? Women in public and private life in Britain since 1918, in Historical Research, vol. 76, no. 192, May 2003.
Guerrilla Girls: Have a look at the webpage of the Guerrilla Girls to get a sense what they are criticising about the representation of women in museums: https://www.guerrillagirls.com/our-story/.
Two-hour workshop per week.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Prof Nadine Rossol, email: nrossol@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Nadine Rossol
Belinda Waterman, Department of History, 01206 872313
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No external examiner information available for this module.
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Of 20 hours, 14 (70%) hours available to students:
6 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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