MODULE SPECIFICATION
Code: UPHPGX-30-2 Title: Crime and Protest, 1750 -1930 Version: 4
Level: 2 UWE credit rating: 30 ECTS credit rating: 15
Module type: Standard
Owning Faculty: Social Sciences and Humanities Field: History
Faculty Committee approval: QSC, Chair’s Action Date: 16th July 2009
Approved for Delivery by:
(indicate name of affiliated institution if module will only be delivered by them)
Valid from: September 2009 Discontinued from:
Contributes towards: Awards up to BA(Hons)
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Entry requirements:
(if the module is offered as CPD or stand alone, indicate the entry requirements)
Excluded combinations: None
Learning outcomes:
On successfully completing this module students should be able to demonstrate:
1. a good understanding of the major conceptual approaches to the historical study of crime and protest and a knowledge of some of the methodological issues associated with research in this area (assessed through Component B, Elements 1 and 2);
2. the ability to analyse and discuss a range of evidence relating to crime and protest in the period under consideration (assessed through Component A, Element 1, also Component B, Elements 2 and 3);
3. an awareness of the historical context and the influence of changes in economic, legal and social structures (assessed through all components of assessment);
4. the ability to communicate their conclusions in a variety of learning environments (assessed trough all components of assessment, but Component B, Element 2 for verbal communication);
5. the ability to synthesise information from a variety of sources and structure an argument based on this (assessed through Component B, Elements 1 and 3).
Syllabus outline:
Introduction to
a. the changing nature of the state and the structures of law, policing and punishment
b. concepts of criminality and protest
The module will be organised thematically. The major themes will include:
1. Criminals, delinquents and disorderly persons
2. Public protest and demands for political reform
3. Crime, gender and sexuality
4. Criminalising protest, the response of the state to political and economic challenges
Teaching and learning methods:
Lectures- to introduce concepts, themes, historical background
Assessed seminars- to allow students to share their ideas and to participate in active learning
Non-assessed seminars- to examine documentary sources and key articles and to provide guidance and feedback on assessment.
The Course Outline provides information on the lecture programme, seminar topics with selected reading, assignment details and other relevant material. The module website provides additional information, including visual sources and links to relevant websites, including data sets.
Reading Strategy
Non-assessed seminars focus on key articles which are available in the library or through Jstor. One or two seminars focus on the analysis of primary sources which are available online, with a link from the module website. Assessed seminar presentations and essays require a wider range of reading, and again journal articles are available in the library and through Jstor, but a major investment in library stock means that all key texts are available on short-loan, one week loan and long loan.
Indicative Reading List:
The following list is offered to provide validation panels/accrediting bodies with an indication of the type and level of information students may be expected to consult. As such, its currency may wane during the life span of the module specification. However, as indicated above, CURRENT advice on readings will be available via other more frequently updated mechanisms.
V.Bailey, |
Delinquency and Citizenship: reclaiming the young offender, 1914-1948 (London, Clarendon, 1987). |
P.Bartley, |
Prostitution: prevention and reform in England, 1860-1914 (London, Routledge, 2000). |
D.Bentley, |
English Criminal Justice in the Nineteenth Century (London, Hambledon Press, 1998). |
C. Emsley, |
Crime and Society in England, 1750-1900, (London, Longman, 1996). |
T.Hitchcock, |
English Sexualities, 1750-1800 (Basingstoke, Macmillan, 1997). |
S. Holton, |
Feminism and Democracy: women’s suffrage and reform politics in Britain, 1900-1918 (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1986). |
L.A. Jackson, |
Child Sexual Abuse in Victorian England (London, Routledge, 2000). |
A.Randall (ed), |
The Moral Economy and popular Protest: crowds, conflict and authority (Basingstoke, Macmillan, 2000). |
D. Taylor, |
Crime, Policing and Punishment in England, 1750-1914 (New York, Macmillan, 1998). |
E.P. Thompson, |
Customs in Common (London, Merlin Press, 1993). |
E.P.Thompson, |
Whigs and Hunters: the origin of the Black Act (London, Allen Lane, 1975). |
R.P.Weiss, |
Social History of Crime, Policing and Punishment (Aldershot. Ashgate, 1999). |
M.J. Wiener, |
Reconstructing the Criminal: culture, law and policy in England, 1830-1914 (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1990). |
Assessment
Weighting between components A and B (standard modules only) A: 25% B: 75%
ATTEMPT 1
First Assessment Opportunity
Component A
Description of each element Element weighting
1. 2 x Exam (each 1.5 hour. Best mark of two to go forward) 25%
Component B
Description of each element Element weighting
1. Document exercise (1500 words) 15%
2. Assessed seminar + Paper (1500 words) 20%
3. Essay (3000 words) 40%
Second Assessment Opportunity (further attendance at taught classes is not required)
Component A
Description of each element Element weighting
1. Exam (1.5 hour) 25%
Component B
Description of each element Element weighting
1. Document exercise (3000 words) 35%
2. Essay (3000 words) 40%
SECOND (OR SUBSEQUENT) ATTEMPT: Attendance at taught classes is required.
Specification confirmed by …………………………………………………Date ……………………………
(Associate Dean/Programme Director)