This module is not currently running in 2024 to 2025.
This module will be taught primarily through a series of case studies, each of which is intended to offer the opportunity to view the enormous diversity of international activities that constitute cultural diplomacy. The range of case studies are deliberately wide so as to reflect the broad academic base of the students and their interests. Examples of case studies might include: Human rights; sexuality and gender; cinema and the media; the UN, NATO and NGOs; cultural attaches; state visits; education and cultural exchanges and advertising as cultural diplomacy.
Private Study: 278
Contact Hours: 22
Total: 300
Main assessment methods
Essay 4000 words 67%
Critical Analysis 2000 words 33%
Reassessment methods
100% coursework
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The intended subject specific learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
1 Navigate the social, cultural, literary and historical literature of modern cultural diplomacy, demonstrating a critical awareness of how scholars have responded to key issues in these areas.
2 Explore key case studies in modern cultural diplomacy and be able to systematically assess and critically evaluate their significance in a sophisticated manner.
3 Independently produce (and reflect on) comprehensive assignments accurately situated within the complex discourses of modern cultural diplomacy.
4 Critically analyse, critique and assess scholarly arguments pertinent to modern cultural diplomacy.
5 Critically analyse literary and visual sources including memoirs, TV programmes relating to modern cultural diplomacy.
The intended generic learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
1 Engage in group work, cooperating on set tasks toward answering complex scholarly questions.
2 Effectively communicate their own ideas clearly and coherently, to both specialist and non-specialist audiences, assisted by peer and teacher feedback.
3 Demonstrate to exercise of initiative and personal responsibility by reflecting on their own learning, planning their use of time, and identifying appropriate directions for further study, encouraged by the tutor.
4 Effectively utilise historical techniques to research complex issues independently and productively.
5 Produce assignments that are of a high scholarly standard in terms of presentation and professionalism.
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