The Body and the City - AHH3215

Assessment 1: Written assignment (coursework)

Essay plan for summative 1, the review essay.

Essay plan

Assessment 2: Written Assignment

Essay drawing on both primary sources and second scholarship, discussing a question or issue relating to the time period and themes of the module.

Essay

Assessment 1: Written Assignment

Review essay focused on analysis of 3 or 4 key historiographical texts on a chosen subject relating to the time period and themes of the module. 

Review essay

<p>This module will develop your understanding of the history of late nineteenth and early twentieth century Britain by examining the relationship between the human body and the urban environment. It addresses the key question - how important is the human body to understanding history? To answer this question we’ll examine a range of different aspects of British social, cultural and health history.</p>

School of Arts and Humanities

History

AHH3215 - The Body and the City

The Body and the City

Evaluate and interpret significant bodies of primary material, including the local and national press, oral testimony, advertising, film and institutional records. 

Initiate and plan a piece of detailed research, making informed choices about the primary and secondary sources utilised. 

Independently appraise historical interpretations relating to health, medicine and the body.  

Take ownership of a reasoned line of argument.

Demonstrate a comprehensive historical knowledge of the histories of social and cultural change in urban Britain in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. 

Analyse and critique historical research by understanding how research processes influence historiographical debates. 

Communicate ideas and arguments clearly in written form, demonstrating appropriate referencing and digital literacy skills.