Essay using archival or oral history sources (2000 words)

2 - Written assignment (including essay) - 70

Oral presentation analysing a primary source (3-6 minutes)

1 - Oral assessment and presentation - 30

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This module will introduce you to left-wing politics, political parties and protest movements in Britain since 1945. Taking a critical and historical look at the ideological foundations, political organisation, and impact of various left- wing traditions, this module will draw on primary sources and archival documents to examine the past, present and future of the Labour movement, Labour Party, and multiple other progressive or radical movements such as the New Left, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, the feminist movement, and the campaign for gay liberation. The module will examine the tensions between party politics and different forms of radical activism, and also explore the relationship between British activist movements and transnational protest movements throughout the post-war period. Finally, the module will link this historical perspective to the challenges facing the left today and ask whether there is a future for the left as we know it.

Feedback is provided in a number of ways throughout your module. This includes feedback you receive during teaching from both peers and lecturers and that provided for formative assessment. Following an assessment, you will be given your marks and feedback in line with the assessment regulations and policy. More information on the timing and type of feedback that will be provided for each assessment will be available from the module leader. <a href='https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/governance/policies/student-policies-and-regulations'>https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/governance/policies/student-policies-and-regulations</a>

This module will support the development of all the graduate attributes. Your module leader will provide you with information about how your learning, teaching and assessment activities support your development of these attributes. The graduate attributes are: - Always learning - Engaged in the world - Technical and digital - Connected Professional - Creating Impact

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Young Lives on the Left: Sixties Activism and the Liberation of Self

Sexual Politics: Sexuality, Family Planning and the British Left from the 1880s to the Present Day

The First New Left: British Intellectuals after Stalin

Alternatives to State Socialism in Britain: Other Worlds of Labour in the Twentieth Century

Labour’s First Century

IP3064 - Radicals and Reformers: Left-Wing Politics and Activism in Britain and the World since 1945

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You will learn through weekly interactive sessions (seminars/tutorials) with a strong emphasis on your personal contribution, including if appropriate in the form of student presentations, simulations/role plays and class exercises. This learning process is supported by the use of a wide range of information sources, from books and journal articles to online sources, official documents and audio-visual sources of information. Time will also be set aside (weekly) to answer questions you may have from the readings.
You are expected to undertake extensive reading and independent study in order to: (1) understand the topics covered in the course; (2) broaden and deepen your knowledge of the subject; (3) participate actively in the class discussions. You will receive feedback on your coursework to encourage you to reflect on what you have produced and how you can improve.

This module’s contact hours will be delivered using a number of different approaches. As an example, you may have a combination of in-person sessions (i.e. face to face on campus), and/or online synchronous sessions (participants are engaged at the same time online) and online asynchronous guided activities (you need to plan time to engage with these so you are prepared for the in person and synchronous sessions. These may include viewing recorded lectures and/or other online resources, reading materials, undertaking quizzes, completing exercises and chatting on forums.) In addition to these teaching delivery approaches, you will undertake your own independent study, which may involve wider reading, independent research, skills practice and preparation for assessment. Please see this module’s Moodle page and/or handbook for further information.

Radicals and Reformers: Left-Wing Politics and Activism in Britain and the World since 1945

Reflect on and effectively manage your own learning and make use of constructive feedback.

Values and attitudes

Differentiate and analyse social movements including feminism, gay liberation, and the campaign for nuclear disarmament, and assess how these groups relate to and diverge from the programmes of mainstream political parties.

Knowledge

Produce written materials that indicate in a precise and honest manner what your own work is and what is attributable to others.

Show respect and engage with those who do not share your own political values.

Assess the relationship between left-wing movements in Britain and those in other parts of the world.

Identify and analyse the different ideological traditions that have shaped left-wing politics and political parties in Britain.

Demonstrate a habit of reflection and independent study.

Define, understand, and problematise political concepts.

Skills

Relate and analyse the history of the Labour Party.

Communicate ideas clearly and effectively, both in writing and orally.

Draw connections between historical developments and contemporary political debates and events.

Gather, retrieve, synthesise, and critically evaluate information from diverse primary and secondary sources.