History

The People's Century? Britain after 1914

Module code: V1321
Level 5
15 credits in autumn semester
Teaching method: Seminar, Lecture
Assessment modes: Essay

Since the University of Sussex was founded, its historians of modern Britain have been concerned with the lives, cultures and experiences of ordinary people.This module continues this tradition and explores the social history of Britain after 1914, examining the changing lives and attitudes of British people and those who made Britain their home.

You'll study:

• the world wars
• the rise of the welfare state
• empire and immigration
• transformations in work and family life.

We'll work with a range of primary sources including the Mass-Observation archive.

Module learning outcomes

• Deploy existing knowledge of topics of broad historical significance to the analysis of the national history of a particular country or region.
• Apply understanding of the historical concept of change over time to varied and contested national and regional chronologies.
• Deploy existing knowledge of historiographical debates to questions specific to particular national histories.
• Communicate information, arguments and analysis relating to national and regional history in written forms suitable for an informed audience.