Module Code - Title:
HI2131
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SOURCES AND METHODS FOR THE HISTORY OF FAMILY
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
The aim of this module is to introduce students to key sources - and methods of locating and obtaining access to those sources -for the study of history of family, to enable them to contextualise and corroborate their oral history research projects and interests. It will provide an understanding of the construction of historical narratives. Students will be introduced to a variety of sources for the study of Irish history as well as that of oral history.
Syllabus:
The module introduces students to the range of primary source material available for research into the history of families. These sources range from diaries, oral evidence and correspondence to business records, images and newspapers. Having completed the module, students will have a capacity to identify and locate these sources.
The module introduces students to the collection and use of oral testamentary evidence, and considers the ethical and legal issues that arise. It is designed to assist students with the presentation, dissemination and publication of their research.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
On successful completion of this module a student will:
Effectively manage the location and use of primary source materials;
Integrate family history and memory with existing primary documentary sources as well as secondary sources.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
N/A
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
N/A
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Hartman, M. S. (2004)
The Household and the Making of History
, Cambridge
David I. Ketrtzer and Marzio Barbagli (2002)
Family Life in the Long Nineteenth Century, 1789-1913
, Yale UP
Davidoff, L. and C. Hall (1987)
Family Fortunes: Men and Women of the English Middle Class, 1780 ¿ 1850
, Chicago
Other Relevant Texts:
David I. Ketrtzer and Marzio Barbagli (2003)
Family Life in the Twentieth Ccentury
, Yale UP
Joseph Byrne (2004)
Byrnes Dictionary of Irish Local History, From Earliest Times to c. 1900
, Cork
Ryan, J. G. (1992)
Irish Church Records: Their History, Availability and Use in Family and Local History
, Dublin
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Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Module Leader:
David.Butler@ul.ie