Course Description
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Course Name
Reputations in History
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Host University
University of Stirling
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Location
Stirling, Scotland
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Area of Study
History
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Language Level
Taught In English
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SCQF Credits
20 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits5
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units7
Hours & Credits
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Overview
This module will focus upon the historical reputations of a number of important figures from Europe, America,Africa, Britain and Scotland, from the medieval period to the twenty-first century. As well as locating thesefigures in the context of their own times, the module will also assess the significance attached to their livesthrough the differing interpretations of scholars in different periods. The module will, therefore, contribute to anunderstanding of the construction of reputation, the use of varied documentary and electronic sources and asense of past individual, national and cultural identities.
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