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Modiwl HTH-2150:
Britain in the Jazz Age

Britain in the Jazz Age 2025-26
HTH-2150
2025-26
School Of History, Law And Social Sciences
Module - Semester 2
20 credits
Module Organiser: Mari Wiliam
Overview

The period from 1900 to 1939 is often defined by the negative in terms of economic depression, crisis and decline. Whilst these elements are at the core of any study of the first half of the 20th century in Britain, this module will seek to challenge this traditional interpretation by utilising more recent historiographical trends to examine the modernisation of society, popular culture and scandal, from the Edwardian era up to the outbreak of the Second World War. It goes beyond the world of politics, and will provide students with an understanding of social change and its impact on identity, culture and lifestyle. Jazz was not only a musical genre, but a concept which incorporated debates about sexualisation and morality, and a factor in the emergence of social phenomena such as the ‘flappers’. A special emphasis will be placed on regional case studies, particularly in Wales, as well as comparative ones with Jazz Age America, in order to contextualise the British experience. Students will be guided to explore primary sources, including memoirs, articles, literature, popular music, art and film.

Topics discussed on the module incorporate: - War, Empire and Modernisation - Royalty and national identity - Technological modernisation - The Great Gatsby? Jazz Age America - Britain on the Breadline - Whippets, fish & chips and gambling: working-class lives - Welsh Nationalism and identity - Oswald Mosley and the British Union of Fascists. - Gender roles and fashion - The Bright Young People and Scandal - Jazz and Americanisation. - Sport and society. - The Great Gatsby? Jazz Age America

Assessment Strategy

-threshold -Threshold students (D- and D) will have done only a minimum of reading, and their work will often be based partly on lecture notes and/or basic textbooks. They will demonstrate in their written assessments some knowledge of at least parts of the relevant field, and will make at least partially-successful attempts to frame an argument which engages with historical controversies, but they will fail to discuss some large and vital aspects of a topic; and/or deploy only some relevant material but partly fail to combine it into a coherent whole; and/or deploy some evidence to support individual points but often fail to do so and/or show difficulty weighing evidence (thereby relying on unsuitable or irrelevant evidence when making a point). Alternatively or additionally, the presentation of the work might also be poor, with bad grammar and/or punctuation, careless typos and spelling errors, and a lack of effective and correct referencing. -good -Good students (B- to B+) will demonstrate a solid level of achievement and depth of knowledge in all the criteria in the C- to C+ range, and will in addition exhibit constructive engagement with different types of historical writing and historiographical interpretation. Ideas will be communicated effectively and written work will include a good range of sources/reading and demonstrate a clear understanding of the issues and of the existing interpretations expressed in a well-structured, relevant, and focused argument. Students at the top end of this band will engage with and critique the ideas that they come across, and synthesise the various interpretations they find to reach their own considered conclusions. Written work will be correctly presented with references and bibliography where appropriate. -excellent -Excellent students (A- and above) will show strong achievement across all the criteria combined with particularly impressive depths of knowledge and/or subtlety of analysis. In written work, they will support their arguments with a wealth of relevant detail/examples. They will also demonstrate an acute awareness of the relevant historiography and give an account of why the conclusions reached are important within a particular historical debate. They may show a particularly subtle approach to possible objections, nuancing their argument in the light of counter-examples, or producing an interesting synthesis of various contrasting positions. Overall, the standards of content, argument, and analysis expected will be consistently superior to top upper-second work. Standards of presentation will also be high. -another level-Students in this band (C- to C+) will demonstrate a satisfactory range of achievement or depth of knowledge of most parts of the module, and will make successful, if occasionally inconsistent, attempts to develop those skills appropriate to the study of History at undergraduate level. In the case of the written assessments, the answers will attempt to focus on the question, although might drift into narrative, and will show some evidence of solid reading and research. The argument might lose direction and might not be adequately clear at the bottom of this category. Written work will be presented reasonably well with only limited errors in grammar, punctuation, and referencing, and not to the extent that they obscure meaning.

Learning Outcomes

  • Address the complexity of reconstructing the past, and the problematic and varied nature of studying both national and regional history.

  • Command comparative perspectives of the historical arguments relating to developments in Britain during this period.

  • Comprehend and validate how the period has been portrayed in specified secondary sources.

  • Demonstrate a detailed understanding of Britain 1900-1939.

  • Demonstrate a familiarity with a wide range of primary sources and understand their historiographical significance.

  • Engage, in depth, with specific concepts and events covered in the period.

  • To develop and sustain historical arguments and academic debate on particular aspects of the period.

Assessment method

Report

Assessment type

Summative

Description

This report is designed as an authentic assessment, to get students engaging with a real-world scenario. In this case, it will be a report in response to the following rubric: A media company wants to develop a documentary about Jazz Age Britain. Produce a report for the company outlining your idea for such a documentary and a justification for it using historiography. Primary sources and/or images can also be included, but they are not essential. The suggested documentary pitch could be based on an angle of your choice: it could be a person, an event, a theme and/or include transnational comparisons. References and a bibliography should be included (these will not contribute towards the word count). The report itself should be c. 2,000 words with an additional c. 500 word reflective piece.

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Assessment method

Essay

Assessment type

Summative

Description

This essay will be founded on a primary source analysis of your choice. You should discuss your choice in advance with the module convenor, who can also assist you in finding a suitable source.

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50%

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