Module Details

The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module.
Title Heritage & Culture: The Beatles’ Liverpool through 1966
Code MUSI533
Coordinator Dr ML Jones
Music
Eben@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2022-23 Level 7 FHEQ First Semester 15

Aims

By the end of the module students will be able to:

1) Understand how local musical-creative, social, cultural, political, economic and industrial forces in Liverpool influenced and were later influenced by the Beatles and their global success.

2) Critically evaluate local sites and sources of Beatles history in Liverpool

3) Analyse historical and contemporary accounts of the Beatles and Liverpool from a range of diverse perspectives

4) Apply local knowledge and understanding of the Beatles to a wider critical discourses of heritage and popular music heritage

5) Create and communicate original thinking and scholarship about the interrelationship of the Beatles and the city of Liverpool through written, visual and oral media.


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) By the end of the module students will be able to:

Understand how local musical-creative, social, cultural, political, economic and industrial forces in Liverpool influenced and were later influenced by the Beatles and their global success.

(LO2) Critically evaluate local sites and sources of Beatles history in Liverpool

(LO3) Analyse historical and contemporary accounts of the Beatles and Liverpool from a range of diverse perspectives

(LO4) Apply local knowledge and understanding of the Beatles to a wider critical discourses of heritage and popular music heritage

(LO5) Create and communicate original thinking and scholarship about the interrelationship of the Beatles and the city of Liverpool through written, visual and oral media.

(S1) Communication, listening and questioning respecting others, contributing to discussions, communicating in a foreign language, influencing, presentations developed by participation in class lectures, discussions and debates, reading/viewing a range of texts and media and actively engaging in guest lectures and field visits (where relevant).

(S2) Information literacy online, finding, interpreting, evaluating, managing and sharing information developed by using the full range of library resources as well as developing independent online research skills.

(S3) Media literacy online critically reading and creatively producing academic and professional communications in a range of media developed by undertaking independent research, fieldwork and writing and directed learning relevant to module content and coursework.

(S4) Positive attitude/ self-confidence A 'can-do' approach, a readiness to take part and contribute; openness to new ideas and the drive to make these happen developed by actively engaging in the university’s global citizenship aims, learning to develop original ideas and being an active participant in lectures and related activities.

(S5) Problem solving/ critical thinking/ creativity analysing facts and situations and applying creative thinking to develop appropriate solutions developed by learning to develop original ideas and being an active participant in lectures and related activities.

(S6) Self-management readiness to accept responsibility (i.e. leadership), flexibility, resilience, self-starting, initiative, integrity, willingness to take risks, appropriate assertiveness, time management, readiness to improve own performance based on feedback/reflective learning/ developed by learning to develop original ideas and being an active participant in lectures and related activities.


Syllabus

 

Indicative topics to be covered in this module may include:

*The Beatles and Liverpool's Black community
* The role of Liverpool women in the Beatles' career
*Brian Epstein and Homosexuality in 1960s Britain
* Notions of 'Scouse-ness', 'Northern-ness', 'English-ness' and 'British-ness' and the Beatles' global success
*Liverpool's live music infrastructure, 1950s-1960s
*Liverpool as a port city
*Jazz, Skiffle and Merseybeat
*Music, Art School and Education in 1960s Liverpool


Teaching and Learning Strategies

This module will be delivered via 2-hour weekly lectures, held over a 12-week period, supported by self-directed learning and independent study.
Scheduled, directed student hours: 24
Unscheduled directed student hours: N/A
Self-directed, unscheduled student hours: 126
Attendance recorded: Yes
Self-directed study may be used for reading, research, writing and independent scholarship


Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 24

          24
Timetable (if known) 120 mins X 1 totaling 24
 
           
Private Study 126
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment

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CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
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There will be two assessments for this module: 1) Portfolio (60%): Students will create a 'walking tour of the Beatles' Liverpool. The portfolio should include: 1) a tourist map indicating a route     60       
2) Critical reflection (40%) Students will write a reflective critique discussing the creative and research processes in developing their walking tour. 2000 words.    40       

Recommended Texts

Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module.