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Contemporary Wales

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English
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15 hours
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Self-Paced
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Beginner

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This free course provides an accessible and lively social science account of contemporary Wales. It introduces key aspects of the economy, society, politics and culture of Wales, providing a wealth of up-to-date evidence that is organised around core social science concepts and theories, to help you make sense of a changing nation.

Syllabus

Introduction
Learning outcomes
1 Rugby – an introduction to contemporary Wales
1 Rugby – an introduction to contemporary Wales
1.1 Difference
1.1.1 Place
1.1.2 Work
1.1.3 Gender and ‘race’
1.1.4 Class
1.2 Audio activities
1.3 Conclusion
2 Place and belonging
2 Place and belonging
2.1 The regions of Wales
2.1.1 One Wales or many?
2.1.2 Regional differentiation in Wales
2.1.3 Perceptions of regional differences in ‘Welsh character’
2.2 Conclusion
3 Work
3 Work
3.1 Economy and work in contemporary Wales
3.2 Work, worklessness and poverty
3.3 Conclusion
4 Gender and ‘race’
4 Gender and ‘race’
4.1 Thinking about ‘race’ and Wales
4.2 Thinking about gender and Wales
4.3 Conclusion
5 Class
5 Class
5.1 Conceptions of class in Wales
5.1.1 Class as organisation and conflict
5.1.2 Classlessness
5.1.3 White settlers
5.1.4 The ‘Taffia’
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Audio activities
6 Nationalism and the Welsh language
6 Nationalism and the Welsh language
6.1 Language and identity
6.1.1 Language and personal identity
6.1.2 Language and national identity
6.1.3 The Welsh language and political nationalism
6.2 Welsh language and nationalism
6.2.1 Welsh language activism
6.2.2 The Welsh language and Welsh institutions
6.3 Nationalism
6.3.1 Varieties of nationalism
6.3.2 The nature of Welsh nationalism
6.3.3 Nationalism under devolution
6.4 Conclusion
7 Labour traditions
7 Labour traditions
7.1 Labour’s ‘Welsh’ values (Andrew Edwards)
7.1.1 Labour values and Welsh values
7.1.2 The Labour tradition in the 1980s and 1990s
7.2 Labour and devolution
7.2.1 The Labour tradition and devolution
7.2.2 The Labour tradition in twenty-first century Wales
7.3 Conclusion
8 Political representation
8 Political representation
8.1 A history of political representation in Wales
8.1.1 Political representation in pre-devolution Wales
8.1.2 Contesting political representation in Wales
8.1.3 New Labour and the Welsh devolution settlement
8.2 Broadening engagement and participation in Welsh politics
8.2.1 Defining civil society
8.2.2 Inclusive politics through a vibrant civil society
8.2.3 New opportunities for civil society participation post-2006?
8.3 Conclusion
9 Cultural representation
9 Cultural representation
9.1 Cinema and Wales
9.1.1 Wales at the Oscars
9.1.2 A Welsh film revival?
9.1.3 A Way of Life and ‘new’ Welsh identities
9.2 Television ‘fictions’ and Wales
9.2.1 An S4C drama revival
9.2.2 Dr Who and Torchwood– BBC Cymru Wales and network success
9.2.3 Gavin and Stacey
9.3 Conclusion
10 Course conclusion
10 Course conclusion
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Glossary
References
Further reading
Acknowledgements

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