Module manager: Dr. Gary Wong
Email: G.p.f.wong@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
| SLSP3995 | Ethnicity and Popular Culture |
SLSP3995 Ethnicity and Popular Culture
This module is approved as a discovery module
This module introduces students to the theoretical perspectives on ideology, ethnicity, identity and popular culture. It provides a framework within which students can develop and understand ethnicity through popular forms of representation i.e. film, literature, music and the media. Subjects covered will include: - Theoretical perspectives on ethnicity, identity and diaspora - Identity and cultural hybridity - Ethnic minorities across generations in Britain - Minority perspectives and art - Cinematic representations of race and ethnicity - Black feminism and representations of gender in diasporic culture
- To introduce students to the theoretical perspectives on ideology, ethnicity, identity and popular culture.
- To provide a framework within which students can develop and understand ethnicity through popular forms of representation i.e. film, literature, music and the media.
- To critically discuss a range of popular forms through which diasporic communities are represented
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1. Demonstrate understanding of the recurring themes within the creativity of ethnic minorities.
2. Discuss the dynamics involving migration and the settlement of ethnic minorities.
3. Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of theoretical perspectives on ethnic identities, diasporic cultures and cultural hybridity.
4. Critically analyse representations in diasporic cultures.
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
1. Critical Thinking to weigh up different arguments and perspectives, using supporting evidence to form opinions, arguments, theories and ideas
2. Information Searching and interpretation and presentation of other people's ideas. Synthesis of these ideas to support opinion, argument and theories
3. Referencing of appropriate source materials using Leeds Harvard format
4. Academic Integrity in the approach to evaluation and use of appropriate and relevant information sources to help strengthen the quality of academic work and independent research
5. Academic writing in a clear, concise, focussed and structured manner that is supported by relevant evidence.
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Seminar | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Private study hours | 179 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 21 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
A formal formative assessment opportunity will be provided for each summative assessment task, which is specifically pedagogically aligned to that task. As part of this, each student will receive feedback designed to support the development of knowledge and skills that will be later assessed in the summative task.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | . | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
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Last updated: 31/03/2025
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