| Unit name | Arts, Activism and Social Justice Summer Programme |
|---|---|
| Unit code | PHIL10036 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | C/4 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Dr. Burch-Brown |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
| School/department | Department of Philosophy |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This three-week programme explores the themes of arts, activism and social justice. Students will investigate how disciplines such as literature, music, visual arts, storytelling, dance, philosophy, history and critical social theory have shaped movements for social justice, with particular attention to racial justice and the legacies of slavery.
The programme will be delivered through creative, hands-on workshops led by community-based partners in the thriving arts and voluntary sectors of Bristol, alongside academic seminars. Students will get involved in a variety of community and civic activities, meet and engage with a wide range of people, and acquire significant knowledge and contextual understanding of Bristol and Great Britain.
Topics may include:
The programme will include practical components aimed at empowering students to think strategically about how they themselves might use the arts to build community and transform culture.
By the end of the unit students will have:
1. Acquired knowledge and understanding about movements for social change and justice from around the world.
2. Explored how people from diverse social contexts have used theory and arts as vehicles for social change.
3. Gained familiarity with the key role of Bristol in the development of transatlantic slavery.
4. Examined legacies of racism, slavery and colonialism, and the impact of these legacies on the lives of people today.
5. Explored how race and ethnicity intersect with gender in shaping social experience.
6. Examined what responsibilities we might have today as a result of historical legacies of racial injustice.
7. Developed transferrable skills for use in future leadership and social entrepreneurship.
8. Developed academic and study skills.
9. Become empowered to think strategically about how they themselves can use the arts to build community and transform culture.
Lectures, small group work, individual exercises, seminars and virtual learning environment.
Tasks which help you learn and prepare you for summative tasks (formative):
None
Tasks which do not count towards your unit mark but are required for credit (zero-weighted):
None
Tasks which count towards your unit mark (summative):
Presentation (100%) [ILOs 1-9]
When assessment does not go to plan
When required by the Board of Examiners, you will normally complete reassessments in the same formats as those outlined above. However, the Board reserves the right to modify the form or number of reassessments required. Details of reassessments are normally confirmed by the School shortly after the notification of your results at the end of the academic year.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. PHIL10036).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
