Since then, and thanks to further gifts and acquisitions, the Hunterian has come to hold one of the two leading collections of Whistler’s work in the world and History of Art (SCCA) has become an international centre of expertise for the study of Whistler and his 19th century world.Īt her death in 1958, Miss Birnie Philip, Whistler’s heir and executrix, bequeathed the remainder of her art collection to the University, together with part of her residual estate for the purpose of establishing a scholarship scheme for students engaged in any branch of learning within the College of Arts.
The Beatrix Whistler and James McNeill Whistler Scholarships originate with an important collection of works by Whistler gifted by Miss Rosalind Birnie Philip to the University in 1935. For more information, please see: Student contract. In exceptional circumstances, however, the University may withdraw With permission, you can also take courses from other subjects in the College of Arts and in other colleges, including American Studies, War Studies, Classics and many others.
You can choose courses in History programmes in the College of Arts and the College of Social Sciences. DOING HISTORY: SOURCES AND SKILLS FOR HISTORIANS (core course).GENDER, POLITICS AND POWER (core course).Independent and self-reflective critical work is fostered through written assignments and seminar presentations, culminating in the dissertation. Teaching is mainly seminar-based, in small classes. However, there is also an opportunity to work in an interdisciplinary capacity, by taking courses in other subjects, including American Studies, War Studies, Classics and many others, subject to permission. Optional courses can be selected from History programmes in the College of Arts and the College of Social Sciences. You will also be trained in the research skills necessary to conduct your own, independent research project. The core courses are designed to give you a thorough grounding in the methodological and theoretical approaches of gender history, as well as introduce you to a wide variety of gendered ‘texts’, including written, audio-visual, and material sources. The Centre for Gender History fosters close ties with Glasgow’s world-class museums, galleries and libraries, including Glasgow Women’s Library, the only accredited museum in the UK dedicated to women’s lives, histories and achievements.The Centre also regularly hosts visiting international scholars. Activities run annually by the Centre include a postgraduate gender history reading group, a high-profile research seminar series, and a public lecture in Global Gender History.As a student within the Centre for Gender History, you will become a member of a vibrant and unique research centre, with a thriving postgraduate community and a programme of tailored workshops, research seminars, and knowledge exchange events.The course is taught by world-leading scholars in gender history, committed to developing and deepening your own research interests.
On this programme you will receive expert tuition in the theoretical and methodological approaches to gender history and their application to a wide range of historical and cultural contexts.It is run by the Centre for Gender History, which is home to the largest concentration of gender historians in Britain and offers an unparalleled environment for study and research in this field.The Masters in Gender History is the only course of its kind in Britain, offering specialised tuition in the gendered analysis of the past.
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