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Dr Deborah Toner University of Leicester

Historical Mixology : Introducing Literary, Cultural and Contemporary Perspectives to the History of Alcohol . Dr Deborah Toner University of Leicester .

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Dr Deborah Toner University of Leicester

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  1. Historical Mixology: Introducing Literary, Cultural and Contemporary Perspectives to the History of Alcohol. Dr Deborah Toner University of Leicester

  2. “The module draws on a wide range of primary and secondary sources to approach the subject of drinking from an interdisciplinary and comparative perspective, which will encourage students to engage with alcohol-related issues currently in the media and government spotlight and in a broader international context.” From Beer to Fraternity: Alcohol, Society and Culture in North America – module handbook, website, learning outcomes, opening lecture, handouts, etc

  3. Module Changes • Lack of engagement with comparative/interdisciplinary aspects of course, 2012-13 • Assessment strategy didn’t force students to get to grips with these aspects of the course • Perception of these aspects as ‘irrelevant’

  4. Module Changes • Change to assessment structure • More explicit engagement with contemporary (as well as international) issues • More variety in terms of non-US cases (including Britain and Europe, as well as Canada and Mexico) • Less chronological approach overall

  5. Comparative Study Temperance (week 3) • Lecture : emergence and development of US temperance movement in C19, and broader international developments • Workshop: comparing extracts from temperance literature, pamphlets, imagery etc from US, Canadian and British temperance organisations • Seminar: discussion of key scholarship and themes

  6. Interdisciplinary Study Impact, Aftermath and Legacy of Prohibition • Lecture: experience of prohibition, repeal, and legacy • Workshop: using historical knowledge about prohibition to inform contemporary debates about alcohol/drug regulation • Seminar: discussion of scholarship on repeal and aftermath of prohibition

  7. Interdisciplinary Study Alcohol in the American Imagination • Lecture: Outline of approaches to fictional portrayals of alcohol and drinking; illustrative examples • Workshop: Focus on media discourses about alcohol and role in shaping public attitudes • Seminar: Discussion of key text (Hemingway) and historiography

  8. Interdisciplinary Study Alcohol in the American Imagination • Lecture: Outline of approaches to fictional portrayals of alcohol and drinking; illustrative examples • Workshop: Focus on media discourses about alcohol and role in shaping public attitudes • Seminar: Discussion of key text (Hemingway) and historiography

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