Time and Place: 1968: Rivers of Blood (V1404)

15 credits, Level 5

Spring teaching

On 20 April 1968, Conservative MP Enoch Powell delivered one of the most controversial speeches in modern political history. Powell warned that the migration of racial and ethnic minorities to Britain threatened to tear the country’s social and economic fabric. His speech stoked the flames of reaction ignited by the arrival of thousands of Caribbean migrants immediately following the end of the Second World War.

On this module, you’ll assess the contested development of multi-racialism in post-war Britain. You’ll explore:

  • the factors that precipitated migration
  • social unrest and the demands to close Britain’s borders that resulted from it
  • the fight for racial equality by black and white activists.

Teaching

52%: Lecture
48%: Seminar

Assessment

100%: Coursework (Essay)

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 23 hours of contact time and about 127 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

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Courses

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