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Field Work in HistoryDr Chris UptonReader in Public History

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Field Work in the History Degree• Approaches to Local History• The Victorians (housing)• The Making of England (Roman Britain)• Industry & Innovation in the West Midlands • Archaeology

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Field Work in the History Degree• The Tudors• The English Cathedral: Culture & Society• The Making of the Modern World (Cold War)• Competing Histories (public history &

heritage)

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History outside the classroom• Bartley Green

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Added Value• St Peter, Coughton

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Added Interpretation• Croome Court

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The Pedagogical Gains• A physical sense of the past• An appreciation for the impact of the built /

natural environment• A practical case study• Active learning• A break from the Powerpoint !

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The Social Gains• Group cohesion• Positive attitudes• The all-day tutorial• Edu-tainment

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So what could possibly go wrong ?• An invoice for how much ?• Is it compulsory ?…• Let’s discuss it on the coach…• What are we meant to be looking at ?• We don’t like to upset the volunteers…