Colonialism
AA
Isabel Ellender
Subject value of 1.0 (6 points) * 3 hours per week * First semester * Gippsland * Prerequisites: Passes in 75% of first-year subjects
The colonial period in Australia is examined through the three themes of frontier conflict, the manifestation of racism and the loss of the land by Koorie people. An investigation of the reasons why Britain chose Australia leads to an examination of what is meant by the `frontier' in Australian terms. Introduced diseases and massacres were largely responsible for the decimation of Aboriginal tribes in the first seventy years of occupation, and these in turn led to government intervention in later phases. The colonisation of each State by white society will be studied in detail. Students will be encouraged to develop research skills during the first part of the subject by utilising the resources available in the Centre for Gippsland Studies. Where relevant, guest lecturers will also be used.
Assessment
Presentation/report (1500 words): 40% * Essay (1500 words): 20% * Examination (2 hours): 40%
Prescribed texts
Reynolds H The other side of the frontier Penguin, 1983
Reynolds H Frontier: Aborigines, settlers and the land Allen and Unwin, 1987
Roberts J Massacres to mining Dove, 1981