GSC2506

Community history

(ART)

Meredith Fletcher

8 points + 3 hours per week + Second semester + Gippsland , distance + Prerequisites: GSC1503, GSC1504 or equivalents

Synopsis: Concepts of community, identity and stance. The relationship between communities and the wider society. The connection between the present and the past. Methods of researching and writing community history. Oral history, photograph interpretation and material culture.

Assessment: Tutorial exercise (1500 words): 25% + Community history project (1500 words): 25% + Research essay (3000 words): 50%