HSY2105

The Great Divide: Religion and Genocide in Twentieth Century India (6 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Ian Copland

Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2004 (Day)
Clayton First semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis:

Objectives: On successful completion of HSY2105, a student will: 1. Have acquired a broad knowledge of 20th century Indian social and political history. 2. Be familiar with the concepts of state, nation and community in the South Asian context. 3. Be able to comment intelligently, with reference to published literature, on the roots and results of the partition violence of 1947 and on the causes of collective violence more generally. 4. Be conversant with debates about the formation of historical memory. 5. Demonstrate skills in the areas of bibliography, textual analysis and written and verbal argument.

Assessment: Class participation: 10% + Documentary exercise (1000 words): 30% + Essay (2500 words): 40% + Test (1 hour): 20% + Students taking the subject at Level 3 will be expected to demonstrate more sophisticated analytical skills and submit work incorporating a higher level of competence in independent reading and research.

Contact Hours: 2.5 hours of lectures and tutorials per week

Prerequisites: A first-year sequence in History or permission

Prohibitions: HSY3105