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Leader: David Schmitt
Offered:
Gippsland Second semester 2006 (Day)
Gippsland Second semester 2006 (OCL)
Synopsis: Introduction to the theoretical and methodological issues associated with regional studies. Application to studies approaching Australian history from regional and local perspectives. The unit is divided into six topic areas: theoretical and methodological considerations; rural regions - regional history in the 1960s; the colonies/states as regions; urban, and urban-hinterland regions; shire/municipal histories and Australia and supra-state regionalism; and regional, thematic histories.
Assessment: Regional study (6000 words): 70% + Seminar papers (3000 words): 30%
Contact Hours: 2 hour seminar per week
Prerequisites: First degree with a major in history-politics or related discipline