Monash University Handbook 2010 Undergraduate - Units

Synopsis

Overview of ancient cultures of the Mediterranean world: Crete, Egypt, Greece, Iraq, and Turkey. Examines political, social, economic and religious systems, art, architecture, and material culture. Source material includes monuments, artefacts and texts on which reconstruction of the past is based. Introduces archaeological methodology, textual analysis and critical appraisal of evidence.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

1. Have acquired a basic knowledge of the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean that are studied and their contribution to western civilisation.
2. Have developed an awareness of the different political, social, economic and religious systems of each of these cultures.
3. Be aware of the cultural and documentary exchange that operated in the Mediterranean region.
4. Be aware of the range of material - monuments, artefacts, texts - available for use in the reconstruction of ancient societies.
5. Understand the basic methods of archaeological and historical interpretation.
6. Demonstrate basic training in the critical appraisal of source material of all kinds.

Assessment

Written work: 60% (3000 words)
2 hour exam: 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Colin Hope

Contact hours

2 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

History
Archaeology and ancient history

Synopsis

An overview of the cultures of the Mediterranean from the end of the Bronze Age to the triumph of Christianity. The major focus is upon the classical cultures: Greece and Macedon, Hellenism and Rome; also surveyed are Egypt, Iraq and Persia. Themes and source material as AAH1010.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. Acquired a basic knowledge of those cultures of the ancient Mediterranean studied.
2. Developed an awareness of the different political, social, economic and religious systems which each of these cultures developed.
3. An awareness of the cultural exchange which operated in the Mediterranean region.
4. An awareness of the range of material - monuments, artefacts, texts - available for use in the reconstruction of ancient societies.
5. An understanding of the basic methods of archaeology and ancient history.
6. Acquired basic training in the development of a critical appraisal of source material of all kinds.

Assessment

Written work: 60% (3000 words)
2 hour exam: 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Gillian Bowen

Contact hours

2 x 1 hour lectures and 1 x 1 hour lecture per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

History
Archaeology and ancient history

Synopsis

Alexander the Great is an enigmatic figure whose conquests transformed the eastern Mediterranean world. This unit attempts to come to an understanding of Alexander, his campaigns against the Persians, his successes and failures, the machinations of his generals following his death, and the new world order that ensued. It will explore the myths that surrounded Alexander and the way in which he was emulated by the Roman emperors. His cultural ideology was the basis of Hellenism, the major facets of which will be examined.

Objectives

On successful completion of the unit, students will have:

1. Gained an understanding of historiographic traditions concerning Alexander the Great.
2. Acquired an understanding of the importance of the non-literary sources for the period: coins, art, architecture, epigraphy.
3. Examined the impact of Alexander's conquest and subsequent policies for the entire eastern Mediterranean world.
4. Gained an understanding of the nature of the emerging Hellenistic kingdoms.
5. Acquired the ability to use and assess critically a variety of ancient sources.
6. Acquired critical and analytical skills in dealing with a variety of primary, secondary and tertiary sources.
7. Acquired communication and collaborative skills through group tutorial presentations.

Assessment

2 tests: 30%
tutorial presentation/participation: 20%
written work: 50% (2500 words)

Contact hours

12 x 90 minute lectures and 12 x 1 hour tutorials

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

History
Archaeology and ancient history

Prerequisites

A first-year sequence in Archaeology & Ancient History or permission.

Prohibitions

AAH3220

Synopsis

This unit will focus upon a study of Egypt and her interaction with the major Mediterranean cultures during the Late Bronze Age into Early Iron Age, c. 1550-900 BCE. A key theme will be the study of the so-called Egyptian Empire: the reasons for expansion into the Near East and Nubia, the resultant changes to Egyptian society and the problems involved in maintaining her sphere of influence. The significance of trade and the development of a complex web of international diplomacy will be examined, as will religious innovation and orthodoxy, and urbanism. The surviving sources, from archaeological to textual, will be examined and analysed in a multi-disciplinary study.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. Gained an understanding of the evolution of Egyptian culture during the New Kingdom.

2. Obtained a knowledge of the main phases of the political history of the ancient Near East during the period under study.

3. Obtained an understanding of the significance of international relations during the Late Bronze Age in the Mediterranean.

4. Developed a detailed knowledge of the motivations behind Egyptian foreign policy and the impact this had upon Egyptian society in the period.

5. Developed skills in interpreting the past based upon the critical analysis of documentary and archaeological data.

6. Developed the ability to present a sustained argument based upon a variety of sources.

Assessment

Written work/exam: 85% (3500 words)
tutorial presentation/participation: 15% (1000 words)

Chief examiner(s)

Colin Hope

Contact hours

3 hours (2 x 1 hour lectures and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

History
Archaeology and ancient history

Prohibitions

ARY3230

Synopsis

This unit will introduce students to the archaeology of Italy through participation in the excavations of an Etruscan and Roman site in Tuscany in collaboration with the University of Florence. It will enable students to gain experience in current fieldwork techniques, object recording, analysis and preservation, and introduce the main features of Etruscan culture and its impact upon Rome. While focusing upon one site it will also include visits to other relevant archaeological sites and important museum collections.

Objectives

On successful completion of the unit the students will have:

1. gained a basic understanding of current excavation techniques;
2. gained the ability to document and analyse artifacts;
3. been introduced to contemporary archaeological theory especially as it relates to material culture;
4. gained ability to document excavations within a contemporary framework;
5. obtained specific understanding of the site under excavation and its contribution to the wider study of Etruscan and Roman culture.
6. Third level students will be expected to demonstrate more advanced analytical skills and submit work incorporating a higher level of competence in independent reading and research.

Assessment

Written work: 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Andrea Di Castro

Off-campus attendance requirements

Three weeks of intensive instruction and fieldwork, based in Prato

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Archaeology and ancient history

Prerequisites

First-year sequence in Archaeology (AAH1010 and AAH1020) or equivalent, or with permission

Prohibitions

AAH3240

Synopsis

The focus of the unit is to analyze the archaeological material of the Roman Empire, and to also examine the regional variations that epitomized cultural progression and acculturation throughout the Mediterranean throughout the period in question. The unit will examine closely the ancient archaeological sources for the Roman period from the 2nd century BCE to the 4th century CE: architectural, numismatic, epigraphic and sculptural, in an attempt to provide the students with the most comprehensive understanding of Roman material culture. The focus will be on what has been discovered and how it can be analyzed and interpreted.

Objectives

On successful completion of the unit, students will have:

1. Gained an understanding of archaeological traditions concerning the Roman World;
2. Gained an understanding of the importance of the archaeological sources for the period: coins, art, architecture, epigraphy;
3. Acquired an understanding of the impact that Roman culture had upon the entire Mediterranean world;
4. Gained an understanding of the significance of the material culture of the Roman Empire and how it impacted on the provinces;
5. The ability to use and assess a variety of archaeological sources and relevant documentary material; and
6. Proficiency in critical reading and writing skills.

Assessment

Written work/exam: 80% (3500 words)
tutorial presentation/participation: 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Andrea Di Castro

Contact hours

One 1.5 hour lecture and a one-hour tutorial per week over a 12 week period.

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Archaeology and ancient history

Prerequisites

First year sequence in Archaeology, Classical Studies or History, or other discipline with approval.

Prohibitions

AAH3250

Synopsis

The unit examines aspects of Roman political, social and cultural history from the crucial period when she made the transition from Republic to Empire to her peak in High Empire (30 BCE - 138 CE). It focuses upon the reigns of four emperors: Augustus, Claudius, Nero and Hadrian. Themes include the nature of Roman politics, the role of the emperor within the political system, the manner in which the emperor acquired, consolidated and held his position; the role of the Praetorian guard; the rise to power of freedmen, the plight of the aristocrats, and way in which the populace was treated under, and affected by, the style of rule adopted by each of the four emperors.

Objectives

On successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. A comprehensive understanding of the Roman political ideals of government and the manner in which these ideals were manipulated by each of the emperors.

2. A sound knowledge of the political, social and cultural history of Rome during the period covered.

3. The ability to examine critically the evidence relating to the power invested in the emperor and how the form of rule and the fate of the people was determined by the personality of the incumbent, and the manner in which the aristocracy adapted their lifestyle in response.

4. Critical and analytical skills in dealing with a variety of primary, secondary and tertiary sources, in particular the development of skills in source criticism.

5. Communication and collaborative skills through group tutorial presentations.

Assessment

Tutorial presentations: 20%
Written work (3,000 words): 60%
Class test (1 hour): 20%

Contact hours

3 hours (2 x 1 hour lectures and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

History
Classical studies
Archaeology and ancient history

Prerequisites

One of the following: ARY1020, HSY1010, HSY1020, CLA1020, or permission from the Co-ordinator

Prohibitions

ARY3260

Synopsis

This unit entails a study of the two major cultures of the pre-classical Aegean based primarily upon the archaeological record. The major Aegean sites will be examined, and the evidence for religious beliefs, economy and society in general will be reviewed. The interaction of the two groups will be examined and their contribution to later Greek culture assessed. As no contemporary historical documents are known from either culture the accounts in later literary tradition such as Homer will be examined in an effort to determine the reliability of their portrayal of each.

Objectives

Students successfully completing this unit will have:

1. Acquired knowledge of two Bronze Age Aegean societies that had no written records other than basic inventories.
2. Acquired an understanding of the methods of archaeological interpretation used to reconstruct the nature of these societies and the difficulties inherent in such an endeavour.
3. Developed the ability to appraise critically archaeological reports and interpretations.
4. Developed the ability to understand how interpretation can be affected by the conditioning of the excavator/historian.
5. Developed an understanding of the major features of Minoan and Mycenaean societies and their interaction with each other.
6. Appraised the validity of using myth to aid the reconstruction on Minoan and Mycenaean societies and to recognise the ways in which later literary tradition was influenced by perceptions of these cultures and the achievements attributed to them.

Assessment

Slide test 500 words 10%
Essay 2500 words 50%
Test 1000 words 20%
Tutorial presentation and participation 500 words 20%

Contact hours

12 x 1.5 hr lectures for 12 weeks and 12 x 1 hr tutorials

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Classical studies
Archaeology and ancient history

Prerequisites

A first year sequence in Archaeology or permission

Prohibitions

ARY3570

Synopsis

This unit focuses upon the second major phase in Egyptian history, the Middle Kingdom, and examines its rise from the fragmentation of the First Intermediate Period, its collapse and the on-set of foreign rule in the second Intermediate Period. Within an historical framework it will review the major features and development of Egyptian culture with specific emphasis upon the changing nature of kingship, the literary achievements and the major developments in domestic and funerary archaeology. It will take a multi-disciplinary approach, focusing upon the methodologies employed in reconstructing past societies.

Objectives

On successful completion of this unit, students will have:

developed an understanding of the main features of Egyptian culture;

developed the ability to compare/contrast different types of documentation;

examined the use of a wide range of literary genres in the process of Egyptian self-definition;

gained insight into the methodologies employed to reconstruct ancient Egyptian culture;

developed the ability to undertake independent research incorporating both ancient and modern sources and employing a variety of methodological approaches, and present the results of that research in the form of both written and verbal communication;

developed their ability to work as part of a team.

Assessment

Written work/test: 75% (3500 words)
tutorial presentation/participation: 25% (1000 words)

Contact hours

2 one-hour lectures and 1 one-hour tutorial

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

History
Archaeology and ancient history

Prohibitions

ARY3580

Synopsis

The unit focuses upon Athens during the 5th century BCE, the period when, in a burst of creativity, her citizens attained their greatest achievements. The unit offers an historical framework within which to explore aspects of Greek culture: literature, drama, art and architecture, religion and philosophy, and the Athenians system of government. The subject incorporates a wide selection of primary source material. Students will be encouraged to identify ways in which Athenian culture has impacted upon the western world.

Objectives

On successful completion of the unit students will have acquired:

1. a knowledge of the historical context within which 5th century Athens flourished.
2. An understanding of the process by which Athens established an empire which, in turn, facilitated her innovative artistic and cultural achievements.
3. An understanding of the principles of Greek art, architecture, and rhetoric, the underlying concepts of philosophy and religion, the nature of Greek historiography, the Athenian concept of radical democracy and its variance in western ideals.
4. Critical and analytical skills, which enable the application of textual, epigraphic, archaeological, and numismatic methodologies.
5. Communication skills through debates and a mock ekklesia meeting.

Assessment

Written work: 60% (3000 words)
Tutorial presentation/participation: 20%
Test (1 hour): 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Gillian Bowen

Contact hours

12 x 90 minute lectures and 12 x 1 hour tutorials

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

History
Classical studies
Archaeology and ancient history

Prerequisites

A first-year sequence in Archaeology & Ancient History or permission.

Prohibitions

AAH3800

Synopsis

Kleopatra the Great was the last ruler of the most significant of the Hellenistic kingdoms: Egypt; she tried valiantly to save Egypt from Roman annexation. Following her suicide Egypt became a province of Rome. The unit focuses on the world into which Kleopatra was born. Themes include: the nature of Ptolemaic rule; the multicultural nature of the population under the Ptolemies; problems faced by Kleopatra and her forebears with the growing threat of Roman annexation; the heterogeneous culture that developed as a result of Roman occupation, and the way the indigenous culture flourished in spite of the profound changes it experienced. It draws upon and analyses a wide range of sources.

Objectives

On successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. A detailed knowledge of the nature of late Ptolemaic and early Roman rule in Egypt
2. An understanding of the political situation in the Eastern Mediterranean region in the second and first centuries BCE
3. Detailed understanding of the problems facing Kleopatra VII in her fight to save her kingdom from Roman annexation
4. An understanding of the complexity and changing nature of Egyptian culture as a result of the introduction of Hellenism and then the Roman occupation upon the traditional culture
5. The ability to appraise critically ancient and secondary source material, and combine a variety of types of evidence in the analysis of ancient culture.

Assessment

Written work 90%
Class participation: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Gillian Bowen

Contact hours

Two 1-hour lectures per week
One 1-hour tutorial for 10 weeks at 2nd level

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

History
Archaeology and ancient history

Prerequisites

AAH first level sequence or permission

Prohibitions

AAH3950

Synopsis

This unit commences with the study of the unification process that resulted in the emergence of Egypt as the first territorial state in the Near East. The ensuing Early Dynastic Period, Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period are studied through a combination of literary and documentary texts, surviving monuments and objects of material culture. An historical outline of these periods provides a framework within which social, cultural and religious developments are reviewed. While the focus is upon internal affairs particularly during the Old Kingdom (Pyramid Age), Egypt's relations with the Sudan, Libya, the Near East and the Mediterranean are examined.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

1. Have gained an understanding of the evolution and main features of Egyptian culture from the emergence of a unified state until the end of the Old Kingdom.

2. Have acquired an awareness of the limitations/extent of our knowledge of this culture; i.e., of the types of material that have survived and the variety of ways in which they are interpreted.

3. Be able to display a basic understanding of the Egyptian perception of their world.

4. Be able to display knowledge of the main sources of our textual and archaeological reconstruction of the culture.

5. Have acquired the ability to access the tertiary sources and to assess critically the current theories encountered.

Assessment

Written work: 60% (3000 words)
Tutorial presentations: 15%
Exam: 25%

Chief examiner(s)

Christian Knoblauch

Contact hours

3 hours (2 x 1 hour lectures and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

History
Archaeology and ancient history

Synopsis

This study entails the study of ancient Egypt throughout the New Kingdom, Dynasties 18-20, and the Third Intermediate Period, Dynasties 21-25, covering the period 1550-664 BCE. It will follow the same general themes and format as ARY2970, but will also include an introduction to the international character of Egyptian culture during the New Kingdom. It will examine the major changes that occurred following Dynasty 20 and the impact of foreign domination upon Egypt in the Third Intermediate Period.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

1. Have gained an understanding of the characteristics and development of Egyptian culture from the end of the Middle Kingdom to the Late Period.

2. Have acquired an awareness of the limitations/extent of our knowledge of this culture; i.e., of the types of material that have survived and the variety of ways in which they are interpreted.

3. Be able to display a basic understanding of the Egyptian perception of their world.

4. Be able to display knowledge of the main sources of our textual and archaeological reconstruction of the culture.

5. Have acquired the ability to access the tertiary sources and to assess critically the current theories encountered.

6. Have developed an understanding of the nature and impact of international trade during the height of the Late Bronze Age and of the concepts of imperialism which developed during that time.

Assessment

Written work/test: 75% (3500 words)
tutorial presentation/participation: 25% (1000 words)

Contact hours

3 hours (2 x 1 hour lectures and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

History
Archaeology and ancient history

Prerequisites

A first-year sequence in Archaeology or permission

Prohibitions

ARY3990

Synopsis

Alexander the Great is an enigmatic figure whose conquests transformed the eastern Mediterranean world. This unit attempts to come to an understanding of Alexander, his campaigns against the Persians, his successes and failures, the machinations of his generals following his death, and the new world order that ensued. It will explore the myths that surrounded Alexander and the way in which he was emulated by the Roman emperors. His cultural ideology was the basis of Hellenism, the major facets of which will be examined.

Objectives

On successful completion of the unit, students will have:

1. Gained an understanding of historiographic traditions concerning Alexander the Great.
2. Acquired an understanding of the importance of the non-literary sources for the period: coins, art, architecture, epigraphy.
3. Examined the impact of Alexander's conquest and subsequent policies for the entire eastern Mediterranean world.
4. Gained an understanding of the nature of the emerging Hellenistic kingdoms.
5. Acquired the ability to use and assess critically a variety of ancient sources.
6. Acquired critical and analytical skills in dealing with a variety of primary, secondary and tertiary sources.
7. Acquired communication and collaborative skills through group tutorial presentations.

Assessment

2 tests: 30%
tutorial presentation/participation: 20%
written work: 50% (2500 words)

Contact hours

12 x 90 minute lectures and 12 x 1 hour tutorials

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

History
Archaeology and ancient history

Prerequisites

A first-year sequence in Archaeology & Ancient History or permission.

Prohibitions

AAH3220

Synopsis

This unit will focus upon a study of Egypt and her interaction with the major Mediterranean cultures during the Late Bronze Age into Early Iron Age, c. 1550-900 BCE. A key theme will be the study of the so-called Egyptian Empire: the reasons for expansion into the Near East and Nubia, the resultant changes to Egyptian society and the problems involved in maintaining her sphere of influence. The significance of trade and the development of a complex web of international diplomacy will be examined, as will religious innovation and orthodoxy, and urbanism. The surviving sources, from archaeological to textual, will be examined and analysed in a multi-disciplinary study.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. Gained an understanding of the evolution of Egyptian culture during the New Kingdom.

2. Obtained a knowledge of the main phases of the political history of the ancient Near East during the period under study.

3. Obtained an understanding of the significance of international relations during the Late Bronze Age in the Mediterranean.

4. Developed a detailed knowledge of the motivations behind Egyptian foreign policy and the impact this had upon Egyptian society in the period.

5. Developed skills in interpreting the past based upon the critical analysis of documentary and archaeological data.

6. Developed the ability to present a sustained argument based upon a variety of sources.

7. Developed greater critical ability in assessing source material.

8. Developed the ability to undertake independent research.

Assessment

Written work/exam: 85% (3500 words)
tutorial presentation/participation: 15% (1000 words)

Chief examiner(s)

Colin Hope

Contact hours

3 hours (2 x 1 hour lectures and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

History
Archaeology and ancient history

Prohibitions

ARY2230

Synopsis

This unit will introduce students to the archaeology of Italy through participation in the excavations of an Etruscan and Roman site in Tuscany in collaboration with the University of Florence. It will enable students to gain experience in current fieldwork techniques, object recording, analysis and preservation, and introduce the main features of Etruscan culture and its impact upon Rome. While focusing upon one site it will also include visits to other relevant archaeological sites and important museum collections.

Objectives

On successful completion of the unit the students will have:

1. gained a basic understanding of current excavation techniques
2. gained the ability to document and analyse artifacts
3. been introduced to contemporary archaeological theory especially as it relates to material culture
4. gained ability to document excavations within a contemporary framework
5. obtained specific understanding of the site under excavation and its contribution to the wider study of Etruscan and Roman culture.
6. Third level students will be expected to demonstrate more advanced analytical skills and submit work incorporating a higher level of competence in independent reading and research.

Assessment

Written work: 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Andrea Di Castro

Off-campus attendance requirements

Three weeks of intensive instruction and fieldwork, based in Prato

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Archaeology and ancient history

Prerequisites

First-year sequence in Archaeology (AAH1010 and AAH1020) or equivalent, or with permission

Prohibitions

AAH2240

Synopsis

The focus of the unit is to analyze the archaeological material of the Roman Empire, and to also examine the regional variations that epitomized cultural progression and acculturation throughout the Mediterranean throughout the period in question. The unit will examine closely the ancient archaeological sources for the Roman period from the 2nd century BCE to the 4th century CE: architectural, numismatic, epigraphic and sculptural, in an attempt to provide the students with the most comprehensive understanding of Roman material culture. The focus will be on what has been discovered and how it can be analyzed and interpreted.

Objectives

On successful completion of the unit, students will have:

1. Gained an understanding of archaeological traditions concerning the Roman World;
2. Gained an understanding of the importance of the archaeological sources for the period: coins, art, architecture, epigraphy;
3. Acquired an understanding of the impact that Roman culture had upon the entire Mediterranean world;
4. Gained an understanding of the significance of the material culture of the Roman Empire and how it impacted on the provinces;
5. The ability to use and assess a variety of archaeological sources and relevant documentary material;
6. Proficiency in critical reading and writing skills; and
7. Developed a more sophisticated understanding of both ancient and modern archaeological traditions and displayed a thorough knowledge of analytical criticism.

Assessment

Written work/exam: 80% (3500 words)
tutorial presentation/participation: 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Andrea Di Castro

Contact hours

One 1.5 hour lecture and a one-hour tutorial per week over a 12 week period.

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Archaeology and ancient history

Prerequisites

First year sequence in Archaeology, Classical Studies or History, or other discipline with approval.

Prohibitions

AAH2250

Synopsis

The unit examines aspects of Roman political, social and cultural history from the crucial period when she made the transition from Republic to Empire (30 BCE - 138 CE). It focuses upon the reigns of four emperors: Augustus, Claudius, Nero and Hadrian. Themes include the nature of Roman politics, the role of the emperor within the political system, the manner in which the emperor acquired, consolidated and held his position; the role of the Praetorian Guard; the rise to power of the freedmen, the plight of the aristocrats, and the way in which the populace was treated under, and affected by, the style of rule adopted by each of the four emperors.

Objectives

On successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. A comprehensive understanding of the Roman political ideals of government and the manner in which these ideals were manipulated by each of the emperors.

2. A sound knowledge of the political, social and cultural history of Rome during the period covered.

3. The ability to examine critically the evidence relating to the power invested in the emperor and how the form of rule and the fate of the people was determined by the personality of the incumbent, and the manner in which the aristocracy adapted their lifestyle in response.

4. Critical and analytical skills in dealing with a variety of primary, secondary and tertiary sources, in particular the development of skills in source criticism.

5. Communication and collaborative skills through group tutorial presentations.

Assessment

Tutorial presentation/participation: 20%
Written work: (3,000 words) 60%
Class test (1 hour): 20%

Contact hours

12 x 90 minute lectures and 12 x 1 hour tutorials

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

History
Classical studies
Archaeology and ancient history

Prerequisites

A first level sequence in Archaeology & Ancient History or permission.

Prohibitions

AAH2260

Synopsis

As for AAH2570

Objectives

Students successfully completing this unit will have:

1. Acquired knowledge of two Bronze Age Aegean societies that had no written records other than basic inventories.
2. Acquired an understanding of the methods of archaeological interpretation used to reconstruct the nature of these societies and the difficulties inherent in such an endeavour.
3. Developed the ability to appraise critically archaeological reports and interpretations.
4. Developed the ability to understand how interpretation can be affected by the conditioning of the excavator/historian.
5. Developed an understanding of the major features of Minoan and Mycenaean societies and their interaction with each other.
6. Appraised the validity of using myth to aid the reconstruction on Minoan and Mycenaean societies and to recognise the ways in which later literary tradition was influenced by perceptions of these cultures and the achievements attributed to them.
7. Displayed enhanced skills in the formulation and development of an independent research project that includes the application of diverse methodologies.

Assessment

Written work: 60% (3000 words)
Test: 20% (1000 words)
Tutorial presentation/participation: 20%

Contact hours

12 x 1.5 hr lectures for 12 weeks and 12 x 1 hr tutorials

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Classical studies
Archaeology and ancient history

Prerequisites

A first year sequence in Archaeology or permission

Prohibitions

ARY2570

Synopsis

This unit focuses upon the second major phase in Egyptian history, the Middle Kingdom, and examines its rise from the fragmentation of the First Intermediate Period, its collapse and the on-set of foreign rule in the second Intermediate Period. Within an historical framework it will review the major features and development of Egyptian culture with specific emphasis upon the changing nature of kingship, the literary achievements and the major developments in domestic and funerary archaeology. It will take a multi-disciplinary approach, focusing upon the methodologies employed in reconstructing past societies.

Objectives

On successful completion of this unit, students will have:

developed an understanding of the main features of Egyptian culture;

developed the ability to compare/contrast different types of documentation;

examined the use of a wide range of literary genres in the process of Egyptian self-definition;

gained insight into the methodologies employed to reconstruct ancient Egyptian culture;

developed the ability to undertake independent research incorporating both ancient and modern sources and employing a variety of methodological approaches, and present the results of that research in the form of both written and verbal communication;

developed their ability to work as part of a team.

Assessment

Written work/test: 75% (3500 words)
tutorial presentation/participation: 25% (1000 words)

Contact hours

2 one-hour lectures and 1 one-hour tutorial

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

History
Archaeology and ancient history

Prohibitions

ARY2580

Synopsis

The unit focuses upon Athens during the 5th century BCE, the period when, in a burst of creativity, her citizens attained their greatest achievements. The unit offers an historical framework within which to explore aspects of Greek culture: literature, drama, art and architecture, religion and philosophy, and the Athenians system of government. The subject incorporates a wide selection of primary source material. Students will be encouraged to identify ways in which Athenian culture has impacted upon the western world.

Objectives

On successful completion of the unit students will have acquired:

1. a knowledge of the historical context within which 5th century Athens flourished.
2. An understanding of the process by which Athens established an empire which, in turn, facilitated her innovative artistic and cultural achievements.
3. An understanding of the principles of Greek art, architecture, and rhetoric, the underlying concepts of philosophy and religion, the nature of Greek historiography, the Athenian concept of radical democracy and its variance in western ideals.
4. Critical and analytical skills, which enable the application of textual, epigraphic, archaeological, and numismatic methodologies.
5. Communication skills through debates and a mock ekklesia meeting.

Assessment

Written work: 80%
Tutorial presentation and participation: 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Gillian Bowen

Contact hours

12 x 90 minute lectures and 12 x 1 hour tutorials

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

History
Classical studies
Archaeology and ancient history

Prerequisites

First year sequence in Archaeology & Ancient History or permission.

Prohibitions

AAH2800

Synopsis

Kleopatra the Great was the last ruler of the most significant of the Hellenistic kingdoms: Egypt; she tried valiantly to save Egypt from Roman annexation. Following her suicide Egypt became a province of Rome. The unit focuses on the world into which Kleopatra was born. Themes include: the nature of Ptolemaic rule; the multicultural nature of the population under the Ptolemies; problems faced by Kleopatra and her forebears with the growing threat of Roman annexation; the heterogeneous culture that developed as a result of Roman occupation, and the way the indigenous culture flourished in spite of the profound changes it experienced. It draws upon and analyses a wide range of sources.

Objectives

On successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. A detailed knowledge of the nature of late Ptolemaic and early Roman rule in Egypt. 2. An understanding of the political situation in the Eastern Mediterranean region in the second and first centuries BCE.
2. Detailed understanding of the problems facing Kleopatra VII in her fight to save her kingdom from Roman annexation.
3. An understanding of the complexity and changing nature of Egyptian culture as a result of the introduction of Hellenism and then the Roman occupation upon the traditional culture.
4. The ability to appraise critically ancient and secondary source material, and combine a variety of types of evidence in the analysis of ancient culture.
5. Independent research skills and the ability to undertake individual research projects, which are presented in a clearly expressed and cogent manner.

Assessment

Written work: 90%
Class participation: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Gillian Bowen

Contact hours

Two 1-hour lectures per week
One 90 minute tutorial at 3rd level for 8 weeks

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

History
Archaeology and ancient history

Prerequisites

AAH first level sequence or permission.

Prohibitions

AAH2950

Synopsis

This unit commences with the study of the unification process that resulted in the emergence of Egypt as the first territorial state in the Near East. The ensuing Early Dynastic Period, Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period are studied through a combination of literary and documentary texts, surviving monuments and objects of material culture. An historical outline of these periods provides a framework within which social, cultural and religious developments are reviewed. While the focus is upon internal affairs particularly during the Old Kingdom (Pyramid Age), Egypt's relations with the Sudan, Libya, the Near East and the Mediterranean are examined.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

1. Have gained an understanding of the evolution and main features of Egyptian culture from the emergence of a unified state until the end of the Old Kingdom.

2. Have acquired an awareness of the limitations/extent of our knowledge of this culture; i.e., of the types of material that have survived and the variety of ways in which they are interpreted.

3. Be able to display a basic understanding of the Egyptian perception of their world.

4. Be able to display knowledge of the main sources of our textual and archaeological reconstruction of the culture.

5. Have acquired the ability to access the tertiary sources and to assess critically the current theories encountered.

Assessment

Written work: 60% (3000 words)
Tutorial presentations: 15%
Exam: 25%

Chief examiner(s)

Christian Knoblauch

Contact hours

3 hours (2 x 1 hour lectures and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

History
Archaeology and ancient history

Synopsis

As for ARY2990

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will:

1. Have gained an understanding of the characteristics and development of Egyptian culture from the end of the Middle Kingdom to the Late Period.

2. Have acquired an awareness of the limitations/extent of our knowledge of this culture; i.e., of the types of material that have survived and the variety of ways in which they are interpreted.

3. Be able to display a basic understanding of the Egyptian perception of their world.

4. Be able to display knowledge of the main sources of our textual and archaeological reconstruction of the culture.

5. Have acquired the ability to access the tertiary sources and to assess critically the current theories encountered.

6. Have developed an understanding of the nature and impact of international trade during the height of the Late Bronze Age and of the concepts of imperialism which developed during that time.

Assessment

Written work/test: 75% (3500 words)
tutorial presentation/participation: 25% (1000 words)

Contact hours

3 hours (2 x 1 hour lectures and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

History
Archaeology and ancient history

Prerequisites

A first year sequence in Archaeology, or permission of the head of school

Prohibitions

ARY2990

Synopsis

It is widely recognised that the genesis of the Pharaonic state lay within the traditions which emerged within Egypt during the Predynastic Period, c.4500-3050 BCE, and that the ensuing Early Dynastic Period was a transitional phase. This subject analyses the development of Egyptian culture attempting to document the processes which culminated in Unification. It will examine Egypt's links with the neighbouring regions to determine spheres of influence and impact. In the process it will explore modern theories of the emergence of complex society as they relate to Egypt, the impact of environmental change on this development and the techniques used to explore non-literate societies.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

1. Developed a knowledge of the archaeological record of the Predynastic and Early Dynastic Periods.
2. Understood the complex cultural processes which led to the emergence of the unified Egyptian state.
3. Examined the impact of environmental change upon north-east Africa.
4. Developed skills in interpreting archaeological data in the light of cultural tradition reflected in later literary material from Egypt.
5. Explored current theories of the emergence of complex society in the Near East and how the Egyptian evidence might be interpreted in light of them.
6. Developed the ability to present a sustained argument drawing upon a variety of data.

Assessment

Written work: 85% (7500 words)
seminar presentation: 15%

Chief examiner(s)

Colin Hope

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Synopsis

This unit examines a variety of methodological approaches to studying the ancient classical world: Greece, the Hellenistic kingdoms and Rome. Categories of data studied include: historiography, numismatic, epigraphic, papyrological, and material remains. The unit is organised around a series of case studies; these include aspects of Athens under Peisistratos and Perikles, the Hellenistic world in the reign of Ptolemy II, and Rome under Gaius Caligula.

Objectives

On completion of this unit students will be expected to:

1. Have an understanding of the variety of data available for accessing the ancient classical world;
2. Have developed a sound approach to a using a wide range of methodologies in researching the ancient past;
3. Have an understanding of the different historiographic approaches of the authors of the three cultures studied;
4. Have well-developed textual analysis skills for each of the cultures studied;
5. Demonstrate an ability to use coins, inscriptions, papyri and objects to reconstruct aspects of, or events in, the past;
6. Have developed good presentation skills; and
7. Demonstrate an ability to use a variety of source material to produce a sustained piece of written work.

Assessment

Written work: 70%
Oral and written presentation: 20%
Seminar/workshop participation: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Gillian Bowen

Contact hours

One one-hour lecture and one one-hour seminar/workshop per week for 13 weeks.

Prerequisites

A major sequence in Archaeology and Ancient History

Co-requisites

AAH4740

Prohibitions

AAM4100

Synopsis

The dissertation comprises an extended discussion of an appropriate topic selected by students in consultation with the supervisor. It is regarded as a culminating test of the students' ability to produce, in respect of a significant archaeological topic, theme or theory, a piece of analytical and critical work. Prospective students should discuss the selection of a suitable topic with the Director of the Centre for Archaeology before the end of second semester of third year, for allocation of a supervisor, to enable the student to commence research during the long vacation.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have demonstrated that they are able to:

1. Design and develop a significant research project.

2. Collect, systematically and comprehensively, data relating to the research topic.

3. Undertake independent research with some guidance from a supervisor.

4. Present a cogent and convincing argument in relation to an in-depth analysis of the topic.

5. Assess various current interpretations of primary data in light of current knowledge.

6. Present a major piece of work in an acceptable scholarly form.

Chief examiner(s)

Colin Hope

Synopsis

As for ARY4730(A)

Assessment

Written work 15,000 - 18,000 words: 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Colin Hope

Synopsis

Technicalities involved in the interpretation and assessment of archaeological data. The types of material which are available for use, their relative reliability in respect of the question posed and the use of archaeological reports will be studied through a detailed examination of specific problems relating to Egypt. The unit will also consider changing theories relating to the interpretation of cultural data.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students will be able to demonstrate:

1. An ability to use various types of data, such as textual, archaeological and pictorial, in relation to specific problems.

2. An ability to appraise critically the reliability of the source material.

3. The ability to identify and appraise the various interpretations which have been placed upon data by scholars at different times.

4. An awareness of the impact of contemporary ideology and religious beliefs upon the interpretation of the ancient past from the nineteenth century to the present day.

5. A breadth of understanding of how aspects of the ancient past may be studied and the limitations of the available data.

6. The ability to present a detailed analytical discussion which draws upon a wide variety of source material.

Assessment

Two written assignments (4500 words each): 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Colin Hope

Contact hours

3 hours (1 x 3 hour seminar) per week

Synopsis

This unit considers the colonial encounter between Aboriginal people and white Australia. Students will gain an appreciation of the historical context in which relationships between Aborigines and white Australia have developed. The unit focuses on the theoretical, political and legal dimensions of Aboriginal encounters with white Australia and provides students with foundational knowledge required to undertake further Indigenous Studies. The unit is therefore centrally concerned with introducing students to the key 'factual' information of the colonial encounter between Aborigines and white Australia.

Objectives

On successful completion of this subject, students will:

1. have gained a broad understanding of the historical, political and legal dimensions that have shaped the colonial encounter between Aborigines and white Australia (Objectives 5,6,7 and 9)

2. have gained an understanding of the theoretical ideas that have shaped understandings of the colonial encounter between Aborigines and white Australia. For example, the theoretical idea of colonialism in the 19th and 20th will be explored as will the related ideas of race and culture. (Objectives 7 and 8)

3. have engaged in written and oral presentations which reflect these understandings as well as an awareness of the value of interdisciplinary approaches to a study of this kind. (Objectives 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9).

4. have developed skills of organizing materials and using these to write in a coherent manner on topics of students' choice, with suitable referencing of sources consulted; have developed oral skills through the presentation of information and ideas in a coherent manner within the tutorial context, based upon research of suitable materials. (Objectives 1, 2, 3 and 4).

Assessment

Written work: 75% (3375 words)
In-class test: 25% (1 hour)

Chief examiner(s)

Karen Hughes

Contact hours

3 hours (2 x 1 hours lecture + 1 x 1 hours tutorial)

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

ANY1010

Synopsis

The concept of 'the frontier' in colonial Australia and the ways in which non-Aborigines and Aborigines responded to their encounters in this period. Use of historical and other source materials to explore the ways in which gender was constructed by colonists (sealers, whalers, 'humanitarians' and colonial officials) in relation to Aboriginal men and women, and how masculinist discourses were a part of the colonising process. Examination of how gender relations were defined with regard to Aboriginal women and how colonial fears of 'miscegenation' impacted on policies and practices throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Objectives

On completion of this unit students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the complexities of the interaction between Aborigines and white settlers on the colonial frontier and the ways in which gender relations were formed, experienced and responded to; an understanding of the manner and extent to which contemporary Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal race and gender relations remain influenced by earlier colonial relations; an ability to reflect on their own relationship to questions of race and gender and the contemporary paradox of 'the frontier' and 'postcolonialism'. Written assignments, and oral presentations in class, as well as the written class test aim to provide students with the skills and confidence to demonstrate their ability to conduct independent research as well as analyse texts provided.

Assessment

Written work: 80% (3600 words)
In-class test: 20% (1 hour)

Contact hours

1 x 1 hour lecture plus 1 x 2 hour tutorial per week for 13 weeks

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian studies
Australian Indigenous studies
Anthropology

Prerequisites

ANY1010 or with approval of coordinator

Synopsis

The unit examines the relationship between social justice and Indigenous rights, focusing on the role of the State and its obligations to the international community; Aboriginal human and civil rights and self-determination; land rights and native title; Aboriginal sovereignty, and service provision in the areas of health, education, housing and the law. The value of an interdisciplinary approach to these topics is highlighted.

Objectives

Upon completion of this units students can expect to have developed a thorough understanding of the concept and theories of 'social justice' and its relationship to the application of British law and institutions within Australia and should be able to demonstrate both orally and in writing an understanding of theories of social justice as they have and have not applied to Indigenous Australians.

Assessment

Written work: 75% (3000 words)
Class Project: 25% (1500 words)

Chief examiner(s)

Barry Judd

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

International studies
History
Australian studies
Australian Indigenous studies

Prohibitions

AIS3010; KRS3010 (2000 and previously)

Synopsis

The unit focuses on theories of race and issues of ethnicity, prejudice and racism, with particular emphasis on the continuities and discontinuities of discourses on 'race' in Australia; language use in a multicultural context; the uses of opinion polls; the representation of Indigenous people in the media and other forms of popular culture; multiculturalism and Aborigines. The value of an interdisciplinary approach to these topics is highlighted.

Objectives

Upon completion of this unit students should have gained an understanding of the relationship between Australian Aborigines and social institutions and how theories of race and experiences of racism continue to impact upon Aborigines, and in addition engaged with issues of research and research methodologies in relation to racism and prejudice in contemporary Australia.

Assessment

Written work: 90% (4500 words)
Oral Presentation 10% (500 words)

Chief examiner(s)

Stephen Pritchard

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Human rights theory
International studies
History
Australian studies
Australian Indigenous studies
Anthropology

Prerequisites

First year sequence or with permission of the coordinator

Prohibitions

AIS3020

Synopsis

This unit critically examines the ability of white Australia to know Aborigines through the discursive power of representation. This unit explores white Australia's attempt to represent Aborigines, moving beyond the historical, political and legal 'facts' of the colonial encounter to address the inherent theoretical problems of 'talking' about and for Australia's Indigenous peoples. Topics covered include representation of Aborigines in media, history, sport, culture, public administration and law. The unit is self reflexive and critically assesses way the Western academy has claimed to possess knowledge about Aborigines and authority over Aboriginal lives.

Objectives

This unit aims to provide students with an understanding of contemporary relationships between Aborigines and white Australia through a critical examination of how white Australia claims to "know" Aboriginal people, cultures and history. The unit will introduce students to the problematic of representation and the theoretical and practical influence representational constructs have exerted in shaping the colonial encounter between Aborigines and white Australia. On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate, both orally and in writing an appreciation of the broad social, cultural and historical context in which contemporary dialogues between Aborigines and white Australia operate.

2. Demonstrate an understanding of the key theoretical frameworks through which white Australia claims "knowledge" about and "power" over Aboriginal peoples and cultures.

3. Describe and critically assess the central themes and issues that have shaped white Australian "knowledge" about Aboriginal peoples and cultures.

4. Acknowledge and critically examine the difference between white Australia's representational constructs of Aborigines and the historic and contemporary realities of Australia's Indigenous peoples'.

5. Acknowledge and critically examine the power and privilege of "whiteness" in contemporary Australian society.

6. Demonstrate the various study skills and techniques necessary to successfully complete this unit and other Indigenous Studies units.

Assessment

Written work: 90% (4500 words)
Oral Presentation 10% (500 words)

Chief examiner(s)

Barry Judd

Contact hours

One x 2 hour seminar/week

Prerequisites

Any first year Arts sequence or permission of Undergraduate Co-ordinator

Prohibitions

AIS3055

Synopsis

This unit examines the historical and cultural dimensions of law, law administration and the legal representation of Indigenous peoples in Australia from a critical inter-disciplinary perspective. Topics covered include: the recognition of Indigenous customary law, the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, mandatory sentencing, intellectual property, heritage protection and the Stolen Generations.

Objectives

Upon completion of this units students will be able to:

1. Describe and critically analyse both orally and in writing, the operation of key Australian law and legislature relating to Indigenous cultures and peoples.

2. Describe and critically analyse the central themes and issues relating to historical and contemporary approaches to Indigenous issues both orally and in writing.

Assessment

Written work: 90% (4000 words)
Oral Presentation 10% (500 words)

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Human rights theory
Criminology
Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

First year Arts sequence or permission of coordinator

Prohibitions

AIS2040, AIS3040

Synopsis

This unit focuses on theoretical and cultural issues involved in 'studying' Australian Aboriginal Women; 'traditional' roles of Aboriginal women and their place in colonial and contemporary Australian society. It will also focus on European constructions of Aboriginal women's identity, the place of Aboriginal women in the state and the nation; Aboriginal women and feminism; media constructions and stereotypes of Aboriginal women; Aboriginal women's cultural autonomy; gender issues in land rights; and Aboriginal women's present needs and future aspirations. It will also look at the lives of Indigenous women in a global perspective.

Objectives

Upon completion of this unit students should have acquired an understanding of the roles of Australian Aboriginal women historically and in their communities today, and of the ways in which academic knowledge of Aboriginal women has been constructed; and developed an awareness of the value of interdisciplinary approaches to a study of this kind, and of the importance of Aboriginal oral testimonies, as well as the uses of film and other media in the study of Australian Aboriginal women's lives.

Assessment

Written work: 90% (4000 words)
Oral Presentation 10% (500 words)

Chief examiner(s)

Karen Hughes

Contact hours

2 hours per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

History
Australian studies
Australian Indigenous studies
Anthropology

Prerequisites

First-year sequence or permission of coordinator

Prohibitions

AIS3070, AIS2170, AIS3170

Synopsis

This unit undertakes an inter-disciplinary study of historical and contemporary approaches to Australian Indigenous land rights and native title. It critically examines law, legislation and historical and political approaches to Aboriginal land rights prior to the decision in Mabo vs The State of Queensland, the debates surrounding the Mabo case, Wik vs The State of Queensland, Members of the Yorta Yorta Aboriginal Community vs Victoria, the Native Title Act, the Native Title Amendment Act, as well as a range of associated topics including the relationship between native title, history, heritage, anthropology, and archaeology.

Objectives

Upon completion of this units students will be able to:

1. Describe and critically compare both orally and in writing the major shifts in approaches to native title and land rights.

2. Evaluate the prevailing attitudes which dominate current thinking about native title from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including law, history, anthropology and archaeology.

3. Understand the importance of native title and land rights to social justice and reconciliation.

4. Critically analyse legal, political and historical representations of native title and understand their relationship to debates concerning the cultural politics of representation and self-determination.

5. Demonstrate both orally and in writing an understanding of native title debates in terms of historical and contemporary relations between Indigenous peoples and the law.

Assessment

Written work: 90% (4500 words)
Oral presentation 10% (500 words)

Chief examiner(s)

Stephen Pritchard

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

First year Arts sequence or permission of coordinator

Prohibitions

AIS2030/AIS3030

Synopsis

Australia is the site of a remarkable diversity of systems of knowledge. Indigenous knowledge systems and systems based on western scientific tradition have often been seen as the most distant poles on a continuum that ranges from myth to science. Continuing research in Australia shows that Indigenous ecological knowledge on this continent is detailed, localised and grounded in empirical observations. In addition, Indigenous knowledge is embedded within a system of ethics that is oriented toward long-term productivity. It is usual to contrast Indigenous knowledge with non-Indigenous systems of knowledge and care in order to show their divergence or even, in many instances, their oppositions.

Objectives

The objectives of this subject are to explore in depth the way in which people describe their relationship with country. It seeks to explore the way in which environmental and biological knowledge is encoded. It's major goal is to study ecological and scientific systems within the context of a culture. The subject aims to explore how language, history. "tradition", material culture, spirituality, kinship, emotion and politics are all ways in which people negotiate a relationship with the environment. The course will study the anthropological discourse with landscape and how knowledge about landscapes are encoded. This will involve issues such as kinship and ceremony, language and understanding ethnobiological zoological / botanical taxonomy in comparison to western Linnaean zoological and botanical taxonomy. The course will use actual case studies and will involve manipulating original material collected by the lecturer and other researchers. The course will also address the academic debates in relation to ethnoecology from the school of thought which places cognition at the forefront of this discipline to those that believe other issues such as culture, time and concepts such as "tradition" and religion also influence people and their relationship to the environment.

Assessment

Written work: 50% (3500 words)
Porfolio & journal 50% (2,250 words)

Chief examiner(s)

John Bradley

Contact hours

1 two hour lecture per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian studies
Australian Indigenous studies
Anthropology

Prerequisites

ANY1010

Synopsis

This unit offers an interdisciplinary examination of Indigenous heritage and cultural property. By reference to key texts from anthropology, legal studies, history and art criticism, it will focus on the 'belongings' of culture; both in terms of material and intangible aspects of culture as well as the sense in which 'things' are understood to belong to cultures. Topics covered will include material culture, intangible cultural heritage and emotional engagements with cultural property, international interest in safeguarding cultural heritage and the re-assertment of Indigenous control and ownership of heritage.

Objectives

This unit aims to provide students with an understanding of historical and contemporary issues and approaches relating to Australian Indigenous heritage from a range of disciplinary perspectives. On successful completion of this subject students will be able to:

1. describe and critically compare both orally and in writing the major shifts in approaches to Indigenous heritage and cultural property.
2. examine leading attitudes, which dominate current thinking about culture and heritage from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including law, history, anthropology and archaeology.
3. understand of the importance of heritage and cultural property to social justice and reconciliation.
4. critically analyzing legal, anthroplogical and historical representations of heritage and understand their relationship debates concerning the cultural politics of representation and self-determination.
5. engage with global interest and international instruments concerned with 'categorising' and 'safeguarding' human heritage and cultural property
6. demonstrate both orally and in writing an understanding of heritage debates in terms of historical and contemporary relations between Indigenous peoples and the law, anthropology and archaeology

Assessment

1 Seminar paper (1000 word) : 20%
1 Research essay (3000 word) : 70%
1 Oral presentation (500 word equivalent) : 10%

Contact hours

2 hour seminar per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

Any 1st year sequence in Arts, Social Work, Education or Law or permission of Undergraduate Coordinator

Prohibitions

AIS3110

Synopsis

This unit considers the construction and representation of Indigenous culture and identity by reference to museum and art exhibitions and supporting literature. Museums and art galleries tend to give meaning to Indigenous 'cultural objects' by situating them within contextualizing narratives or by reference to additional information about their producers and production. This process may have broader implications relating to notions of Indigenous culture and their relationship to non-Indigenous history, identity and cultural production and property. These issues will be investigated through case studies drawn from current museum and gallery exhibitions in Melbourne's CBD.

Objectives

This unit aims to provide students with an understanding of historical and contemporary representations and constructions of Indigenous culture and identity through a critical examination of museum and art exhibits. The unit will introduce students to current discussions focusing on the construction of identity and culture, as well as their relevance to museum and art contexts. On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate, both orally and in writing an appreciation of the broad social, cultural and historical issues relating to the representation of Indigenous identities and cultures.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the key theoretical frameworks through which non-Indigenous Australia claims 'knowledge' about Indigenous peoples and cultures operate.
3. Describe and critically assess the central themes and issues that have shaped non-Indigenous 'knowledge' about Australian Indigenous peoples and cultures.
4. Acknowledge and critically examine the difference between non-Indigenous representations of Indigenous Australia and the historic and contemporary realities claimed by Indigenous people themselves.
5. Critically examine how Indigenous culture and identity tend to be represented in museum and art exhibitions.
6. Demonstrate the various study skills and techniques necessary to successfully complete this unit and later year Indigenous Studies.

Assessment

Seminar paper (1000 word) : 20%
Research essay (3000 word) : 70%
Oral presentation (500 word equivalent): 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Stephen Pritchard

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

1st year arts sequence or with the permission of unit coordinator

Prohibitions

AIS3120

Synopsis

This unit examines science texts as a representation or exploration of issues relating to colonialism, difference and identity politics. By reference to films such as Star Wars, Star Trek and Enemy Mine, the unit will consider a series of questions relating to political and social order, difference and conceptions of civilization and humanity. Topics covered will include parallels between science fiction and colonialism; imperialism, democracy and civilization; nature, technology and humanity; history, the past and the future.

Objectives

This unit aims to provide students with an understanding of how fictional texts represent and express specific historical and cultural conceptions of identity, place and community. On successful completion of this subject students will be able to:

1. Describe and critically compare both orally and in writing the key concepts in approaches to science fiction and cultural politics.
2. Examine leading attitudes, which dominate current thinking about culture and fiction from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including cultural studies, history, anthropology and archaeology.
3. Understand the importance of the historical and political context of fictional texts.
4. Critically analyze representations of culture and identity and understand their relationship debates concerning cultural politics.
5. Engage with broader debates relating to the interpretation of science fiction and fictional texts.
6. Demonstrate both orally and in writing an understanding of the social and political context of fictional texts and their relationship to broader issues concerning representation, imagination and social and political systems.

Assessment

Seminar paper (1000 words): 20%
Research essay (3000 words): 70%
Oral presentation (500 word equivalent): 10%

Contact hours

2 hour seminar per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

Any 1st year sequence in Arts, Social Work, Education or Law.

Synopsis

A touchstone of Australian nationalism, sport has played an important role in determining the boundaries of nation by providing (re)presentational types of who Australians are or should be. Until recently images of Australian-ness to emerge in sports reflected the social and political aspiration of white Australia which formed around national identity around white masculinity. Despite this, Aboriginal people have both a long history of sporting participation and an outstanding record of sporting achievement. This unit considers the contribution of Aborigines to sport. Students will gain an appreciation of how ideas of race and gender have influenced Aboriginal participation in sport.

Objectives

This unit aims to provide students with an understanding of Aborigines in Australian sport through a critical examination of sporting discourse and its impact on Aboriginal participation and sporting achievement. The unit will introduce students to the racialised and gendered representation of Aborigines in Australian sport and explore how notions of race and gender have been used to 'read' the success, failure or political stance of Aboriginal sports people. On successful completion of this unit students will be able to: Demonstrate, both orally and in writing an appreciation of the broad social, cultural and historical context in which Aborigines have participated in Australian sports. Demonstrate an understanding of the key discursive frameworks through which Australian sport represents Aboriginal sports people. Describe and critically assess the central themes and issues that have shaped Australian sports 'knowledge' understanding of Aboriginal people. Acknowledge and critically examine the power and privilege of 'whiteness' in Australian sporting discourse. Acknowledge and critically examine the power and privilege of 'masculinity' in Australian sporting discourse. Demonstrate the various study skills and techniques necessary to successfully complete this unit and other Indigenous Studies units. In addition, at third year level, students are expected to demonstrate more extensive research and sophisticated oral presentation, analytical and writing skills.

Assessment

Written work: 90% (4000 words)
Oral presentation 10% (500 words)

Chief examiner(s)

Barry Judd

Contact hours

6 x 4 hour seminars for 6 weeks.

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian studies
Australian Indigenous studies

Synopsis

The unit examines the relationship between social justice and Indigenous rights, focusing on the role of the State and its obligations to the international community; Aboriginal human and civil rights and self-determination; land rights and native title; Aboriginal sovereignty, and service provision in the areas of health, education, housing and the law. The value of an interdisciplinary approach to these topics is highlighted.

Objectives

Upon completion of this units students can expect to have developed a thorough understanding of the concept and theories of 'social justice' and its relationship to the application of British law and institutions within Australia and should be able to demonstrate both orally and in writing an understanding of theories of social justice as they have and have not applied to Indigenous Australians.

Assessment

Written work: 75% (3000 words)
Class Project: 25% (1500 words)

Chief examiner(s)

Barry Judd

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

International studies
History
Australian studies
Australian Indigenous studies

Prohibitions

AIS2010; KRS3010 (2000 and previously)

Synopsis

The unit focuses on theories of race and issues of ethnicity, prejudice and racism, with particular emphasis on the continuities and discontinuities of discourses on 'race' in Australia; language use in a multicultural context; the uses of opinion polls; the representation of Indigenous people in the media and other forms of popular culture; multiculturalism and Aborigines. The value of an interdisciplinary approach to these topics is highlighted.

Objectives

Upon completion of this unit students should have gained an understanding of the relationship between Australian Aborigines and social institutions and how theories of race and experiences of racism continue to impact upon Aborigines, and in addition engaged with issues of research and research methodologies in relation to racism and prejudice in contemporary Australia.

Assessment

Written work: 65% (3000 words)
Class project: 25% (1500 words)
Oral presentation 10% (500 words)

Chief examiner(s)

Stephen Pritchard

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Human rights theory
International studies
History
Australian studies
Australian Indigenous studies
Anthropology

Prerequisites

First-year sequence or with permission of the coordinator

Prohibitions

AIS2020

Synopsis

This unit critically examines the ability of white Australia to know Aborigines through the discursive power of representation. This unit explores white Australia's attempt to represent Aborigines, moving beyond the historical, political and legal 'facts' of the colonial encounter to address the inherent theoretical problems of 'talking' about and for Australia's Indigenous peoples. Topics covered include representation of Aborigines in media, history, sport, culture, public administration and law. The unit is self reflexive and critically assesses way the Western academy has claimed to possess knowledge about Aborigines and authority over Aboriginal lives.

Objectives

This unit aims to provide students with an understanding of contemporary relationships between Aborigines and white Australia through a critical examination of how white Australia claims to "know" Aboriginal people, cultures and history. The unit will introduce students to the problematic of representation and the theoretical and practical influence representational constructs have exerted in shaping the colonial encounter between Aborigines and white Australia. On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate, both orally and in writing an appreciation of the broad social, cultural and historical context in which contemporary dialogues between Aborigines and white Australia operate.

2. Demonstrate an understanding of the key theoretical frameworks through which white Australia claims "knowledge" about and "power" over Aboriginal peoples and cultures.

3. Describe and critically assess the central themes and issues that have shaped white Australian "knowledge" about Aboriginal peoples and cultures.

4. Acknowledge and critically examine the difference between white Australia's representational constructs of Aborigines and the historic and contemporary realities of Australia's Indigenous peoples'.

5. Acknowledge and critically examine the power and privilege of "whiteness" in contemporary Australian society.

6. Demonstrate the various study skills and techniques necessary to successfully complete this unit and other Indigenous Studies units.

7. The third year students, in addition, will be expected to provide evidence of independent research by reading and considering a range of materials not covered in the seminars or on the distributed reading list. (Added by Assessor)

Assessment

Written work: 90% (4500 words)
Oral Presentation 10% (500 words)

Chief examiner(s)

Barry Judd

Contact hours

One x 2 hour seminar/week

Prerequisites

AIS1020 or with the permission of the coordinator

Prohibitions

AIS2055

Synopsis

This unit examines the historical and cultural dimensions of law, law administration and the legal representation of Indigenous peoples in Australia from a critical inter-disciplinary perspective. Topics covered include: the recognition of Indigenous customary law, the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, mandatory sentencing, intellectual property, heritage protection and the Stolen Generations.

Objectives

Upon completion of this units students will be able to:

1. Describe and critically analyse both orally and in writing, the operation of key Australian law and legislature relating to Indigenous cultures and peoples.

2. Describe and critically analyse the central themes and issues relating to historical and contemporary approaches to Indigenous issues both orally and in writing.

Assessment

Written work: 90% (4000 words)
Oral Presentation 10% (500 words)

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Human rights theory
Criminology
Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

First year Arts sequence or permission of coordinator

Prohibitions

AIS2040/3040

Synopsis

This unit focuses on theoretical and cultural issues involved in 'studying' Australian Aboriginal Women; 'traditional' roles of Aboriginal women and their place in colonial and contemporary Australian society. It will also focus on European constructions of Aboriginal women's identity, the place of Aboriginal women in the state and the nation; Aboriginal women and feminism; media constructions and stereotypes of Aboriginal women; Aboriginal women's cultural autonomy; gender issues in land rights; and Aboriginal women's present needs and future aspirations. It will also look at the lives of Indigenous women in a global perspective.

Objectives

Upon completion of this unit students should have acquired an understanding of the roles of Australian Aboriginal women historically and in their communities today, and of the ways in which academic knowledge of Aboriginal women has been constructed; and developed an awareness of the value of interdisciplinary approaches to a study of this kind, and of the importance of Aboriginal oral testimonies, as well as the uses of film and other media in the study of Australian Aboriginal women's lives.

Assessment

Written work: 90% (4000 words)
Oral Presentation 10% (500 words)

Chief examiner(s)

Karen Hughes

Contact hours

2 hours per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

History
Australian studies
Australian Indigenous studies
Anthropology

Prerequisites

First year sequence or with permission of the coordinator

Prohibitions

AIS2070, AIS2170, AIS3170

Synopsis

This unit undertakes an inter-disciplinary study of historical and contemporary approaches to Australian Indigenous land rights and native title. It critically examines law, legislation and historical and political approaches to Aboriginal land rights prior to the decision in Mabo vs The State of Queensland, the debates surrounding the Mabo case, Wik vs The State of Queensland, Members of the Yorta Yorta Aboriginal Community vs Victoria, the Native Title Act, the Native Title Amendment Act, as well as a range of associated topics including the relationship between native title, history, heritage, anthropology, and archaeology.

Objectives

Upon completion of this units students will be able to:

1. Describe and critically compare both orally and in writing the major shifts in approaches to native title and land rights.

2. Evaluate the prevailing attitudes which dominate current thinking about native title from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including law, history, anthropology and archaeology.

3. Understand the importance of native title and land rights to social justice and reconciliation.

4. Critically analyse legal, political and historical representations of native title and understand their relationship to debates concerning the cultural politics of representation and self-determination.

5. Demonstrate both orally and in writing an understanding of native title debates in terms of historical and contemporary relations between Indigenous peoples and the law.

Assessment

Written work: 90% (4500 words)
Oral presentation 10% (500 words)

Chief examiner(s)

Stephen Pritchard

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

First-year Arts sequence or permission of coordinator

Prohibitions

AIS2030/AIS3030

Synopsis

Australia is the site of a remarkable diversity of systems of knowledge. Indigenous knowledge systems and systems based on western scientific tradition have often been seen as the most distant poles on a continuum that ranges from myth to science. Continuing research in Australia shows that Indigenous ecological knowledge on this continent is detailed, localised and grounded in empirical observations. In addition, Indigenous knowledge is embedded within a system of ethics that is oriented toward long-term productivity. It is usual to contrast Indigenous knowledge with non-Indigenous systems of knowledge and care in order to show their divergence or even, in many instances, their oppositions.

Objectives

The objectives of this subject are to explore in depth the way in which people describe their relationship with country. It seeks to explore the way in which environmental and biological knowledge is encoded. It's major goal is to study ecological and scientific systems within the context of a culture. The subject aims to explore how language, history. "tradition", material culture, spirituality, kinship, emotion and politics are all ways in which people negotiate a relationship with the environment. The course will study the anthropological discourse with landscape and how knowledge about landscapes are encoded. This will involve issues such as kinship and ceremony, language and understanding ethnobiological zoological / botanical taxonomy in comparison to western Linnaean zoological and botanical taxonomy. The course will use actual case studies and will involve manipulating original material collected by the lecturer and other researchers. The course will also address the academic debates in relation to ethnoecology from the school of thought which places cognition at the forefront of this discipline to those that believe other issues such as culture, time and concepts such as "tradition" and religion also influence people and their relationship to the environment.

Assessment

Written work: 50% (3500 words)
Portfolio & journal 50% (2,250 words)
3rd year students are required to demonstrate a tight engagement with the literature covered within the unit.

Chief examiner(s)

John Bradley

Contact hours

1 two hour lecture per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian studies
Australian Indigenous studies
Anthropology

Prerequisites

ANY1010

Synopsis

This unit offers an interdisciplinary examination of Indigenous heritage and cultural property. By reference to key texts from anthropology, legal studies, history and art criticism, it will focus on the 'belongings' of culture; both in terms of material and intangible aspects of culture as well as the sense in which 'things' are understood to belong to cultures. Topics covered will include material culture, intangible cultural heritage and emotional engagements with cultural property, international interest in safeguarding cultural heritage and the re-assertment of Indigenous control and ownership of heritage.

Objectives

This unit aims to provide students with an understanding of historical and contemporary issues and approaches relating to Australian Indigenous heritage from a range of disciplinary perspectives. On successful completion of this subject students will be able to:

1. describe and critically compare both orally and in writing the major shifts in approaches to Indigenous heritage and cultural property.
2. examine leading attitudes, which dominate current thinking about culture and heritage from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including law, history, anthropology and archaeology.
3. understand of the importance of heritage and cultural property to social justice and reconciliation.
4. critically analyzing legal, anthroplogical and historical representations of heritage and understand their relationship debates concerning the cultural politics of representation and self-determination.
5. engage with global interest and international instruments concerned with 'categorising' and 'safeguarding' human heritage and cultural property
6. demonstrate both orally and in writing an understanding of heritage debates in terms of historical and contemporary relations between Indigenous peoples and the law, anthropology and archaeology.

Assessment

Seminar paper (1000 word) : 20%
Research essay (3000 word) : 70%
Oral presentation (500 word equivalent): 10%

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

Any 1st year sequence in Arts, Social Work, Education or Law or permission of Undergraduate Coordinator

Prohibitions

AIS2110

Synopsis

This unit considers the construction and representation of Indigenous culture and identity by reference to museum and art exhibitions and supporting literature. Museums and art galleries tend to give meaning to Indigenous 'cultural objects' by situating them within contextualizing narratives or by reference to additional information about their producers and production. This process may have broader implications relating to notions of Indigenous culture and their relationship to non-Indigenous history, identity and cultural production and property. These issues will be investigated through case studies drawn from current museum and gallery exhibitions in Melbourne's CBD.

Objectives

This unit aims to provide students with an understanding of historical and contemporary representations and constructions of Indigenous culture and identity through a critical examination of museum and art exhibits. The unit will introduce students to current discussions focusing on the construction of identity and culture, as well as their relevance to museum and art contexts. On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate, both orally and in writing an appreciation of the broad social, cultural and historical issues relating to the representation of Indigenous identities and cultures.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the key theoretical frameworks through which non-Indigenous Australia claims 'knowledge' about Indigenous peoples and cultures operate.
3. Describe and critically assess the central themes and issues that have shaped non-Indigenous 'knowledge' about Australian Indigenous peoples and cultures.
4. Acknowledge and critically examine the difference between non-Indigenous representations of Indigenous Australia and the historic and contemporary realities claimed by Indigenous people themselves.
5. Critically examine how Indigenous culture and identity tend to be represented in museum and art exhibitions.
6. Demonstrate the various study skills and techniques necessary to successfully complete this unit and later year Indigenous Studies.

Assessment

Seminar paper (1000 word) : 20%
Research essay (3000 word) : 70%
Oral presentation (500 word equivalent): 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Stephen Pritchard

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

1st year arts sequence or with the permission of unit coordinator

Prohibitions

AIS2120

Synopsis

This unit examines science texts as a representation or exploration of issues relating to colonialism, difference and identity politics. By reference to films such as Star Wars, Star Trek and Enemy Mine, the unit will consider a series of questions relating to political and social order, difference and conceptions of civilization and humanity. Topics covered will include parallels between science fiction and colonialism; imperialism, democracy and civilization; nature, technology and humanity; history, the past and the future.

Objectives

This unit aims to provide students with an understanding of how fictional texts represent and express specific historical and cultural conceptions of identity, place and community. On successful completion of this subject students will be able to:

1. describe and critically compare both orally and in writing the key concepts in approaches to science fiction and cultural politics;
2. examine leading attitudes, which dominate current thinking about culture and fiction from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including cultural studies, history, anthropology and archaeology;
3. understand the importance of the historical and political context of fictional texts;
4. critically analyze representations of culture and identity and understand their relationship debates concerning cultural politics;
5. engage with broader debates relating to the interpretation of science fiction and fictional texts;
6. demonstrate both orally and in writing an understanding of the social and political context of fictional texts and their relationship to broader issues concerning representation, imagination and social and political systems.

Assessment

seminar paper (1000 word): 20%
research essay (3000 word): 70%
oral presentation (500 word equivalent): 10%

Contact hours

2 hour seminar per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

Any 1st year sequence in Arts, Social Work, Education or Law.

Synopsis

A touchstone of Australian nationalism, sport has played an important role in determining the boundaries of nation by providing (re)presentational types of who Australians are or should be. Until recently images of Australian-ness to emerge in sports reflected the social and political aspiration of white Australia which formed around national identity around white masculinity. Despite this, Aboriginal people have both a long history of sporting participation and an outstanding record of sporting achievement. This unit considers the contribution of Aborigines to sport. Students will gain an appreciation of how ideas of race and gender have influenced Aboriginal participation in sport.

Objectives

This unit aims to provide students with an understanding of Aborigines in Australian sport through a critical examination of sporting discourse and its impact on Aboriginal participation and sporting achievement. The unit will introduce students to the racialised and gendered representation of Aborigines in Australian sport and explore how notions of race and gender have been used to 'read' the success, failure or political stance of Aboriginal sports people. On successful completion of this unit students will be able to: Demonstrate, both orally and in writing an appreciation of the broad social, cultural and historical context in which Aborigines have participated in Australian sports. Demonstrate an understanding of the key discursive frameworks through which Australian sport represents Aboriginal sports people. Describe and critically assess the central themes and issues that have shaped Australian sports 'knowledge' understanding of Aboriginal people. Acknowledge and critically examine the power and privilege of 'whiteness' in Australian sporting discourse. Acknowledge and critically examine the power and privilege of 'masculinity' in Australian sporting discourse. Demonstrate the various study skills and techniques necessary to successfully complete this unit and other Indigenous Studies units. In addition, at third year level, students are expected to demonstrate more extensive research and sophisticated oral presentation, analytical and writing skills.

Assessment

Written work: 90% (4000 words)
Oral presentation 10% (500 words)

Chief examiner(s)

Barry Judd

Contact hours

6 x 4 hour seminars for 6 weeks.

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian studies
Australian Indigenous studies

Synopsis

Theoretical and methodological issues involved in researching and writing about Indigenous peoples; constructions of Aboriginality and discourses of 'Aboriginalism'; contextualizing Indigenous ontology and epistemology in regard to dominant western perspectives and understanding that western epistemologies are no longer a primary tool to gain knowledge and thus appreciate that belief and knowledge systems are culturally derived; an exploration of 'two-way' engagement as a decolonizing tool.

Objectives

Students should be able to critically reflect on their own subject and speaking positions; and demonstrate their understanding of: constructions of Aboriginality and discourses of 'Aboriginalism'; the significance and meanings of oral history; ethical responsibilities and methodological approaches to Australian Indigenous Studies as an interdisciplinary study as well as within the discrete disciplines of Australian Indigenous archaeology and anthropology; understanding of questions of identity constructions and contestations; and how visual representations of Aboriginality have and continue to reflect the legacies of colonialism and Indigenous peoples' responses to this. On completion of this unit students should be able to demonstrate the capacity to think critically, and to communicate effectively and to a high level in written and oral forms.

Assessment

Written work: 90% (9000 words)
Oral presentation 10% (500 words)

Chief examiner(s)

John Bradley

Contact hours

2 hour seminar per week for 13 weeks

Prerequisites

A major sequence in Australian Indigenous Studies, Australian Indigenous Archaeology or Anthropology, or with approval of the Honours coordinator.

Prohibitions

KRS4010 (2000 and previously)

Synopsis

Prospective honours students should consult Dr John Bradley or Professor Lynette Russell in their third year of study, between October and early December, to have their thesis topic approved and for details of supervision to be arranged. Combined honours may be taken with another Arts discipline, provided that honours requirements have been met in both disciplines. Students are expected to commence their research during the long vacation. The dissertation is due by late October.

Objectives

The dissertation should aim to analyse an issue of problem, develop a coherent argument and arrive at clearly articulated conclusions based on evidence. It should include appropriate footnotes/endnotes and a comprehensive bibliography and bibliographic essay.

Chief examiner(s)

John Bradley

Prohibitions

KRS4030 (2000 and previously)

Synopsis

Prospective honours students should consult Dr John Bradley or Professor Lynette Russell in their third year of study, between October and early December, to have their thesis topic approved and for details of supervision to be arranged. Combined honours may be taken with another Arts discipline, provided that honours requirements have been met in both disciplines. Students are expected to commence their research during the long vacation. The dissertation is due by late October.

Objectives

The dissertation should aim to analyse an issue of problem, develop a coherent argument and arrive at clearly articulated conclusions based on evidence. It should include appropriate footnotes/endnotes and a comprehensive bibliography and bibliographic essay.

Assessment

Written work: Research dissertation 100% (15,000 - 18,000 words)

Chief examiner(s)

John Bradley

Prohibitions

KRS4030 (2000 and previously)

Synopsis

Examination of race, gender, class and discourse of whiteness within Australian Indigenous Studies. Comparative study of other settler societies. Power and privilege in Australia.

Objectives

Upon completion of this unit students will have developed an understanding of the theoretical foundations for an interrogation of the ways in which race, gender and class interact to sustain discourses of whiteness within Australian Indigenous Studies. Students will gain an understanding of the bases of power and privilege as they have been and continue to be exercised in Australia, through a comparative approach to studying material from other settler societies such as Canada, Aotearoa New Zealand, South Africa and the United States. Students will gain the ability to express their understandings of these factors and of Indigenous peoples' responses to the power structures within their colonial and contemporary settings both orally and in writing.

Assessment

Written work: 90% (9000 words)
Oral presentation 10% (500 words)

Chief examiner(s)

Stephen Pritchard

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Prerequisites

A major sequence in Australian Indigenous Studies or cognate discipline(s) as approved by the Honours coordinator

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Synopsis

This unit is used by the faculty to enrol students undertaking outbound exchange studies at a host institution. Students will not be able to enrol in this unit via WES. The faculty will manage the enrolment of students undertaking an outbound exchange program to ensure fees and credit are processed accurately.

Synopsis

The unit will commence with an examination of the representation of Australian Indigenous peoples and societies. It will then explore the topics of Indigenous spirituality, customary law, kinship systems and languages. The unit will then examine government policies, Indigenous resistance, land rights and native title, deaths in custody, stolen generations, reconciliation and sovereignty.

Objectives

On successful completion of this subject, students will:

1. Be able to express the knowledge and understandings they have gained of the diversity of Indigenous Australian cultures, histories and social organisations and of Indigenous perspectives and identities.

2. Understand the impact of colonisation upon these, and Aboriginal responses to this.

3. Have an awareness of the value of interdisciplinary approaches to a study of this kind.

4. Have developed skills of organising materials and using these to write in a coherent way on topics of their choice, with suitable referencing of sources consulted.

Assessment

Essay 1 (700 words): 15%
Essay 2 (1800 words): 40%
Exam (2000 words): 45%

Chief examiner(s)

Andrew Gunstone

Contact hours

3 hours (1 x 2 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Community studies
Australian studies
Australian Indigenous studies

Prohibitions

AIS1010, KRS2010, GSC1801

Synopsis

The unit will critique notions of 'education as assimilation' and 'education for self-determination' and locate Aboriginal education within broader constructs of multicultural Australia. Issues such as culturally appropriate pedagogical practice and ownership of knowledge are also investigated, and provision is made for education practitioners to address practical problems faced in the classroom. Aboriginal education policies are explored examining the effects of non-indigenous education curriculum in Aboriginal communities with a view to assessing both its 'success' in terms of academic goals and outcomes, and its consequences for the maintenance of Aboriginal cultural values.

Objectives

On the successful completion of this unit students will have developed:

1. An understanding of the social, political and economic impact, that the current education system has on Indigenous Australians.

2. Students will have a working knowledge of education policies and practices and research methodologies and how they are perceived by Aboriginal people.

3. Students will also have developed an awareness of the value of the bi-cultural approach to a study of Indigenous education.

4. Students will be able to locate relevant resources and assess the value of those resources and construct effective oral and written arguments on Indigenous education in Australia.

Assessment

Presentation and written summary (1000 words): 20%
Essay (1500 words): 35%
Exam (2 hours): 45%

Contact hours

3 hours (1 x 2 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Synopsis

This Unit will explore two particular issues. First, it will introduce students to Aboriginal Research. Second, it will analyse Indigenous engagement with governments and various stakeholders for historical records and information about Aboriginal history. In particular, the Unit will look at research methodologies into the culture, kinship, connection, protocols, governance, and partnerships including archiving historical data.

Objectives

On successful completion of this Unit, students will be able to demonstrate:

1. An understanding of Aboriginal Studies.
2. An awareness of Aboriginal engagement with governments and various stakeholders of historical records.
3. The ability to analyse a range of issues, such as culture, kinship, connection, protocols, governance and partnerships, and be able to maintain their own viewpoint on these issues.
4. Skills in academic writing and information literacy.

Assessment

Class presentation (10-15 minutes): 20%
Essay (1500 words): 35%
Class test (2 hours): 45%

Contact hours

One three-hour seminar per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Synopsis

The intention of this unit is to address the following issues: how do (nation) states define indigenous peoples? How do people get classified as "indigenous" or "aboriginal"? How has globalisation enhanced awareness of minority and human rights everywhere? The course will show how being indigenous is often a product of state politics, negotiation of identities between local, state and transnational pressure, and even of individual self-selection. We will re-examine debates over universal values versus cultural relativism, flexible citizenship and identity, and group versus individual identities.

Objectives

1. On the successful completion of this unit students will have developed an understanding of the social, political and economic impact that Indigenous Australians and other Indigenous peoples face.

2. Students will have a working knowledge of specific countries' policies and practices and how these are perceived by their Indigenous populations.

3. Students will have engaged with issues of research and research methodologies in relation to Indigenous societies.

4. Students will also have developed an awareness of the value of the bi-cultural approach to looking at Indigenousness.

5. Students will be able to locate relevant resources.

6. Students will be able to assess the value of those resources and construct effective arguments on Indigenous societies in Australia and other countries.

Assessment

Short Essay (800 words): 20%
Long Essay (1700 words): 35%
Examination (2 hours): 45%

Chief examiner(s)

Robyn Heckenberg

Contact hours

2 hour seminar per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

AIS1010 or AIS1011 and AIS1040 or AIS1012

Prohibitions

AIS3011

Synopsis

This Unit analyses two broad, interrelated themes: firstly, the political struggles and activism of Indigenous peoples; and secondly, the numerous Government policies that have affected Indigenous peoples. The first section of the Unit examines these themes from a historical perspective, exploring issues such as protectionism, the 1938 Day of Mourning, assimilation, the 1967 Referendum, self-determination and the Aboriginal Tent Embassy. The second section of the Unit discusses several contemporary Indigenous issues that relate to the two themes. These issues include: land rights, native title, deaths in custody, the stolen generation, reconciliation, treaty, welfare reform and sovereignty.

Objectives

On successful completion of this unit, students will:

1. Understand the politics of Indigenous and non-Indigenous relations from the Invasion to the present day, particularly the connections between Indigenous political activism and Government policies on Indigenous issues.

2. Have developed an awareness of the need to analyse and understand contemporary Indigenous issues in a critical historical context.

3. Be able to analyse a range of complicated, contemporary Indigenous issues and to argue their own viewpoint on these issues.

Assessment

Essay 1 (700 words): 15%
Essay 2 (1800 words): 40%
Examination (2 hours): 45%

Chief examiner(s)

Andrew Gunstone

Contact hours

2 hour seminar per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

12 points at first year level any any discipline

Synopsis

Australian Indigenous Literature takes the scholar on a journey of listening to and reflecting upon Indigenous voices in a variety of texts, including poetry, theatre, autobiography, early writings and film. The course is intended to expose students to an Indigenous way of seeing history, social issues and life in general. The diversity of Indigenous perspectives and life styles will become apparent, as will the creativity of Indigenous voices in Australia today. Students will gain abilities in critical thinking and analysis of material covered.

Objectives

On successful completion of this unit students will:

• Have gained a broader appreciation of Indigenous Australian Literature through a variety of formats.
• Appreciate the diversity of cultural and historical backgrounds of Indigenous people by being exposed to a diverse range of Indigenous creativity
• Have gained understanding of the main social and cultural issues that Indigenous people see as relevant.
• Have gained abilities in being able to critically examine and analyse a variety of texts.
• Have developed greater writing skills.

Assessment

Essay (1500) : 30%
Journal (1000 words) : 25%
2 hour exam: 45%

Contact hours

2 hour seminar

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

A sequence of first year subjects

Prohibitions

AIS1040, AIS3025

Synopsis

This unit provides students with an historical and contemporary overview of Australian Indigenous Art.The unit contextualises the place of Art in Indigenous culture posing interesting questions and points of view in relation to links to Country, diversity of Indigenous society and art used as a voice piece. The unit will also examine the growth in the participation of Indigenous artists in the marketplace and issues of copyright and intellectual property.

Objectives

On completion of this unit students will:

1. Have gained an insight into the importance and relevance of art practice to the core cultural practices of Australian Indigenous societies, including links to the land and the Dreaming

2. Have been introduced and be able to articulate the complexity and diversity of Australian Indigenous culture as reflected in art and craft (material culture).

3. Have an understanding of the major issues of concern to Indigenous artists, including copyright and intellectual property issues.

4. Have discussed and understood how contemporary Indigenous art practice reflects social and political concerns of Indigenous Australians.

Assessment

Poster or alternate presentation (500 words): 10%
short written work (1000 words): 25%
Essay/Report(2500 words): 55%
Journal daily: 10%

Contact hours

2 hour seminar per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Prohibitions

AIS3045

Synopsis

Australian Indigenous Women examines the roles of women in traditional society as well as the significant role they have played in colonial society. The unit examines common stereotypes that Indigenous women have sought to disarm. There is discussion on discourses which involve Indigenous and Black women and feminism. Representations of Indigenous women in film, the theatre and literature. Self-representations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women as presented in art and photography movements. The role played by Indigenous women in Australia in politics and black women's voices. Common threads which run through Indigenous women in Australia and other countries.

Objectives

On completion of this unit students will:

1. Be familiar with the issues central to the lives of contemporary Indigenous women; 2. Have a clear overview of the historical implications of colonization and the impacts that colonization had on Indigenous women, including stereotyping; 3. Understand the effects of government policy on the lives of Indigenous women and their families; 4. See the similarities for Indigenous women internationally and the changes they have and do face.

Assessment

Journal: 10%
Class presentation (1200 words): 15%
Essay (3000 words): 75%
OCL students will be part of on-line discussion group with interactive participation in place of the Class presentation.

Chief examiner(s)

Robyn Heckenberg

Contact hours

2 hours per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

AIS1010 or AIS1011 and AIS1040 or AIS1012

Prohibitions

AIS2070, AIS3070, AIS3170

Synopsis

This unit provides students with an overview of the complexity of Aboriginal health and ill-health. It also looks at the impact of colonisation on the health and well-being of Indigenous Australians. It examines access to health care systems and evaluates how Aboriginal communities practice self-determination in the delivery of health care.

Assessment

Journal (750 words): 10%
Research project proposal (750 words): 20%
Research project (3000 words): 70%

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

AIS1010 or AIS1011 or equivalent

Prohibitions

AIS3807; GSC3801 (2000 and previously)

Synopsis

This unit will assist students to acquire analytical and research skills which will enable them to examine and discuss objectively the application of human rights in Australia, in both a general sense and specifically in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This unit also aims to assist students to examine their knowledge and understanding of human rights, and which human rights Australian citizens can expect to have applied on their behalf by Australian Governments.

Assessment

Essay (2250 words): 50%
Examination (2 hours): 50%

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

12 points at first year in any discipline

Prohibitions

AIS3808, GSC3804

Synopsis

This unit provides students with an opportunity to investigate and examine the contribution Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make to the tourism industry in Australia. Case studies will provide the framework to study the various tourist attractions and management arrangements; particularly the level and nature of involvement of Indigenous Australians. A one day field excursion will be part of this unit.

Assessment

Major Case study/project (2000 words): 50%
Examination (2 hours): 40%
Draft proposal for major project (500 words): 10%

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

AIS1010 or AIS1011 or equivalent

Prohibitions

AIS3809; GSC3802 (2000 and previously)

Synopsis

The intention of this unit is to address the following issues: how do (nation) states define indigenous peoples? How do people get classified as "indigenous" or "aboriginal"? How has globalisation enhanced awareness of minority and human rights everywhere? The course will show how being indigenous is often a product of state politics, negotiation of identities between local, state and transnational pressure, and even of individual self-selection. We will re-examine debates over universal values versus cultural relativism, flexible citizenship and identity, and group versus individual identities.

Objectives

As for AIS2011



Students undertaking the unit will be expected to have read more broadly and to show a greater depth of understanding in their written work and seminar contributions than students undertaking AIS2011.

Assessment

Short Essay (800 words): 20%
Long Essay (1700 words): 35%
Examination (2 hours): 45%

Chief examiner(s)

Robyn Heckenberg

Contact hours

2 hour seminar per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

AIS1010 or AIS1011 and AIS1012 or AIS1040

Prohibitions

AIS2011

Synopsis

This Unit analyses two broad, interrelated themes: firstly, the political struggles and activism of Indigenous peoples; and secondly, the numerous Government policies that have affected Indigenous peoples. The first section of the Unit examines these themes from a historical perspective, exploring issues such as protectionism, the 1938 Day of Mourning, assimilation, the 1967 Referendum, self-determination and the Aboriginal Tent Embassy. The second section of the Unit discusses several contemporary Indigenous issues that relate to the two themes. These issues include: land rights, native title, deaths in custody, the stolen generation, reconciliation, treaty, welfare reform and sovereignty.

Objectives

Same as AIS2025.



Plus level 3 students enrolled in AIS3025 will be expected to show that they have a greater depth of knowledge and have read more widely than the Level 2 students enrolled in AIS2025.

Assessment

Essay 1 (700 words): 15%
Essay 2 (1800 words): 40%
Examination (2 hours): 45%
Students will be expected to demonstrate a greater depth of knowledge and to have read more widely than the AIS2025 students

Chief examiner(s)

Andrew Gunstone

Contact hours

2 hour seminar per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

12 points at first year in any discipline

Prohibitions

AIS2025

Synopsis

Australian Indigenous Literature takes the scholar on a journey of listening to and reflecting upon Indigenous voices in a variety of texts, including poetry, theatre, autobiography, early writings and film. The course is intended to expose students to an Indigenous way of seeing history, social issues and life in general. The diversity of Indigenous perspectives and life styles will become apparent, as will the creativity of Indigenous voices in Australia today. Students will gain abilities in critical thinking and analysis of material covered.

Objectives

On successful completion of this unit students will:

• Have gained a broader appreciation of Indigenous Australian Literature through a variety of formats.
• Appreciate the diversity of cultural and historical backgrounds of Indigenous people by being exposed to a diverse range of Indigenous creativity
• Have gained an understanding of the main social and cultural issues that Indigenous people see as relevant.
• Have gained abilities in being able to critically examine and analyse a variety of texts.
• Have developed greater writing skills
• At third year level, students will have fulfilled all the above as well as being able to show a broader background in research and resourcing support articles At third year level students will have demonstrated a greater ability to analyse and formulate a critical evaluation of the texts in the unit, inclusive of Indigenous points of view.

Assessment

Essay (1500) : 30%
Journal (1000 words) : 25%
2 hour exam: 45%

Contact hours

2 hour seminar

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

English
Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

A sequence of first year subjects

Prohibitions

AIS1040, AIS2025

Synopsis

This unit provides students with an historical and contemporary overview of Australian Indigenous Art.The unit contextualises the place of Art in Indigenous culture posing interesting questions and points of view in relation to links to Country, diversity of Indigenous society and art used as a voice piece. The unit will also examine the growth in the participation of Indigenous artists in the marketplace and issues of copyright and intellectual property.

Objectives

On completion of this unit students will:

1. Have gained an insight into the importance and relevance of art practice to the core cultural practices of Australian Indigenous societies, including links to the land and the Dreaming

2. Have been introduced and be able to articulate the complexity and diversity of Australian Indigenous culture as reflected in art and craft (material culture).

3. Have an understanding of the major issues of concern to Indigenous artists, including copyright and intellectual property issues.

4. Have discussed and understood how contemporary Indigenous art practice reflects social and political concerns of Indigenous Australians.

Assessment

Poster or Alternate presentation (500 words): 10%
Short written work (1000 words): 25%
Essay/Report (2500 words): 55%
Journal daily: 10%

Contact hours

2 hour seminar per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Prohibitions

AIS2045

Synopsis

Australian Indigenous Women examines the roles of women in traditional society as well as the significant role they have played in colonial society. The unit examines common stereotypes that Indigenous women have sought to disarm. There is discussion on discourses which involve Indigenous and Black women and feminism. Representations of Indigenous women in film, the theatre and literature. Self-representations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women as presented in art and photography movements. The role played by Indigenous women in Australia in politics and black women's voices. Common threads which run through Indigenous women in Australia and other countries.

Objectives

On completion of this unit students will:

1. Be familiar with the issues central to the lives of contemporary Indigenous women; 2. Have a clear overview of the historical implications of colonization and the impacts that colonization had on Indigenous women, including stereotyping; 3. Understand the effects of government policy on the lives of Indigenous women and their families; 4. See the similarities for Indigenous women internationally and the changes they have and do face.

At level 3 students will show greater analytical strengths in the discussion of issues concerning Indigenous women.

Assessment

Journal: 10%
Class presentation (1200 words): 15%
Essay (3000 words): 75%
OCL students will be part of on-line discussion group with interactive participation in place of the Class presentation.

Third year students will be expected to demonstrate greater skills of analysis as well as demonstrating a broader range of reading.

Chief examiner(s)

Robyn Heckenberg

Contact hours

2 hours per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

AIS1010 or AIS1011 and AIS1040 or AIS1012

Prohibitions

AIS2070, AIS3070, AIS2170

Synopsis

This unit provides students with an overview of the complexity of Aboriginal health and ill-health. It also looks at the impact of colonisation on the health and well-being of Indigenous Australians. It examines access to health care systems and evaluates how Aboriginal communities practice self-determination in the delivery of health care.

Assessment

Journal (750 words): 10%
Research project proposal (750 words): 20%
Research project (3000 words): 70%
Third-year students will be expected to demonstrate more sophisticated analytical skills and submit work which demonstrates that they have read more extensively.

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

AIS1010 or AIS1011 or equivalent

Prohibitions

AIS2807; GSC3801 (2000 and previously)

Synopsis

This unit will assist students to acquire analytical and research skills which will enable them to examine and discuss objectively the application of human rights in Australia, in both a general sense and specifically in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This unit also aims to assist students to examine their knowledge and understanding of human rights, and which human rights Australian citizens can expect to have applied on their behalf by Australian Governments.

Assessment

Essay (2250 words): 50%
Examination (2 hours): 50%
Third-year students will be expected to demonstrate more sophisticated analytical skills and submit work which demonstrates that they have read more extensively.

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

12 points at first year in any discipline

Prohibitions

AIS2808; GSC3804 (2000 and previously)

Synopsis

This unit provides students with an opportunity to investigate and examine the contribution Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make to the tourism industry in Australia. Case studies will provide the framework to study the various tourist attractions and management arrangements; particularly the level and nature of involvement of Indigenous Australians. A one day field excursion will be part of this unit.

Assessment

Major case study/project (2000 words): 50%
Examination (2 hours): 40%
Draft proposal for major project (500 words): 10%
Third-year students will be expected to demonstrate more sophisticated analytical skills and submit work which demonstrates that they have read more extensively.

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

AIS1010 or AIS1011 or equivalent

Prohibitions

AIS2809; GSC3802 (2000 and previously)

Synopsis

Prospective honours students should consult either Dr Andrew Gunstone or Ms Robyn Heckenberg in their third year of study, between October and early December, to have their thesis topic approved and for details of supervision to be arranged. Combined honours may be taken with another Arts discipline, provided that honours requirements have been met in both disciplines. Students are expected to commence their research during the long vacation. The dissertation is due by late October.

Objectives

The dissertation should aim to analyse an issue of problem, develop a coherent argument and arrive at clearly articulated conclusions based on evidence. It should include appropriate footnotes/endnotes and a comprehensive bibliography and bibliographic essay.

Assessment

Written (15,000 to 18,000 words): 100%

Prerequisites

A major sequence in Australian Indigenous Studies

Prohibitions

KRS4030, AIS4030

Synopsis

This is a preparatory unit for further research in the area of Indigenous Studies. Theoretical and methodological issues involved in researching and writing Indigenous Studies, including race, gender, class and ethnicity will be examined. This subject will be underpinned by an examination of appropriate ethical and protocol considerations. The subject will also deeply analyse power and privilege within the context of researching Indigenous Studies. Students will also be given the opportunity to enhance their understandings of Indigenous Studies at a global level.

Objectives

Upon completion of this unit students should have developed an understanding of:

1. their own subject and speaking positions;
2. constructions of Aboriginality and discourses of Aboriginalism;
3. ethical responsibilities and different methodological approaches to Australian Indigenous Studies;
4. theories, practices, and the importance of oral history;
5. historical and contemporary concepts of 'race,' in Australian scholarship;
6. the value of interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives;
7. the basis of power and privilege;
8. indigenous issues at a global level.

Assessment

Seminar paper (3000 words): 30%
Essay (6000 words): 60%
Presentation: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Andrew Gunstone

Contact hours

2 hours per week

Prerequisites

A major sequence in Australian Indigenous Studies

Prohibitions

KRS4010, AIS4010, KRS4040, AIS4040

Synopsis

Anthropology is the study of the diversity of human expression through space and time, which not only focuses on differences and similarities between societies and cultures, but also on connections and contestations between them. This unit will explore these aspects through focussing on the ongoing relationship between Indigenous and Settler Australians. This unit explores points of contestation and how this has shaped the position of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians in contemporary society. Key periods in Indigenous Australia are discussed and the way in which Anthropology has been involved in the process of understanding Indigenous relationships to each other and to the land.

Objectives

Students in this subject can expect to learn:

1. to formulate and critically evaluate concepts for understanding differences, similarities, connections and contestations between cultures,

2. to perceive the ways in which knowledge about cultural comparisons enables us to be critically aware of our own cultural practices;

3. to appreciate some of the important features of a number of Indigenous cultures in Australia;

4. to discuss some of the key contemporary issues which exist in the relationship between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous cultures in Australia and

5. to write clear and well-supported responses to various questions posed through exercises and essays.

Assessment

Tutorial Work (2000 words): 40%
Essay (2000 words): 40%
1 hour exam (500 words): 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr John Bradley

Contact hours

3 hours (2 x 1 hour lectures and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian Indigenous studies
Australian Indigenous archaeology!= ug Australian Indigenous archaeology or Australian Indigenous archaeology (ARTS)
Anthropology

Synopsis

Anthropologists working among diverse communities have had to take into account the different ways in which people's identities, cultural practices, and sources of livelihoods have been increasingly shaped by global changes and inter-ethnic conflicts. This unit examines the impact of cultures upon each other, in particular, due to the development and spread of capitalism, colonialism, nationalism and globalisation. The focus will involve looking at the social transformation of societies, cultures and identities as ongoing processes in light of these forces of modernity.

Objectives

Students in this course can expect to:

1. formulate and critically evaluate concepts for understanding the experiences of modernity;

2. understand the relevance of anthropology to seeking solutions to such problems as racism, inter-ethnic

3. gain a comparative understanding of processes of socio-cultural change in other societies;

4. develop the critical and expressive skills required to write clear, coherent and original responses to various questions posed through exercises and essays.

Assessment

Tutorial Work (2000 words): 40%
Essay (2000 words): 40%
1 hour exam (500 words): 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Matt Tomlinson

Contact hours

3 hours (2 x 1 hour lectures and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Anthropology

Synopsis

The unit examines some of the contributions that anthropologists and sociologists have made to our understanding of religion. The unit concentrates in particular on the relevance of the concepts of 'magic', 'science' and 'religion' for a comparative understanding of rituals and associated cosmologies in a variety of sociocultural settings.

Objectives

Students successfully completing this subject should have:

1. An understanding of the development of Western thought in relation to science and religion and the influence of this on anthropological approaches to the study of non-Western religious traditions.

2. An appreciation of the nature of rationalities underlying behaviour in other cultures.

3. Knowledge of some non-Western magico-religious beliefs and practices through the examination of specific ethnographic case studies.

4. Critical and reflexive skills that will enable them to provide thoughtful, clearly written and logically argued responses to topics and questions provided or chosen.

Assessment

Essay (6000 words): 50%
Seminar presentation and participation: 10%
Examination (3 hours): 40%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Matt Tomlinson

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Sociology
Religion and theology
Anthropology

Prerequisites

Appropriate first-year ANY sequence or by permission

Prohibitions

ANY3120

Synopsis

Anthropologists working with Polynesian cultures have generated some of the discipline's most provocative and productive debates. Major topics such as identity, agency, and performance have been investigated, argued about, and continually rethought. In this class, students will read and participate in some of these debates including: arguments over Captain Cook's "divine" status for Hawaiians; interpretations of sexuality, power, and violence in Samoa; long-distance voyaging and settlement; ritual cannibalism; and ethnographic representation. All of these topics will be discussed with reference to their contributions to anthropological understandings beyond Polynesia itself.

Objectives

1. display significant knowledge about the cultures of the Pacific Islands
2. identify key debates in the history of anthropology
3. discuss the ways that scholarly arguments about culture are best evaluated, criticised, engaged with, and used productively
4. develop the ability to write a focused research paper
5. develop the ability to write a proposal for scholarly research

Assessment

Essay (2500 words): 50%
Examination (2 hours): 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Brett Hough

Contact hours

2 hour seminar per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Anthropology

Prerequisites

A first-year sequence in Anthropology or History or Politics or Sociology or a cognate discipline or by permission

Prohibitions

ANY3140

Synopsis

If we examine arguments and conduct which support, justify and enact prejudice and discrimination, then what we find underlying them are theories about human nature. These theories are connected to the diverse forms of prejudice and discrimination and are always embedded within particular cultural, social, legal, political, economic and historical contexts. The unit therefore aims to

1. adopt a crosscultural comparative and historical approach to explaining the dynamics of prejudice and discrimination; and
2. introduce students to the range of current arguments to demonstrate how scholars are striving to understand the contemporary dynamics of prejudice and discrimination.

Objectives

Students can expect to develop:

1. An understanding of the key concepts in terms of their social and historical contexts.

2. A deeper and more reflective understanding of how the social and political dynamics of prejudice and discrimination are connected to specific interpretations of human nature and how these interpretations are cultural in origin.

3. A critical awareness of the range of contemporary theoretical models that strive to explain the causes and the consequences of prejudice and discrimination.

4. Knowledge about the social and cultural history of prejudice and discrimination and its links with colonialism and slavery.

5. An enhanced cross-cultural and critical awareness of the social and historical bases of prejudice and discrimination in the modern world.

Assessment

Essay (3000 words): 60%
examination (1.5 hours): 40%

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Criminology
Anthropology

Prerequisites

Appropriate first-year ANY sequence or by permission

Prohibitions

COS2160

Synopsis

This unit explores the relation between film and ethnography by examining how cultures are 'visualised' - documented and represented on celluloid, usually in productions that are aimed at an educational audience rather than one that seeks pure entertainment. The ethical responsibilities of the filmmaker, the political dimension of filmic representation and the practical problems of recording another culture without 'exoticising' it will be studied. The unit also explores the issue of when visual representation can be more (or less) effective than textual discussions.

Objectives

Students in this subject can expect to:

1. Become familiar with a range of ethnographic films.

2. Further their understanding of issues involved in the politics of representation.

3. Situate ethnographic film in relation to both a written tradition of ethnography and other filmed products.

4. Develop their capacity to apply theories 'visually' as well as 'textually'.

5. Improve written and oral skills in presenting, discussing and evaluating ideas and issues in anthropology by studying particular films in some detail.

Assessment

Written work and film reviews: 70%
Exam: 20%
Participation: 10%

Contact hours

4 hours (1 x 2 hour film screening, 1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Anthropology

Prerequisites

Appropriate first-year ANY sequence or by permission

Prohibitions

COS2170 & ANY3170

Synopsis

This unit presents witchcraft as a topic integral to the anthropology of religion, relevant both to earlier generations of scholars attempting to study religion objectively and to present-day scholars exploring witchcraft as a cultural phenomenon in the industrialised West. In this unit, students approach the study of witchcraft from both angles, asking: Why have narratives of witchcraft circulated so successfully in different cultural contexts for long historical periods? In what ways do pagan groups borrow from mainstream ideologies and practices, and in what ways subvert them? How can anthropologists investigate the interplay between religious practices and their representations?

Objectives

After successfully completing this unit, students in ANY2180 will be able to:
a. discuss the development of anthropological theories of religion through the lens of ethnographic work on witchcraft b. identify key definitions of witchcraft in the anthropological canon, and discuss their relevance to studies of modern neopagan religious movements c. discuss the emerging ethnography of modern neopagan religious movements d. use specific case studies to evaluate the validity of generalisations about witchcraft
Aims: Students are expected to develop their abilities to:

1. use analytic and interpretive skills in dealing with ethnographic accounts ii. read written sources and view visual material critically
2. assess their own preconceived ideas about what witchcraft is vi. present logical, coherent arguments both orally and in writing

Assessment

Participation : 10%
In-class exam (1000) : 20%
Research essay 1 (1500) : 30%
Research essay 2 (2000) : 40%
Students taking the unit at Level 3 as part of a major in Anthropology will be required in their essays to show how the literature on witchcraft has contributed to broader developments in anthropological theory.

Contact hours

2 hour seminar

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Religion and theology
Anthropology

Prohibitions

Either ANY2180 or ANY3180 but not both

Synopsis

Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago and its fourth most populous nation. It is a plural society made up of many groups distinguishable on ethnic, religious, linguistic, and other cultural grounds. The unit will examine the various socio-cultural traditions which have shaped and continue to shape contemporary Indonesia.

Objectives

1. An awareness of the unity and diversity of Indonesia
2. an understanding of the significant social, cultural, political and economic forces that have shaped (and continue to shape) contemporary Indonesia
3. the conceptual tools for understanding those processes
4. a sense of their own personal and cultural reflexivity as they use material written from different theoretical perspectives
5. the critical and expressive resources to make use of the material to write independent essays on the topics provided or chosen for assessment.

Assessment

Seminar Work (1,000 words): 20%
Article review (1,000 words): 20%
Essay (2,000 words): 50%
On-line test (500 words): 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Brett Hough

Contact hours

3 hours (1 x 1 hour film screening and 2 x 1 hour seminars) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Indonesian studies
Indonesian
Asian studies
Anthropology

Prerequisites

Appropriate first-year ANY sequence or by permission

Synopsis

This unit examines the modern phenomenon of nationalism and reviews a range of theories that attempt to account for it. Despite predictions of its demise, nationalism is apparently flourishing as we continue to witness the forging of nations and the construction of national identities around the globe. Overall, the unit explores the thesis that the nation, as a culturally defined community, is the highest symbolic value of modernity. Themes include the relationship of nationalism to ethnicity and migration, gender and sexuality, colonialism and globalisation.

Objectives

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

1. Analyse key concepts constituting anthropological and sociological approaches to ethnicity and nationalism.

2. Demonstrate a grasp of the arguments in the principle works on nationalism currently defining the topic in the social sciences.

3. Analyse the relationship of nationalism to various wide-ranging sociological phenomena such as colonialism and globalisation.

Assessment

Written work: 70%
Test: 20%
Class participation: 10%

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Sociology
Politics
International studies
Anthropology

Prerequisites

A first-year sequence in Anthropology or History or Politics or Sociology or a cognate discipline or by permission

Prohibitions

COS2350, ANY3350, COS3350

Synopsis

This unit explores the emergence of diverse 'modern' ways of life cross-culturally, especially as these stem from the varied contexts of indigenous peoples' encounters with forms of colonial power. Starting from a critique of the notion of 'unchanging' tradition, the focus is on the differing agendas and cultural processes which shaped relations between local peoples and colonial agents intent on re-constituting aspects of their social and cultural life.

Objectives

On completion of this subject students should be able to:

1. Analyse socio-cultural aspects of emergent modernities in selected ethnographic settings around the globe.

2. Demonstrate a knowledge of recent trends in the anthropological and sociological literature on colonial cultures and differing forms of modernity.

3. Critique unduly dichotomous accounts of colonial/pre-colonial and Western/non-Western social formations.

Assessment

Written work: 60%
Test: 20%
Oral presentation: 10%
Class participation: 10%

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Anthropology

Prerequisites

A first-year sequence in Anthropology or History or Politics or Sociology or a cognate discipline or by permission

Prohibitions

COS2530/ANY3530/COS3530

Synopsis

The unit examines some of the contributions that anthropologists and sociologists have made to our understanding of religion. The unit concentrates in particular on the relevance of the concepts of 'magic', 'science' and 'religion' for a comparative understanding of rituals and associated cosmologies in a variety of sociocultural settings.

Objectives

Students successfully completing this subject should have:

1. An understanding of the development of Western thought in relation to science and religion and the influence of this on anthropological approaches to the study of non-Western religious traditions.

2. An appreciation of the nature of rationalities underlying behaviour in other cultures.

3. Knowledge of some non-Western magico-religious beliefs and practices through the examination of specific ethnographic case studies.

4. Critical and reflexive skills that will enable them to provide thoughtful, clearly written and logically argued responses to topics and questions provided or chosen.

Assessment

One essay (3500 words): 75%
Class exercise (1000 words): 25%
Third year students will be expected to exhibit an understanding of the theoretical debates associated with the conceptualisation of religion and associated concept of anthropology.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Matt Tomlinson

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Sociology
Religion and theology
Anthropology

Prerequisites

Appropriate first-year and/or second year ANY sequence or by permission

Prohibitions

ANY2110, COS2210, COS3220, RLT2110

Synopsis

Anthropologists working with Polynesian cultures have generated some of the discipline's most provocative and productive debates. Major topics such as identity, agency, and performance have been investigated, argued about, and continually rethought. In this class, students will read and participate in some of these debates including: arguments over Captain Cook's "divine" status for Hawaiians; interpretations of sexuality, power, and violence in Samoa; long-distance voyaging and settlement; ritual cannibalism; and ethnographic representation. All of these topics will be discussed with reference to their contributions to anthropological understandings beyond Polynesia itself.

Objectives

1. display significant knowledge about the cultures of the Pacific Islands
2. identify key debates in the history of anthropology
3. discuss the ways that scholarly arguments about culture are best evaluated, criticised, engaged with, and used productively
4. develop the ability to write a focused research paper
5. develop the ability to write a proposal for scholarly research

6. Ability to present an oral summary of their research proposals and answer questions on it

Assessment

Midterm essay (1000 words): 20%; Final essay (2000 words): 40%; Research proposal (1500 words):30%; Participation 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Max Richter

Contact hours

2 hour seminar per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Anthropology

Prerequisites

A first-year sequence in Anthropology or History or Politics or Sociology or a cognate discipline or by permission

Prohibitions

ANY2140

Synopsis

This unit explores the relation between film and ethnography by examining how cultures are 'visualised' - documented and represented on celluloid, usually in productions that are aimed at an educational audience rather than one that seeks pure entertainment. The ethical responsibilities of the filmmaker, the political dimension of filmic representation and the practical problems of recording another culture without 'exoticising' it will be studied. The unit also explores the issue of when visual representation can be more (or less) effective than textual discussions.

Objectives

Students in this subject can expect to become familiar with a range of ethnographic films; further their understanding of issues involved in the politics of representation; situate ethnographic film in relation to both a written tradition of ethnography and other filmed products; develop their capacity to apply theories 'visually' as well as 'textually'; improve written and oral skills in presenting, discussing and evaluating ideas and issues in anthropology by studying particular films in some detail. Students taking the unit at Third Year level will be expected in the essay to research and critically assess the work of a film-maker not covered in the set program.

Assessment

Written work and film reviews: 70%
Exam: 20%
Participation: 10%

Contact hours

4 hours (2 x film screening + l hour lecture +1 tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Anthropology

Prerequisites

Appropriate first-year ANY sequence or by permission

Prohibitions

COS2170 & ANY2170

Synopsis

This unit presents witchcraft as a topic integral to the anthropology of religion, relevant both to earlier generations of scholars attempting to study religion objectively and to present-day scholars exploring witchcraft as a cultural phenomenon in the industrialised West. In this unit, students approach the study of witchcraft from both angles, asking: Why have narratives of witchcraft circulated so successfully in different cultural contexts for long historical periods? In what ways do pagan groups borrow from mainstream ideologies and practices, and in what ways subvert them? How can anthropologists investigate the interplay between religious practices and their representations?

Objectives

After successfully completing this unit, students will be able to: a. discuss the development of anthropological theories of religion through the lens of ethnographic work on witchcraft b. identify key definitions of witchcraft in the anthropological canon, and discuss their relevance to studies of modern neopagan religious movements c. discuss the emerging ethnography of modern neopagan religious movements d. use specific case studies to evaluate the validity of generalisations about witchcraft. For students taking the unit at Level 3 as part of a major in Anthropology there is the additional objective of: e. critically evaluating how the literature on witchcraft has contributed to broader developments in anthropological theory. Aims: Students are expected to develop their abilities to: i. use analytic and interpretive skills in dealing with ethnographic accounts ii. read written sources and view visual material critically iii. assess their own preconceived ideas about what witchcraft is vi. present logical, coherent arguments both orally and in writing

Assessment

Participation : 10%
In-class exam (1000) : 20%
Research essay 1 (1500) : 30%
Research essay 2 (2000) : 40%
Students taking the unit at Level 3 as part of a major in Anthropology will be required in their essays to show how the literature on witchcraft has contributed to broader developments in anthropological theory.

Contact hours

2 hour seminar

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Religion and theology
Anthropology

Prohibitions

Either ANY2180 or ANY3180 but not both

Synopsis

Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago and its fourth most populous nation. It is a plural society made up of many groups distinguishable on ethnic, religious, linguistic, and other cultural grounds. The unit will examine the various socio-cultural traditions which have shaped and continue to shape contemporary Indonesia.

Objectives

1. An awareness of the unity and diversity of Indonesia
2. an understanding of the significant social, cultural, political and economic forces that have shaped (and continue to shape) contemporary Indonesia
3. the conceptual tools for understanding those processes
4. a sense of their own personal and cultural reflexivity as they use material written from different theoretical perspectives
5. the critical and expressive resources to make use of the material to write independent essays on the topics provided or chosen for assessment.

Assessment

Seminar work (1,000 words): 20%
Book review (1,500 words): 30%
Essay (2,000 words): 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Brett Hough

Contact hours

3 hours (1 x 1 hour film screening and 2 x 1 hour seminars) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Indonesian studies
Indonesian
Asian studies
Anthropology

Prerequisites

Appropriate first-year ANY sequence or by permission

Synopsis

This unit examines the modern phenomenon of nationalism and reviews a range of theories that attempt to account for it. Despite predictions of its demise, nationalism is apparently flourishing as we continue to witness the forging of nations and the construction of national identities around the globe. Overall, the unit explores the thesis that the nation, as a culturally defined community, is the highest symbolic value of modernity. Themes include the relationship of nationalism to ethnicity and migration, gender and sexuality, colonialism and globalisation.

Objectives

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

1. Analyse key concepts constituting anthropological and sociological approaches to ethnicity and nationalism.

2. Demonstrate a grasp of the arguments in the principle works on nationalism currently defining the topic in the social sciences.

3. Analyse the relationship of nationalism to various wide-ranging sociological phenomena such as colonialism and globalisation.

Assessment

Written work: 70%
Oral presentation: 20%
Class participation: 10%

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Sociology
Politics
International studies
Anthropology

Prerequisites

A first-year sequence in Anthropology or History or Politics or Sociology or a cognate discipline or by permission

Prohibitions

ANY2350, COS2350, COS3350

Synopsis

This unit takes as its central themes the social consequences of economic development. It therefore examines the question of the emergence of industrial capitalism and how through colonialism the twin seeds of capitalism and underdevelopment were sown in the Third World. It also examines the response of the Third World to these transformations.

Objectives

Students can expect to develop:

1. An understanding of the inequalities between the world's nations.
2. An understanding of how the structure of global inequality effects different human groups in different ways.
3. An increased awareness of the long-term historical, cultural, political, and economic forces which created and continue to create global inequalities.
4. Critical evaluative skills with regard to theoretical models which strive to explain unequal development.
5. An enhanced crosscultural knowledge about the dynamics of unequal development and its primary consequences.
6. An understanding of Third World writers' views about these above mentioned issues.

Assessment

Written work: 70%
Test: 20%
Class participation: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Matt Tomlinson

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Sociology
International studies
Anthropology

Prerequisites

Appropriate first-year ANY sequence or by permission

Prohibitions

COS3430

Synopsis

This unit gives students a grounding in the history of twentieth century anthropological theories of culture, and addresses the crisis in culture theory in the last decades of the century. By the middle of the semester, students will be able to develop a viable definition of culture and flexible but critical theory of ethnographic representation. In the second half of the semester, students will develop conference papers in which they reinterpret a major ethnographic contribution within a particular area (e.g., a classic monograph from Oceania) in light of the critical theoretical training they have received.

Objectives

There are four main objectives for this unit, considered both in terms of content and skills and experiences. Students will:

1. Learn the broad historical outlines of the development of anthropological theories of culture, from early ideas of sociocultural evolution to later theories of structural functionalism, structuralism, and interpretive anthropology
2. Continue to improve their ability to think with scholarly rigor and philosophical depth on the subject of culture while beginning to formulate their own ideas about how best to study it.
3. Develop the ability to write a focused and analytically rigorous conference paper of approximately 4,000-5,000 words,
4. Develop the ability to present such a paper to their peers. All of these objectives are interrelated, and the unit is designed to lead the students toward greater independence and confidence in their abilities to be original and productive thinkers.

Assessment

Written work: 45%
Exam: 45%
Participation: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Brett Hough

Contact hours

One 2-hour seminar per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Anthropology

Prerequisites

A first-year sequence in Anthropology or History or Politics or Sociology or a cognate discipline or by permission

Co-requisites

The unit forms a sequence with ANY4300/ASM5290, Into the Field

Prohibitions

ANY4520

Synopsis

This unit explores the emergence of diverse 'modern' ways of life cross-culturally, especially as these stem from the varied contexts of indigenous peoples' encounters with forms of colonial power. Starting from a critique of the notion of 'unchanging' tradition, the focus is on the differing agendas and cultural processes which shaped relations between local peoples and colonial agents intent on re-constituting aspects of their social and cultural life.

Objectives

On completion of this subject students should be able to:

1. Analyse socio-cultural aspects of emergent modernities in selected ethnographic settings around the globe.

2. Demonstrate a knowledge of recent trends in the anthropological and sociological literature on colonial cultures and differing forms of modernity.

3. Critique unduly dichotomous accounts of colonial/pre-colonial and Western/non-Western social formations.

Assessment

Written work: 80%
Oral presentation: 10%
Class participation: 10%

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Anthropology

Prerequisites

A first-year sequence in Anthropology or History or Politics or Sociology or a cognate discipline or by permission

Prohibitions

ANY2530/COS2530/COS3530

Synopsis

This unit explores violences as a complex set of practices, from a range of disciplinary perspectives although with an overall emphasis on the social sciences. Topic areas covered in any year may include state-sanctioned violences like institutionalised torture and capital punishment; interpersonal violences such as rape and child abuse; and intellectual and political debates over ethics, research methodologies and epistemologies, and issues of representation. This unit will also entail examining violences via cross-cultural perspectives in order to highlight differences and similarities throughout the world.

Assessment

Written work: 80% (9000 words)
Seminar work: 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Brett Hough

Contact hours

3 hours (1 x 1 hour film screening and 1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Synopsis

Students may select a unit, in first or second semester, from those available at fourth-year level in the department. Approval for the selection must be obtained from the honours coordinator or the head of department.

Assessment

Written work: 70%
Test: 20%
Class participation: 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Brett Hough

Synopsis

Theoretical foundations for researching and analyzing cultural and social aspects of specific societies. Discussion will centre on theories associated with French structuralism and post-structuralism and British Social theory cultural studies. Each of these will be examined for its respective treatment of the relationship between individual creativity, culture and society and for its impact on the theory of ethnographic research.

Assessment

Written work: 100% (9000 words)

Chief examiner(s)

Dr John Bradley

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Synopsis

Students will be required to write a thesis of approximately 15,000-18,000 words on an approved topic. Each student will be allotted a supervisor with whom they will meet regularly.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Brett Hough

Synopsis

As for ANY4380(A)

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Brett Hough

Synopsis

This unit considers how categories like Asia and the West are constituted in the scholarly and popular imagination. Using film and written materials, the unit examines specific representations of Asian regions, cultures and societies with regard to issues of knowledge, power and subject position. Topics range from the problematic relationship between ecology and culture to a comparative analysis of how ancestral cosmologies, world religions, forms of modernity and the nation-state all work to shape local identities in Asia. Themes explored include how cross-cultural knowledge is constituted, how the workings of power are conceptualised and how status hierarchies are enacted and challenged.

Objectives

On completion of this unit, students should be able to

1. identify and critique key features of dichotomising accounts of Asia and the West (assessed in tasks 1 and 2);
2. critically analyse a variety of tropes informing anthropological accounts of regions within Asia vis-a-vis the West (assessed in tasks 2 and 3);
3. demonstrate a grasp of conceptual problems in the anthropological analysis of societies in Asia (assessed in tasks 2, 3 and 4);
4. evaluate selected theoretical and ethnographic approaches to understanding the historical and sociological complexity of cultural and social formations in Asia (assessed in tasks 2, 3 and 4).

Assessment

Written work: 70%
Seminar participation: 10%
Oral presentation: 20%

Contact hours

33 hours: 3-hour workshops x 11 weeks during semester

Prohibitions

ASM5440

Synopsis

This unit gives students a grounding in the history of twentieth century anthropological theories of culture, and addresses the crisis in culture theory in the last decades of the century. By the middle of the semester, students will be able to develop a viable definition of culture and flexible but critical theory of ethnographic representation. In the second half of the semester, students will develop conference papers in which they reinterpret a major ethnographic contribution within a particular area (e.g., a classic monograph from Oceania) in light of the critical theoretical training they have received.

Objectives

There are four main objectives for this unit, considered both in terms of content and skills and experiences. Students will:

1. Learn the broad historical outlines of the development of anthropological theories of culture, from early ideas of sociocultural evolution to later theories of structural functionalism, structuralism, and interpretive anthropology
2. Continue to improve their ability to think with scholarly rigor and philosophical depth on the subject of culture while beginning to formulate their own ideas about how best to study it.
3. Develop the ability to write a focused and analytically rigorous conference paper of approximately 4,000-5,000 words,
4. Develop the ability to present such a paper to their peers. All of these objectives are interrelated, and the unit is designed to lead the students toward greater independence and confidence in their abilities to be original and productive thinkers.

Assessment

Midterm essay (1000 words): 20%;Final essay (3500 words): 35%; Conference presentation based on final essay(3500 words): 35%; Participation 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Brett Hough

Contact hours

One 2-hour seminar per week

Prerequisites

A first-year sequence in Anthropology or History or Politics or Sociology or a cognate discipline or by permission

Prohibitions

ANY3520

Synopsis

This unit gives students a grounding in the history of twentieth century anthropological theories of culture, and addresses the crisis in culture theory in the last decades of the century. By the middle of the semester, students will be able to develop a viable definition of culture and flexible but critical theory of ethnographic representation. In the second half of the semester, students will develop conference papers in which they reinterpret a major ethnographic contribution within a particular area (e.g., a classic monograph from Oceania) in light of the critical theoretical training they have received.

Objectives

There are four main objectives for this unit, considered both in terms of content and skills and experiences. Students will:

1. Learn the broad historical outlines of the development of anthropological theories of culture, from early ideas of sociocultural evolution to later theories of structural functionalism, structuralism, and interpretive anthropology
2. Continue to improve their ability to think with scholarly rigor and philosophical depth on the subject of culture while beginning to formulate their own ideas about how best to study it.
3. Develop the ability to write a focused and analytically rigorous conference paper of approximately 4,000-5,000 words,
4. Develop the ability to present such a paper to their peers. All of these objectives are interrelated, and the unit is designed to lead the students toward greater independence and confidence in their abilities to be original and productive thinkers.

Assessment

Midterm essay (1000 words): 20%
Final essay (3500 words): 35%
Conference presentation based on final essay(3500 words): 35%
Participation 10%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Francesca Collins

Contact hours

One 2-hour seminar per week

Prerequisites

A first-year sequence in Anthropology or History or Politics or Sociology or a cognate discipline or by permission

Prohibitions

ANY3520

Synopsis

This unit is structured around several modules and incorporates contributions from the disciplines of anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, economics, gender studies, history, linguistics and politics as relevant to the understanding of social change. After considering the problems inherent in 'Asia' as a concept, it will examine some of the following topics in a comparative manner. The exact selection of topics to be covered in any given offering of the subject may vary from year to year.

Objectives

Students successfully completing this subject will have acquired:

1. A basic exposure to a range of approaches to understanding Asian societies and cultures.

2. A grounding in key facts about the state of private and public spheres of socio-cultural life in countries where change is occurring at a very rapid place.

3. A familiarity with some methodologies used for furthering our knowledge about Asian societies.

Assessment

Written work: 60% (2500 words)
Exam: 20%
Presentation: 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Beatrice Trefalt

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour seminar) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Japanese studies
Japanese
International studies
Indonesian studies
Chinese studies
Asian studies
Anthropology

Synopsis

This unit examines the legacies of World War II in the Asia Pacific region, especially Japan,Korea, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines. It considers such well-known events as the Nanking Massacre of 1937 and the sexual slavery of so-called 'comfort women , as well as lesser known issues such as the use of Asian forced labour on the Burma-Thailand Railway or the experiences of colonial soldiers (Korean, Taiwanese, Filipino, Indian) in the conflict. Importantly, the unit examines critically how debates about the past affect international and domestic relations in the region, and why the wartime past continues to haunt Japan and its neighbours to this day.

Objectives

Upon completion of the unit, the students should have acquired

1. a solid foundation of knowledge about the Second World War in Asia and the Pacific
2. familiarity with specific issues related to war legacies and war memory
3. critical insights into the contested and fluid nature of representations of the past
4. research and interpretation skills through tutorial preparation and participation, and through the submission of written assignments
5. practice in presenting and debating ideas and interpretations effectively and in an informed manner, both orally and in writing.

Assessment

Written work (3000 words): 70%
1 hour Exam: 20%
Tutorial contribution:10%

Contact hours

1 one-hour lecture per week for 13 weeks and 1 one-hour tutorial per week for 12 weeks

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Japanese studies
Chinese studies
Asian studies

Prerequisites

An appropriate first year sequence or first year unit such as HSY1050/HSY1060 or HSY1050/JPS 1090 or HSY1111/HSY1112 or INT1010/INT1020 or PLT1031 or PLT1040 or PLT1050 or PLT1070

Prohibitions

ASN3020

Synopsis

This unit explores various kinds of narrative in Asian countries, from oral narrative to the modern novel and will analyse the global impact of the modern Western novel as a key marker of cultural modernity. A number of case studies (in India, China, Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam) will introduce oral narratives and classical literature as precursors to the novel, before studying the modern novel in each context. The novel will be discussed as a vehicle of displaced identity in Asian diasporic literatures. Finally we will ask whether Asian literature can be global literature.

Objectives

Students who successfully complete this subject will have:

1. developed an understanding of the development of oral and literate cultures in the Asian context
2. developed an understanding of the impact of modernity on a selection of Asian cultures, as seen in the creation of the modern novel in vernacular languages
3. developed critical insights into dynamics of modernity in the Asian context through literature
4. become familiar with the struggle for national identity in Asian countries faced with the threat of Western domination and the role of literature in exploring individual and national identities in a globalizing world
5. developed their skills in the areas of research, textual analysis and interpretation, and communication, both oral and written, through the application critical perspectives to the analysis and interpretation of one or more texts
6. Students taking the unit at third-year level will be expected to demonstrate that they have read more widely in both the prescribed texts and the recommended critical texts.

Assessment

Written work (2500 words): 50%
Tutorial contribution 10%
Examination (2 hours): 40%.

Third-year students will be encouraged to formulate their own essay question, and will be expected to engage reflectively with theoretical work.

Contact hours

Two hours per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Japanese studies
Chinese studies
Asian studies

Prerequisites

Any first-year sequence in Arts

Prohibitions

ASN3030

Synopsis

The unit will look at gender relations, cultural definitions of femininity and masculinity and changing gender roles in Asian societies and cultures. The pre-modern, modern and postmodern condition of women in countries such as Japan and Indonesia, and the issues facing women in Asia today will be explored in depth in a comparative context. Topics will include matriarchal cultural patterns in Japan and Indonesia and their cultural expressions, the impact of patriarchal systems such as Confucianism and Buddhism, the nature of women's equal rights movements in contemporary Asia, changing family structures and educational opportunities for women.

Objectives

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

1. Analyse contemporary gender relations in selected South and Southeast Asian contexts from anthropological and sociological perspectives.

2. Examine selected gender issues and changing gender roles in East Asian countries.

3. Demonstrate a good grasp of issues arising in the intersection of gender, tradition and modernity across Asia.

Assessment

Written work
Project summary: 70%
Exam: 30%

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Japanese studies
International studies
Indonesian studies
Indonesian
Chinese studies
Asian studies
Anthropology

Prerequisites

A first-year sequence in Asian studies or Anthropology or by permission

Prohibitions

ASN3170

Synopsis

This unit is structured around several modules and incorporates contributions from the disciplines of anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, economics, gender studies, history, linguistics and politics as relevant to the understanding of social change. After considering the problems inherent in 'Asia' as a concept, it will examine some of the following topics in a comparative manner. The exact selection of topics to be covered in any given offering of the subject may vary from year to year.

Objectives

Students successfully completing this subject will have acquired:

1. A basic exposure to a range of approaches to understanding Asian societies and cultures.

2. A grounding in key facts about the state of private and public spheres of socio-cultural life in countries where change is occurring at a very rapid place.

3. A familiarity with some methodologies used for furthering our knowledge about Asian societies.

4. The ability to situate an understanding of the relationship of societies and economies to each other within a global/local context which can enhance our appreciation and understanding of the situation in other societies.

Assessment

Written work: 60% (2500 words)
Exam: 20%
Presentation: 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Beatrice Trefalt

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour seminar) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Japanese studies
Japanese
International studies
Indonesian studies
Asian studies
Anthropology

Synopsis

This unit examines the legacies of World War II in the Asia Pacific region, especially Japan,Korea, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines. It considers such well-known events as the Nanking Massacre of 1937 and the sexual slavery of so-called 'comfort women , as well as lesser known issues such as the use of Asian forced labour on the Burma-Thailand Railway or the experiences of colonial soldiers (Korean, Taiwanese, Filipino, Indian) in the conflict. Importantly, the unit examines critically how debates about the past affect international and domestic relations in the region, and why the wartime past continues to haunt Japan and its neighbours to this day.

Objectives

Upon completion of the unit, the students should have acquired

1. a solid foundation of knowledge about the Second World War in Asia and the Pacific
2. familiarity with specific issues related to war legacies and war memory
3. critical insights into the contested and fluid nature of representations of the past
4. research and interpretation skills through tutorial preparation and participation, and through the submission of written assignments
5. practice in presenting and debating ideas and interpretations effectively and in an informed manner, both orally and in writing.

Assessment

Written work (3000 words): 70%
1 hour Exam: 20%
Tutorial contribution:10%

Contact hours

1 one-hour lecture per week for 13 weeks and 1 one-hour tutorial per week for 12 weeks

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Japanese studies
Asian studies

Prerequisites

An appropriate first year sequence or first year unit such as HSY1050/HSY1060 or HSY1050/JPS1090 or HSY1111/HSY1112 or INT1010/INT1020 or PLT1031 or PLT1040 or PLT1050 or PLT1070

Prohibitions

ASN3020

Synopsis

This unit explores various kinds of narrative in Asian countries, from oral narrative to the modern novel and will analyse the global impact of the modern Western novel as a key marker of cultural modernity. A number of case studies (in India, China, Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam) will introduce oral narratives and classical literature as precursors to the novel, before studying the modern novel in each context. The novel will be discussed as a vehicle of displaced identity in Asian diasporic literatures. Finally we will ask whether Asian literature can be global literature.

Objectives

Students who successfully complete this subject will have:

1. developed an understanding of the development of oral and literate cultures in the Asian context
2. developed an understanding of the impact of modernity on a selection of Asian cultures, as seen in the creation of the modern novel in vernacular languages
3. developed critical insights into dynamics of modernity in the Asian context through literature
4. become familiar with the struggle for national identity in Asian countries faced with the threat of Western domination and the role of literature in exploring individual and national identities in a globalizing world
5. developed their skills in the areas of research, textual analysis and interpretation, and communication, both oral and written, through the application critical perspectives to the analysis and interpretation of one or more texts
6. Students taking the unit at third-year level will be expected to demonstrate that they have read more widely in both the prescribed texts and the recommended critical texts.

Assessment

Written work (2500 words): 50%
Tutorial contribution 10%
Examination (2 hours): 40%.

Third-year students will be encouraged to formulate their own essay question, and will be expected to engage reflectively with theoretical work.

Contact hours

Two hours per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Japanese studies
Chinese studies
Asian studies

Prerequisites

Any first-year sequence in Arts

Prohibitions

ASN2030

Synopsis

Unit is designed to guide students in the formulation of a research problem consciousness. This involves the ability to conduct a literature review to identify key issues and concepts, to argue the significance of pursuing research on a specific topic, to operationalise the key concepts relevant to sample, and to write a statement explaining their problem consciousness. Students will be exposed to obtrusive and unobtrusive methodologies for gathering data, reading texts, observation and participant observation, use of government data, interviewing and surveying. Various methods of recording data will also be introduced. Special attention is given to using resources about Asia in libraries.

Assessment

Written assignments (3500 words): 80%
Examination (1 hour): 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Beatrice Trefalt

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Japanese studies
Japanese
Indonesian studies
Indonesian
Chinese studies
Chinese language
Asian studies

Prerequisites

Completion of one or more units with considerable Asian content or by permission

Synopsis

The unit will look at gender relations, cultural definitions of femininity and masculinity and changing gender roles in Asian societies and cultures. The pre-modern, modern and postmodern condition of women in countries such as Japan and Indonesia, and the issues facing women in Asia today will be explored in depth in a comparative context. Topics will include matriarchal cultural patterns in Japan and Indonesia and their cultural expressions, the impact of patriarchal systems such as Confucianism and Buddhism, the nature of women's equal rights movements in contemporary Asia, changing family structures and educational opportunities for women.

Objectives

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

1. Analyse contemporary gender relations in selected South and Southeast Asian contexts from anthropological and sociological perspectives.
2. Examine selected gender issues and changing gender roles in East Asian countries.
3. Demonstrate a good grasp of issues arising in the intersection of gender, tradition and modernity across Asia.
4. Third year students are expected to have gained familiarity with aspects of theory relating to gender and modernity.

Assessment

Written work
Project summary: 70%
Exam: 30%

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 1 hour lecture and 1 x 1 hour tutorial) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Japanese studies
International studies
Indonesian studies
Indonesian
Chinese studies
Asian studies
Anthropology

Prerequisites

A first-year sequence in Asian studies or Anthropology or by permission

Prohibitions

ASN2170

Chief examiner(s)

Beatrice Trefalt

Synopsis

The seminar has two key purposes:

1. to examine a series of topics in Asian Studies of interest to the students and lectures and
2. to develop the research, writing and oral presentation skills of the students. To meet these goals, students will choose their literature review and research paper topics in consultation with the coordinator. They will also help choose the readings for the seminar discussions of their topics. At the conclusion of the seminar, students should have knowledge of several important topics in Asian Studies as well as enhanced abilities to conduct research at honours level.

Assessment

Literature Review (3500 words): 35%
Research Paper (5500 words): 65%

Contact hours

3 hours (1 x 3 hour seminar) per week

Prerequisites

Enrolment in one of the honours programs in Asian Studies (normally Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese or Korean)

Synopsis

A dissertation of about 15,000-18,000 words in English, using a substantial number of Asian language and secondary sources. This unit may be taken over one or two semesters in the same calendar year by students who are starting and completing the thesis in that calendar year.

Assessment

Written (15,000-18,000 words): 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Beatrice Trefalt

Prerequisites

Admission to honours

Synopsis

A dissertation of about 15,000-18,000 words in English, using a substantial number of Asian language and secondary sources. This unit may be taken over one or two semesters in the same calendar year by students who are starting and completing the thesis in that calendar year.

Chief examiner(s)

Beatrice Trefalt

Prerequisites

Admission to honours

Synopsis

As for ASN4929(A)

Assessment

Written (15,000-18,000 words): 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Beatrice Trefalt

Prerequisites

Admission to honours

Synopsis

This unit examine various debates about World War II legacies in the Asian region, affecting particularly Japan's relationship with Korea, with China and with various other peoples and nations that suffered from Japan's invasion up to 1945. As well as examining the parameters of these debates, the unit encourages reflection on the politicised and consumable nature of the past, and on the processes of remembering and forgetting upon which the identity of nations and communities are built.

Objectives

Upon completion of the unit, the students should have 1) acquired a solid foundation of knowledge about the Second World War in Asia and the Pacific 2)become familiar with a number of specific issues related to war legacies and war memory 3)developed critical insights into the contested and fluid nature of representations of the past, and become familiar with the major writers in the area 4)developed research and interpretation skills through preparation for and participation in the weekly seminars, and through preparation for their written assignments 5) practised devising a feasible research project 6) practised presenting and debating ideas and interpretations effectively and in an informed manner, both orally and in writing

Assessment

Written work: 100% (9000 words)

Contact hours

1 one-hour lecture per week for 13 weeks and 1 two-hour seminar per week for 12 weeks

Synopsis

Australia's relationship with Britain from the 1900s to the present day. Topics covered include the changing orientation of Australian trade, foreign policy and cultural ties. Britain's role as the main source of Australia's migrants. Australia's drift away from Britain and towards Asia and the United States. The role of the monarchy and the debate over republicanism. Australia's widening relationships with India, Japan, SE Asia and the U.S. Post-colonial identities and exchanges: expatriates, backpackers and 'whingeing poms'.

Objectives

1. To gain an understanding of Australia's changing relationship with Britain and the monarchy.
2. To gain an understanding of issues and events that have shaped the nation and Australia's international role.
3. To think, discuss and write critically about the issues that effect Australian politics, culture and society.
4. To develop students' independent research and presentation skills on related subjects.

Assessment

Written exercise (500 words) : 20%
Assignment (2000 words) : 40%
Examination (2 hours) : 40%,

Chief examiner(s)

Rebecca Wheatley

Contact hours

Three hours per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian studies

Synopsis

An overview of Australia's political, social and cultural development over this century and the early development of the nation's political and legal system. The character of the democracy that was established in Australia at the time of federation in 1901. Influences on Australia's constitution and its system of government, and how Australian citizens viewed their rights and responsibilities.

Assessment

Written exercise (500 words): 15%
Assignment 1 (1500 words): 35%
Assignment 2 (2500 words): 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Rebecca Wheatley

Contact hours

5 hours per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian studies

Synopsis

Introduction to cultural tourism in international and Australian contexts. Theory and development of cultural tourism. The role of cultural institutions such as museums, theme parks and galleries and precincts such as southbank, Chapel Street and the Rocks. The thematic interaction of tourism with hinterland districts, festivals, heritage and indigenous culture. Developing and interpreting cultural tourism attractions.

Objectives

1. To equip students with a foundation of the origins and direction of cultural tourism development in Australia and internationally.

2. To provide understanding of the theory and practice of cultural tourism product development.

3. To develop skills in the evaluation and interpretation of cultural tourism attractions.

4. To develop research, writing and oral presentation skills related to the field.

Assessment

Examination (1.5 hours): 35%
Research essay (2000 words) 35%
Class participation and seminar presentation: 15%
Seminar exercise (1000 words): 15%

Contact hours

3 hours per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian studies

Synopsis

What symbols and landmarks identify and embody Australia? How have Uluru and the Opera House, the Harbour Bridge and Barrier Reef, Anzac and vegemite evolved as cultural icons and what do they tell us about Australian history and identity? This unit explores contemporary Australia through its films, literature, sport, myths, heroes and history. Organised around the themes of Land, Nation and People, it focuses on the making of national/gender/racial identity, white Australians reckoning with Indigenous culture and our changing relationship with the world and the region. It includes an excursion to the iconic landscape of the Rocks in central Sydney and/or a tour of the 'Aussie Outback'.

Objectives

1. To develop students' understanding of the historical and cultural processes impacting upon various aspects of contemporary Australia.
2. To employ fieldwork, film and media analysis, and a range of relevant sources within the field of Australian Studies in gaining insight into past and current events that have shaped contemporary Australia.
3. To think, discuss and write critically about the issues that effect Australian politics, culture and society.
4. To develop students' independent research and presentation skills on related subjects.

Assessment

Minor Essay (1000 words): 15%
Major Essay
Oral Presentation (2000 words
10 minutes): 35%
10%
Tutorial attendance and contribution: 10%,
Examination (2 hours): 30%

Chief examiner(s)

Tom Heenan

Contact hours

Three hours per week (two hour lecture and one tutorial)

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian studies

Synopsis

A study of sport in contemporary Australia and a study of Australian society and values through an investigation of sport. Includes the origins of popular mainstream codes such as Australian Rules football (including possible Gaelic and Aboriginal origins), rugby, tennis, boxing, racing, swimming and cricket. Further topics include the commercialisation of sport, the politics and professionalisation of sport, sport and the construction of national identity. Institutions and events studied include the Australian Football League, Soccer Australia, the World Cup, the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games and the AIS. Wider issues studied include gender, race and ethnicity in sport, sport and the media.

Objectives

Students can expect to: demonstrate an understanding of the evolution of contemporary sporting practices; key issues in the study of sport in Australia today and of sport's contribution to Australian national identity. Students will further demonstrate the ability to: critically evaluate topical debates dealing with sport; conduct independent research and group research and communicate findings; engage in independent and critical thinking, written analysis and communication.

Assessment

On-campus:
Assignment (2000 words): 40%
Class presentation (1000 words): 20%
Short report working in groups (500 words): 10%
Tutorial and field trip participation: 10%
Class test (1000 words): 20%
A fieldwork excursion is included in the program

Off-campus:
Assignment (2000 words): 40%
Review exercise x 2 (1000 words): 30%
Take home test (1500 words): 30%

Chief examiner(s)

Tom Heenan

Contact hours

Three hours per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Australian studies

Synopsis

Why is war central to the shaping of Australian identity? How has it defined our place in the region and the world? This unit explores the experience of Australians at war, from the colonial period to the Landing at Gallipoli and through the major conflicts of the twentieth century. It focuses on the 'face of battle' and how human conflict affected men and women on the front line. 'Anzac Legends' will examine the role of war in both consolidating and challenging definitions of gender, national and racial identity. It will explore the changing representation of war memory in film and literature and includes excursions to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra and/or Melbourne's Shrine.

Objectives

1. a critical understanding of the history of Australia's involvement in war and the significance of that involvement; (2) an in depth understanding of the lived experience of war and an ability to interrogate personal testimonies; (3) a knowledge of the historical and social context of Australia's involvement in particular campaigns and how these have redefined Australia's relationship with the region and the world
2. a familiarity with the major historiographical issues surrounding the impact of war on Australian identity and society; (5)an ability to conduct independent research; (6) an ability to write expressively and critically on the complex questions of involvement in human conflict.

Assessment

Short essay (based on excursion) (1000 words): 20%
Major essay (2000 words): 40%
Seminar contribution: 20% Test (one hour): 20%

Contact hours

2 hours (1 hour lecture + 1 hour seminar) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

History
Australian studies

Prerequisites

First year Arts sequence or equivalent

Prohibitions

AUS3000

Synopsis

How has the landscape shaped the definition of what it means to be Australian? Why was 'the Bush' en as a place of the weird or the monstrous? Have non-Indigenous Australians learned from Aboriginal relationships with the natural environment and (in an age of catastrophic climate change) what challenges do we now face in living with the land? This unit considers the climatic, cultural and economic forces which have shaped the landscape, exploring the dynamic interaction between Australians and their environment. It draws on a range of disciplines, including tourism, literature, geography, politics, journalism and cultural studies; includes excursions along the Great Ocean Road and/or the Murray River.

Objectives

On successful completion of this unit students should have:

1. an understanding of changing perceptions of the Australian environment;
2. an understanding of the climatic, cultural and economic forces that help to determine land usage;
3. a knowledge of different ways of interacting with the landscape, in particular Aboriginal as opposed to non-Indigenous attitudes to land usage;
4. a familiarity with the major themes in the field of Australian environmental history;
5. an ability to conduct research;
6. an ability to write expressively and critically on the complex questions of human relationships with the natural world.

Assessment

Minor essay (based on excursion) (1000 words): 20%
Major essay (2000 words): 40%
Seminar contribution: 20% Test (one hour): 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Prof Bruce Scates

Contact hours

2 hours (1 hour lecture + 1 hour seminar) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

History
Australian studies

Prerequisites

First year Arts sequence or equivalent

Prohibitions

AUS3001, AUS4220, AUS5220

Synopsis

This Unit centres on a study tour of the Gallipoli peninsula, a visit to the ancient site of Troy and/or a cruise through the historic Greek islands to the WWII battlefields of Crete. It will be based at the Prato Study Centre near Florence where lectures/seminars will introduce students to Australians' experience of war. Topics will include the making of the Anzac legend, war and the experience of overseas travel, homeric tradition and the changing nature of battle, pilgrimage, cultural tourism and the making of commemorative landscapes abroad. Students will be required to research a campaign in depth and present their findings on a former battlefield or related site of memory.

Objectives

On successful completion of this unit students should have:

1. a critical understanding of the history of Australia's involvement in the world wars and the way these conflicts have been remembered and commemorated;
2. an in depth understanding of the lived experience of war and an ability to interrogate personal testimonies;
3. a knowledge of the historical and social context of Australia's involvement in particular campaigns during the first and second world wars and how these have redefined Australia's relationship with the region and the world;
4. a familiarity with the major historiographical issues surrounding the impact of world war and 'total war' on Australian identity and society;
5. an ability to conduct independent research;
6. an ability to write expressively and critically on the complex questions of involvement in human conflict.

Assessment

Assignment based on excursion (2000 words): 20%
One major essay (4000 words): 40%
Class presentation: 20%
Test (1 hour): 20%

Chief examiner(s)

Bruce Scates