Undergraduate - UnitATS3387 - Beyond Gallipoli: Australians in two World Wars

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12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	National Centre For Australian Studies
Monash Passport category	International Short Field Experience (Explore Program)
Offered	Prato Term 3 2013 (Off-campus Day)
Coordinator(s)	Professor Bruce Scates

Notes

This is an international study program that requires an application to be enrolled - see the Arts Prato page for further information http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/prato/
Previously coded AUS3002

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.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit students should have:

a critical understanding of the history of Australia's involvement in the world wars and the way these conflicts have been remembered and commemorated
an in depth understanding of the lived experience of war and an ability to interrogate personal testimonies
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
a familiarity with the major historiographical issues surrounding the impact of world war and 'total war' on Australian identity and society
an ability to conduct independent research
an ability to write expressively and critically on the complex questions of involvement in human conflict
an understanding of different theoretical approaches to the writing of history and the history of total war in particular (third year students would be expected to acquire and demonstrate a greater degree of sophistication in applying critical and theoretical approaches).

Assessment

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

Chief examiner(s)

Bruce Scates

Contact hours

12 hours (4 x 1 hour lecture
4 hour seminar) per week

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

History
Australian studies
Politics
Communications
International studies

Prerequisites

First year Arts sequence or equivalent

Prohibitions

ATS2387, ATS2388, ATS3388, ATS2389, ATS3389, ATS2390, ATS3390