HSY3380

Desire and protection: childhood and society 1780 to the present

Barbara Caine and Esther Faye

8 points
* One 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour seminar per week
* First semester
* Clayton

Objectives As for HSY2380 with the additional objective that students gain a greater understanding of methodological and conceptual issues in comparative history and of key debates in the history of childhood and family.

Synopsis As for HSY2380.

Assessment Seminar discussion (10 minutes): 10%
* Literature review (1500 words): 25% [breve]Research essay (3000 words: 35%
* Examination (1.5 hours): 30%
* Third-year students will be expected to demonstrate a broader grasp of the historical scholarship on childhood and family and submit work incorporating a higher level of competence in independent reading and research.