AIH326 - Australia's Empire: Colonialism in Papua New Guinea
Unit details
| Year: | 2019 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Trimester 1 Unit Chair: | Helen Gardner |
| Prerequisite: | Students must have completed at least 8 credit points. Otherwise by permission of the unit chair |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2 hour Seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online): | 1 x 2 hour seminar per week (recordings provided) |
Content
This unit will explore Australia’s colonial rule of Papua and New Guinea from the late 19th century to independence in 1975. It will do so through an explicit analysis of the diverse and complex archives that are used to write colonial histories. We will examine the imperial competition that led to the annexation of the region in 1884 and the theories of racial determinism that forged the first Australian administration. We will explore Papua New Guinean responses to the spread of Christian missions and affiliated services such as education, and examples of anti-colonial sentiment against Australian rule. Students will track how the Kokoda campaign changed both Papua New Guineans and Australians as decolonisation spread in the wake of World War Two. Finally, we will examine the rising nationalism of Papua New Guineans in the 1960s and the end of Australian rule in 1975.
Assessment
Assessment 1 (Individual) - Seminar Exercises (1000 words) - 30%
Assessment 2 (Individual) - Presentation (500 words) - 20%
Assessment 3 (Individual) - Essay (2500 words) - 50%
Unit Fee Information
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