AIH326 - Australia's Empire: Colonialism in Papua New Guinea
Unit details
| Year: | 2020 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Classes and seminars in Trimester 2/Semester 2, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of your trimester or semester. Last updated: 2 June 2020 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Helen Gardner |
| Prerequisite: | Must have completed at least 8 credit points. Otherwise by permission of the unit chair |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2-hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | 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.
| These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | ||
| ULO1 | Understand and appreciate the variety of interpretative analyses to colonial histories in Australia and Papua New Guinea | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Demonstrate historical knowledge of Papua and New Guinea during Australia's colonial rule of the region in both a local and global context | GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Critically analyse colonial texts in the specific context of Papua New Guinea | GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO4 | Apply relevant theories of historical methodology and interpretation to the analysis of Papua New Guinea histories | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO6: Self-management |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
Trimester 1:| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 (Individual) - Seminar Exercises | 1000 words | 30% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 2 (Individual) - Presentation | 500 words | 20% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 3 (Individual) - Essay | 2500 words | 50% | Information not yet available |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: AIH326 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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