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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : History

131-116 Colonisers and Colonised: South Africa, Canada and Australia in an Imperial Age

Note:

It is recommended that this subject be taken in conjunction with 131-117 Constructing National Identities: South Africa, Canada and Australia in a Postcolonial Age.

Availability:

Not offered in 1997.

Credit Points:

12.5 1st year

Coordinator:

Professor P Grimshaw, Assoc. Professor D Philips

Contact:

3 hours per week.

Subject Description:

This subject deals with relations between settlers and indigenous peoples in South Africa, Canada and Australia during the 19th Century. It examines examples of both violent conflicts and attempts at peaceful accommodation between colonisers and colonised. It analyses the way in which the settler societies exploited the land and labour of the indigenous peoples; the ways in which indigenous peoples resisted settler domination; and the attempts made by settlers and missionaries to 'civilise' the indigenous peoples. Students taking this course should learn to: understand key aspects of White colonisation; grasp the British Imperial context; understand the racial ideologies of settler societies; and develop skills in comparative history. It is designed to be taken together with 131-117 Constructing National Identities (below).

Assessment:

Students will be assessed on one research essay of 2500 words (50%), one review essay of 1500 words (40%) and tutorial participation (10%).
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