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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : History

131-215/315 Making Melbourne Marvellous (B) - A Zone in Transition: the Inner Suburbs

Availability:

Not offered in 1997.

Credit Points:

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator:

Dr A Mayne

Contact:

Two hours of lecture-workshops and a one-hour tutorial per week.

Subject Description:

This subject traces, in comparative perspective, the history of Melbourne's inner-suburban ring. It studies neighbourhood life, bourgeois reform, slum clearance, and community mobilisation. The subject combines classroom instruction with applied research work. On completing this subject students should be able to demonstrate a detailed historical knowledge of Melbourne's inner-suburban ring, and a general comparative understanding of New World urbanisation during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. They should be familiar with current epistemological debate in urban studies, and be able to apply historical skills in assessing the cultural significance of elements of Melbourne's past.

Assessment:

One research essay (60%) and one end-of-semester reflective paper (40%), totalling 5000 words.
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