131-438 Writing History for Publication

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Subject Description

This subject introduces students wishing to work in both academic and applied history to the field of writing for publication. It will consist of a series of seminars which will discuss the research, writing and publication of professional history, particularly with regard to commissioned works. Such matters will be considered as the nature and range of commissioned histories, contractual agreements and obligations, finding historical source materials, writing for an employer, publishing, and professional historians' networks. Some seminars will be attended by writers and other professionals with relevant expertise. This subject is primarily of relevance to Australian History.

Assessment

Assessment will combine exercises in the drawing up of contracts, writing an article for inclusion in a class publication, and involvement in aspects of preparing and publishing a booklet, of about 6000 words.