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 131-135 Gender and Colonialism: 1788-1945

Note

Formerly available as 131-455. Students who have completed 131-455 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Prof P Grimshaw

Prerequisites

Usually admission to the Postgraduate Diploma or Fourth Year Honours in History or Women's Studies.

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

A 2-hour seminar per week

Subject Description

This subject examines the significance of gender in the colonial processes in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands through the 19th and 20th centuries up until World War II. Students should engage with theoretical debates about the place of gender in white appropriations of Indigenous peoples' lands and resources; about the practices and policies of settlers, missionaries, colonial officials and white governments; and about the way gender shaped cross-cultural encounters and their outcomes.

Assessment

Written work totalling 5000 words.

Prescribed Texts

A subject reader will be available.



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