131-051 Aboriginal Histories

Note

Formerly available as 131-253/353. Students who have completed 131-253 or 131-353 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Availability

2nd and 3rd year

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Tony Birch

Prerequisites

Usually 25 points of first year history, see Prerequisites, or first year Australian studies, see Prerequisites.

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week

Subject Description

The subject will explore relations and encounters between white settlers and Aboriginal peoples between 1788 and 2000. On completion of this subject students should be able to demonstrate a general knowledge of the major events in and stages of the history of settler/indigenous relations in Australia. In particular, students will have gained access to Aboriginal perspectives as well as, and in relation to, non-Aboriginal writing on the major issues involved.

Assessment

Class participation and written work totalling 4000 words.

Prescribed Texts

A subject reader will be available.



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