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The Writing of Australian History (HIST90023)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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Contact information
Semester 1
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Overview
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This seminar will explore the ways in which Australian history has been written. It will consider the principal forms of the literature and the chief schools of interpretation, from the establishment of Australian history as an academic discipline to the present. It will engage with some of the principal publications of leading historians, from Brian Fitzpatrick and Manning Clark through to present-day historians. Their work will be read in its cultural, intellectual and political context to explore the materials they employed and the methods they used. Particular attention will be given to the critical assessment of historical argument, so that the seminar will consider examples of historical debate and students will undertake their own appraisal of historical literature. Students will extend their knowledge of the patterns of Australian historical scholarship and develop a capacity for historiographical analysis. They will apply these skills to case studies of leading Australian historians, and to their own historical scholarship.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject should:
- be familiar with the development of Australian historical scholarship and the principal schools of interpretation; and
- be able to undertake a critical reading of different forms of historical literature and demonstrate textual and contextual skills of historical evaluation and be able to synthesise a body of historical literature.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
This subject is for students admitted to the Bachelor of Arts (Degree with Honours) in History, Graduate Certificate/Diploma in Arts (Advanced) in History, or Graduate Certificate in Arts in History. Subject Coordinator approval is required for students not enrolled in these programs.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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A book review
| During the teaching period | 20% |
A short paper
| During the teaching period | 20% |
A histiographical essay
| End of semester | 60% |
Hurdle requirement: Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of classes in order to pass this subject. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Sean Scalmer Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours - 12 x 2 hour seminars Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
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Prescribed texts
A subject reader will be available.
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Specialisation (formal) History Specialisation (formal) History Specialisation (formal) History Specialisation (formal) History Informal specialisation PD-ARTS History - Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022