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Race in the Americas (HIST30059)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
| Availability | Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
The understanding of race in the Americas has changed over time, but in different ways race has been a crucial line of division in American societies since the sixteenth century.The subject begins and ends in the present, but circles back to survey the history of race in the Americas over centuries. The history of Afro-descended peoples in the Americas, especially the US, from slavery through the eras of legal segregation, the civil rights era and beyond, forms a central strand in the subject, both because of its own importance and because the black experience has at many times affected how other racial minorities have been understood and treated throughout the Western Hemisphere. We will also study Native American and indigenous history, from the treaty-making frontier to the era of assimilation and beyond, examining the differing racial perspectives emerging out of Latin America, and survey Asian American history. The history of whiteness throughout the region, including the history of the procession of immigrant groups seeking assimilation into the category of white Americans in the US but also nations such as Argentina, will also be a theme. The subject concludes with reflections on how changing demographics throughout the region, but particularly in the US, have been celebrated and criticised in the first decades of the 21st century.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject should be able to:
- have an enhanced understanding of African American, Native American, Asian American and Hispanic history and of the issues they has raise about race in US national life;
- have demonstrated an ability to undertake guided independent research on a topic in the history of race in US history;
- have an enhanced understanding of the major interpretive debates about the history of race in America;
- have an enhanced understanding of the extent of change and continuity over the long history of race in America; and
- have demonstrated an ability to communicate historical arguments in writing and orally.
Last updated: 8 August 2023
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
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: 8 August 2023
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
A research essay
| Late in the teaching period | 60% |
A reflective essay
| During the examination period | 40% |
| Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of tutorials in order to pass this subject. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Additional details
Note: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day. After five days late assessment will not be marked. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.
Last updated: 8 August 2023
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Sarah Walsh Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 29 hours: 12 x 1.5 hour lectures and 11 x 1 hour tutorials Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 July 2021 to 24 October 2021 Last self-enrol date 6 August 2021 Census date 31 August 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 September 2021 Assessment period ends 19 November 2021 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 8 August 2023
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Subject readings will be available on line.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Major History - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
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- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 8 August 2023