Writing History: People, Places and Times
LPW602
Overview
To enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into a course from the provider.
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Level of study: What does Postgraduate mean?
Postgraduate
EFTSL: What does EFTSL mean?
0.125
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Fully Online
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
Duration:
13 weeks
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Domestic student fee:
$1,650.00 (AUD)
International student fee:
$1,875.00 (AUD)
Description
Writing history is extremely popular in Australia, with many people interested in their familial, colonial, immigrant or convict past. Many people are re-visiting their cultural roots. In this unit, you develop ideas about writing history, which includes models of writing about people, places and times, of using letters and visuals, of a sense of place and belonging and of editing. We also provide strategies as to how you might enrich your own writing and reading skills in this area.
Please note: Assessment values are indicative only; details will be advised at the start of the unit.
Enrolment Restriction
In order to enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into one of the following courses:
If you wish to seek approval to enrol in this unit without being accepted in a course, please contact OUA regarding the process.
Prerequisites
Recommended prerequisites
You are recommended to have completed the following unit(s) or have equivalent knowledge before starting this unit:
- LPW600 — Reading and Writing
Learning Outcomes
One of the largest areas of research and private publication in Australia is in family history. This unit will:
- enable you to develop a theoretical and practical understanding of writing histories
- provide you with insights to the range and types of histories that can be produced
- develop skills in using, discovering, accessing and utilising historical documents such as diaries, letters, photographs, government reports and archives
- develop skills in interviewing and recording techniques
- enable you to utilise your interest in family and local histories to produce a family history record for publication in print and/or online
- provide you with insights into research strategies for writing historical fiction
- provide you with insights into how to access appropriate networks, including indigenous networks
- help you identify strategies for alternative publications of histories.
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Personal reminiscences, people, places and times |
| 2 | Writing history, editing collections of war letters |
| 3 | Autobiography as history |
| 4 | Editing the family history |
| 5 | Publishing family history |
| 6 | Writing local history |
| 7 | Biography and/as writing history |
| 8 | Fiction based on historical figures |
| 9 | Myself when younger part 1 |
| 10 | Myself when younger part 2 |
| 11 | Family history as a piece of fictional writing |
| 12 | Using PowerPoint to write history |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Print based materials
- Welcome Letter
Online materials
- Printable format materials
Textbook information for this unit is currently being updated and will be available soon. Please check back regularly for updates. Alternatively, visit the Unibooks website and enter the unit details to search for available textbooks.
Relevant Courses
This unit is a core requirement in the following courses:
- Graduate Diploma of Arts in Writing, Swinburne University of Tnlgy
- Master of Arts (Writing), Swinburne University of Tnlgy
This unit may be eligible for credit towards other courses:
- Many undergraduate courses on offer through OUA include 'open elective' where any OUA unit can be credited to the course. You need to check the Award Requirements on the course page for the number of allowed open electives and any level limitations.
- In other cases, the content of this unit might be relevant to a course on offer through OUA or elsewhere. In order to receive credit for this unit in the course you will need to supply the provider institution with a copy of the Unit Profile in the approved format, which you can download here. Note that the Unit Profile is set at the start of the year, and if textbooks change this may not match the Unibooks textbook list.
