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Global Indigenous History: An Australian Perspective
Undergraduate | MAQ-MHIX3010 | 2021
Previously MAQ-MHIX301
Course information for 2021 intake
View information for 2022 course intakeChart the history of European colonisation, examining case studies that include South Africa, Canada and Australia. Uncover themes like war and assimilation. Focus on the stories of Indigenous people and issues such as rights and reconciliation.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Prior study needed
- Duration
- 18 weeks
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Global Indigenous History: An Australian Perspective
About this subject
On successful completion of this subject, you will be able to:
- Understand key themes in Indigenous historical experience from pre-contact to today
- Appreciate IAustralian Indigenous history through a world Indigenous history lens
- Understand Australian Indigenous history through a world Indigenous history lens
- Think critically and analytically about Indigenous historical experience
- Interpret a variety of historical sources including art, biography, dance and story
- Communicate effectively in oral, written and digital forms
- Indigenous societies pre-colonisation
- Negotiating Outsiders and Contact
- Mobility
- Cultural collision and war
- Religious encounters and adaptation
- Removal
- Indigenous Soldiers
- Demanding Civil Rights
- Assimilation
- Land rights
- Black Power
- Sovereignty
- Contemporary Indigenous socieites and politics
This subject was previously known as MHIX301 Indigenous-Settler Histories: Comparative Contexts.
What does world history look like from an Indigenous perspective? In world history terms Indigenous peoples’ historical experiences are often overlooked or eclipsed by non-Indigenous stories. This subject privileges Indigenous historical experience, reassessing the deep historical connections between Indigenous and non-Indigenous history. From an Australian vantage point we explore key themes in the history including pre-contact societies, environmental knowledge, migration and mobility, cultures, contacts, accommodations and other responses to invasion and survival, including contemporary politics and challenges.
- Source Analysis (20%)
- Research Essay (50%)
- Online Presentation (20%)
- Reflection (10%)
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Entry requirements
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
one of
MAQ-MHIX2011-Making War Modern: From Revolutionary Soldier to Peacekeeper (no longer available)
- MAQ-POIX2580-Political Violence
and one of
- MAQ-MHIX2050-ANZAC: A History of Australians at War
MAQ-POIX2770-Revolutions (no longer available)
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
MAQ-MHIX301 (Not currently available)
Others
130cp at 1000 level or above or 20 cp in HIST or MHIS units or POL units at 2000 level including 10 cp in HIST or MHIS units.
Note: Level 3 subjects normally assume a moderate level of prior knowledge in this area, e.g. from studying related Level 1 and 2 subjects or other relevant experience.
NCCW (pre-2020 units) MHIX201, MHIS301, MHIX301
NCCW (2020 and onwards)
MHIS3010 Global Indigenous History: An Australian Perspective
Additional requirements
- Other requirements -
Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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