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Indigenous-Settler Histories: Comparative Contexts
Undergraduate | MAQ-MHIX301 | 2019
Course information for 2019 intake
View information for 2020 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.
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- 100% online
- Assessments
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- Entry requirements
- Prior study needed
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Indigenous-Settler Histories: Comparative Contexts
About this subject
Students will:
- Understand settler-colonialism as a structure in world history;
- Compare models, practices and outcomes of settler-colonialism in different geographical and temporal contexts;
- Develop critical and analytical skills through analysis of primary and secondary sources;
- Develop integrative and creative thinking via formulating questions;
- Effectively communicate in written and oral forms
- Evaluate and reflect on practices of settler-colonialism in the contemporary world.
- Introduction and Pre-Colonial Societies
- Settler Colonialism
- Contact and Collision
- Frontier War 1
- Frontier War 2
- Cultural Accommodation
- Science
- Defending Rights in the Inter-War
- Assimilation 1
- Assimilation 2
- Black Power and Consciousness
- Sovereignty?
- Indigenous Societies Today
European colonisation of the globe is one of the most important stories of world history. It defined and shaped colonised and coloniser and left legacies which are still being felt today. This subject charts key aspects of this history in a global comparative frame from the fifteenth century to the present day, looking at Australia, North America, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. Using a range of historical sources from archives to documentary, Indigenous biographies and oral histories, as well as a growing body of rich web-based resources it will apply a wide geographical lens to explore issues from contact, resistance and adaptation to the contemporary politics of rights, reparation and reconciliation.
- Primary Source Analysis (10%)
- Secondary Source Annotated Bibliography (20%)
- Research Essay (50%)
- Presentation (10%)
- Participation (10%)
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