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UNE unit code: HIST354
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Unit information
This unit provides you with an opportunity to examine the experiences of Aboriginal people from Cook to the Reconciliation Movement.
You will look at a wide range of topics such as first contacts, dispossession and disempowerment, policies of dispersal, segregation and forced assimilation, Aboriginal resistance, the development of Aboriginal political activism and the Aboriginal struggle for land rights and political and cultural recognition.
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There are no intensive schools required for this unit.
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Notes
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Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of Aboriginal history in relation to the issues covered in this unit;
- exhibit a broad and coherent body of knowledge of relations between groups of identifiably different peoples with different cultures and histories, and why the story of those relations took the course they did;
- demonstrate an understanding of such basic human phenomena as conflict, conflict resolution, negotiation, strategies of power, strategies of resistance, thought and ideology, political strategies, social change over time, dispossession and reconciliation;
- present a clear, coherent and evidence-based exposition of knowledge and ideas, showing that historical narrative and analysis can have more than one perspective, and that history can be contested ground; and
- apply well developed cognitive and communication skills to show that much can be learnt about history, what it can and cannot do, what it can and cannot claim, through a study of Aboriginal history.
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
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Assessment 1 | Yes | 40% | All offerings | Essay. No. Words: 2000 |
Assessment 2 | Yes | 60% | All offerings | Portfolio. No. Words: 3000 |
Learning resources
Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Aboriginal Australians
ISBN: 9781760528218
Broome, R., Allen and Unwin 5th ed. 2019
Text refers to: All offerings
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