HI2008 - Australians in War and Peace: from frontiers to foreign fields.
Credit points: |
3 |
Year: |
2021 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
4
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Administered by: |
College of Arts, Society & Education |
Australians in War and Peace examines historical perspectives on the cost of war and
the price of peace in Australia, beginning with frontier conflicts across the nineteenth
century through to more recent overseas operations by Australian forces. Central consideration
will be given to the British possession and occupation of Australia, Australia's participation
in two world wars 1914-1918 and 1939-1945, and the terms and conditions of peace through
to the present. The subject investigates the implications of limited and total war,
and the consequences at home and abroad through an analysis of social, cultural and
medical discourses focusing in particular on frontier violence 1788-1940, the 1915
Gallipoli campaign and the Western Front, the Pacific war following the fall of Singapore
in 1942, Vietnam (1962-1972) and Afghanistan since 2001. The subject includes an investigation
of artistic, journalistic, literary, testimonial, and televisual and cinematic treatments
of Australians in war and peace.
Learning Outcomes
- attain knowledge and appropriate analytical skills in research and writing history,
leading to competence in the use and interpretation of resources and archives including
military and medical records, and digital archives;
- differentiate states of war and peace and their development within Australian historical,
social and cultural contexts, leading to an ability to recognise and identify change
and meanings across time;
- apply historical techniques in analysis, leading to an ability to interpret and evaluate
specific contexts and periods in which war and peace occur;
- identify the implications of war and peace within specific Australian historical,
social and cultural contexts, leading to an ability to recognise domestic and international
consequences and interpretations;
- classify the categories of war and peace within the specific Australian historical,
social and cultural contexts, leading to an ability to recognise key aspects across
time and space;
- deconstruct representations of war and peace, leading to an ability to identify different
forms and types of cultural construction and their consumption, leading to greater
self awareness and critical skills in the analysis of Australian history.
Subject Assessment
- Written > Test/Quiz 1 - (30%) - Individual
- Oral > Presentation 1 - (20%) - Individual
- Participation > Class participation - (10%) - Individual
- Written > Essay (including multi-draft) 1 - (40%) - Individual.
Availabilities
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External,
Study Period 2
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Census Date 26-Aug-2021 |
Coord/Lect: |
Professor Richard Nile. |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
3
credit point subject is approximately
130 hours.
- 12 hours - Online activities
- 20 hours online content
- assessment and self-directed study
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Method of Delivery: |
WWW - LearnJCU |
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Note:
Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process,
and in case
of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest
official information.