HISTORY 737A/B : Rethinking History

Arts

2021 Semester One (1213) / Semester Two (1215) (30 POINTS)

Course Prescription

An examination of key issues in the theory and practice of history, with a focus on the controversies and consequences of the so-called “poststructuralist (or linguistic) turn” of the 1980s, as well as more recent challenges. The aim is to provide a self-reflexive approach to historians' representations and interpretations of the past.

Course Overview

This course offers an intensive introduction to key issues in the theory and practice of history. It exposes you to different ways of conceiving the historical enterprise and prompts you to consider what sort of history you might practice.  HISTORY 737 focuses on the controversies and consequences of the so-called “poststructuralist (or linguistic) turn” of the 1980s, as well as more recent challenges presented by the digital revolution and populist questioning of academic authority. The aim is to illuminate how and why scholars over the past three decades have engaged in a “rethinking” of the historical enterprise and charted new directions in the practice of history.

Course Requirements

Restriction: HISTORY 710 To complete this course students must enrol in HISTORY 737 A and B

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Capability 2: Critical Thinking
Capability 4: Communication and Engagement
Capability 5: Independence and Integrity

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Identify and describe recent debates over historical theory, method, and practice. (Capability 1.1)
  2. Explain and critically evaluate historians’ arguments, methods, and theoretical approaches. (Capability 2.1)
  3. Develop reflexivity in the construction, representation, and interpretation of historical knowledge. (Capability 5.2)
  4. Construct and express coherent arguments—in both oral and written forms—about the theory and practice of history. (Capability 2.3 and 4.2)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Essay 1 10% Individual Coursework
Essay 2 30% Individual Coursework
Essay 3 40% Individual Coursework
Seminar Presentation 20% Individual Coursework

Next offered

2022

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 30 point course over two semesters, and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 30 point (over two semesters) course that they are enrolled in

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is required in seminars to complete the course.
Seminar discussions are not recorded.
The course will not include live online events unless emergency remote teaching and learning is instituted.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.

Learning Resources

Reading Lists on Canvas.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Digital Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Well-being always comes first
We all go through tough times during the semester, or see our friends struggling. There is lots of help out there - for more information, look at this Canvas page https://canvas.auckland.ac.nz/courses/33894, which has links to various support services in the University and the wider community.

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an unexpected disruption we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the University Website for information about how to proceed.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.

Published on 12/02/2021 09:19 a.m.