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HISTORY 308

: African-American Freedom Struggles: USA 1900-2000
2024 Summer School (1240)
An examination of the experience of African Americans during the 'long civil rights movement' of the twentieth century, emphasising the depth and breadth of Black oppositional spirit and activity, the achievements, and remaining challenges. Attention will also be given to the 'long civil rights movement' in historiography and popular memory.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed, or HISTORY 103 and 30 points at Stage II in Global Politics and Human Rights
Restriction: HISTORY 208
1377

HISTORY 308

: African-American Freedom Struggles: USA 1900-2000
2022 Summer School (1220)
An examination of the experience of African Americans during the 'long civil rights movement' of the twentieth century, emphasising the depth and breadth of Black oppositional spirit and activity, the achievements, and remaining challenges. Attention will also be given to the 'long civil rights movement' in historiography and popular memory.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed, or HISTORY 103 and 30 points at Stage II in Global Politics and Human Rights
Restriction: HISTORY 208
1378

HISTORY 309

: Bloodlands: Global Warfare
2024 Semester Two (1245)
Asks historical questions about warfare in the modern era. Analyses conflicts and state violence and their impacts on people and their governments in a global setting. Themes include: the causes, course and consequences of warfare; restraint in warfare; ideologies of war and peace; civil war and revolution; imperial warfare; genocide; the human impact and context of war.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed or 30 points at Stage II in Global Politics and Human Rights
Restriction: HISTORY 205
1379

HISTORY 309

: Bloodlands: Global Warfare
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Asks historical questions about warfare in the modern era. Analyses conflicts and state violence and their impacts on people and their governments in a global setting. Themes include: the causes, course and consequences of warfare; restraint in warfare; ideologies of war and peace; civil war and revolution; imperial warfare; genocide; the human impact and context of war.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed or 30 points at Stage II in Global Politics and Human Rights
Restriction: HISTORY 205
1380

HISTORY 309

: Bloodlands: Global Warfare
2020 Semester One (1203)
Asks historical questions about warfare in the modern era. Analyses conflicts and state violence and their impacts on people and their governments in a global setting. Themes include: the causes, course and consequences of warfare; restraint in warfare; ideologies of war and peace; civil war and revolution; imperial warfare; genocide; the human impact and context of war.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed or 30 points at Stage II in Global Politics and Human Rights
Restriction: HISTORY 205
1381

HISTORY 317

: Nazi Germany and its Legacies
2025 Semester One (1253)
An in-depth look into a period of history that has simultaneously fascinated and horrified generations of people around the world. Topics include: the origins of Nazism, Adolf Hitler and the rise of the NSDAP, life in Nazi Germany in peace and war, Hitler's foreign policy, the Second World War, the Holocaust and its myriad legacies in history and popular culture.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II and 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 217
1382

HISTORY 317

: Nazi Germany and its Legacies
2023 Semester Two (1235)
An in-depth look into a period of history that has simultaneously fascinated and horrified generations of people around the world. Topics include: the origins of Nazism, Adolf Hitler and the rise of the NSDAP, life in Nazi Germany in peace and war, Hitler's foreign policy, the Second World War, the Holocaust and its myriad legacies in history and popular culture.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II and 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 217
1383

HISTORY 317

: Nazi Germany and its Legacies
2021 Semester One (1213)
An in-depth look into a period of history that has simultaneously fascinated and horrified generations of people around the world. Topics include: the origins of Nazism, Adolf Hitler and the rise of the NSDAP, life in Nazi Germany in peace and war, Hitler's foreign policy, the Second World War, the Holocaust and its myriad legacies in history and popular culture.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II and 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 217
1384

HISTORY 324

: Old Regime and Revolution in France c.1750-1815
2020 Semester Two (1205)
The French Revolution is recognised as a founding event of modern history. Revolutionaries reinvented political liberty, civic equality, democratic suffrage, human rights but also reinvented gender discrimination, political terror, ideological war, dictatorship. We explore this through readings and discussions that examine the origins of the Revolution, the collapse of the monarchy, the experiment of mass democracy, and the Revolution's disputed legacies.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 224
1385

HISTORY 327

: Waitangi: Treaty to Tribunal
2024 Semester One (1243)
A history of the Treaty of Waitangi and the Waitangi Tribunal. The course explores changing understandings of the Treaty and its role in New Zealand society and history since 1840. The establishment of the Waitangi Tribunal in 1975, the development of its work, and the historical and contemporary claims brought before it will also be studied.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed, or HISTORY 103 and 30 points at Stage II in BGlobalSt courses or Health and Society
Restriction: HISTORY 227
1386

HISTORY 327

: Waitangi: Treaty to Tribunal
2023 Semester One (1233)
A history of the Treaty of Waitangi and the Waitangi Tribunal. The course explores changing understandings of the Treaty and its role in New Zealand society and history since 1840. The establishment of the Waitangi Tribunal in 1975, the development of its work, and the historical and contemporary claims brought before it will also be studied.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed, or HISTORY 103 and 30 points at Stage II in BGlobalSt courses or Health and Society
Restriction: HISTORY 227
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HISTORY 327

: Waitangi: Treaty to Tribunal
2021 Semester One (1213)
A history of the Treaty of Waitangi and the Waitangi Tribunal. The course explores changing understandings of the Treaty and its role in New Zealand society and history since 1840. The establishment of the Waitangi Tribunal in 1975, the development of its work, and the historical and contemporary claims brought before it will also be studied.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed, or HISTORY 103 and 30 points at Stage II in BGlobalSt courses
Restriction: HISTORY 227
1388

HISTORY 333

: Australian History Since 1788
2023 Summer School (1230)
A survey of the history of Australia from European occupation to the present. It focuses on the lives and experiences of ordinary Australians, as well as providing an overview of the major political and economic developments across two centuries.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 233
1389

HISTORY 335

: Samurai and Scholars: Early Modern China and Japan
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Early modern China and Japan shared not only geographical space in East Asia but also a history of cultural interaction, trade, and an enduring interest in Confucianism as a moral, philosophical, and social framework. This course explores and compares the government, trade, and culture of these two societies with a focus on the structures and patterns of everyday life.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 90 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 222, 225, 242, 322, 342
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HISTORY 335

: Samurai and Scholars: Early Modern China and Japan
2020 Semester One (1203)
Early modern China and Japan shared not only geographical space in East Asia but also a history of cultural interaction, trade, and an enduring interest in Confucianism as a moral, philosophical, and social framework. This course explores and compares the government, trade, and culture of these two societies with a focus on the structures and patterns of everyday life.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 90 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 222, 225, 242, 322, 342
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HISTORY 339

: Medieval Cultures: Faith, Power, Identities
2024 Semester Two (1245)
Explores the social, cultural, religious and political histories of medieval Europe and its relations with wider worlds. Topics covered may vary from year to year, but will likely include social structures, the place of religious faith, gender relations, power and authority, ethnic identities, conflict and dissent, migrations, literary and artistic expressions, and responses to crises.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 219, 239, 254, 268, 319, 354, 368
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HISTORY 339

: Medieval Cultures: Faith, Power, Identities
2022 Semester One (1223)
Explores the social, cultural, religious and political histories of medieval Europe and its relations with wider worlds. Topics covered may vary from year to year, but will likely include social structures, the place of religious faith, gender relations, power and authority, ethnic identities, conflict and dissent, migrations, literary and artistic expressions, and responses to crises.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 219, 239, 254, 268, 319, 354, 368
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HISTORY 339

: Medieval Cultures: Faith, Power, Identities
2020 Semester Two (1205)
Explores the social, cultural, religious and political histories of medieval Europe and its relations with wider worlds. Topics covered may vary from year to year, but will likely include social structures, the place of religious faith, gender relations, power and authority, ethnic identities, conflict and dissent, migrations, literary and artistic expressions, and responses to crises.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 219, 239, 254, 268, 319, 354, 368
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HISTORY 341

: Making Sense of the Sixties: the USA 1954-1974
2025 Semester Two (1255)
An examination of the social, cultural and political history of the US in the 'long sixties', analysing the interplay of radicalism, liberalism and conservatism in this pivotal decade and giving attention to the sixties in historiography and popular memory.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 241
1395

HISTORY 341

: Making Sense of the Sixties: USA 1954-1973
2021 Semester Two (1215)
An examination of the social, cultural and political history of the US in the 'long sixties', analysing the interplay of radicalism, liberalism and conservatism in this pivotal decade and giving attention to the sixties in historiography and popular memory.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 241
1396

HISTORY 352

: New Zealand Cultural History
2025 Semester One (1253)
An in-depth examination of the cultural history of nineteenth and twentieth century New Zealand considering, among other topics, the history of exploration and travel, the iconography of the nation, public and private commemorations and celebrations, the history of the body and the commercialisation of leisure.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 252
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HISTORY 352

: New Zealand Cultural History
2022 Semester Two (1225)
An in-depth examination of the cultural history of nineteenth and twentieth century New Zealand considering, among other topics, the history of exploration and travel, the iconography of the nation, public and private commemorations and celebrations, the history of the body and the commercialisation of leisure.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 252
1398

HISTORY 352

: New Zealand Cultural History
2020 Semester Two (1205)
An in-depth examination of the cultural history of nineteenth and twentieth century New Zealand considering, among other topics, the history of exploration and travel, the iconography of the nation, public and private commemorations and celebrations, the history of the body and the commercialisation of leisure.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 252
1399

HISTORY 356

: Body and Blood: Religious Cultures and Conflicts c.50-1650
2025 Semester Two (1255)
An in-depth analysis of Christianity, Islam and Judaism in the late antique and medieval periods and the conflicts which shaped them. It examines the roots of Christian and Muslim religious thinking, their interaction with Jewish and Pagan traditions, the Crusades, anti-Semitism, heresy, schisms within Christianity and the Reformation.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 243
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HISTORY 356

: Body and Blood: Religious Cultures and Conflicts c.50-1650
2023 Semester One (1233)
An in-depth analysis of Christianity, Islam and Judaism in the late antique and medieval periods and the conflicts which shaped them. It examines the roots of Christian and Muslim religious thinking, their interaction with Jewish and Pagan traditions, the Crusades, anti-Semitism, heresy, schisms within Christianity and the Reformation.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 243