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7901

HISTORY 300

: Thinking History: Approaches to the Past
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Focuses on the study of history and how historians have understood and explained the past as well as the challenges facing the discipline today. Topics include post-structuralism and history, gender and history, the nature of historical memory and the impact of non-Western perspectives on the discipline.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed
7902

HISTORY 300

: Thinking History: Approaches to the Past
2021 Semester Two (1215)
Focuses on the study of history and how historians have understood and explained the past as well as the challenges facing the discipline today. Topics include post-structuralism and history, gender and history, the nature of historical memory and the impact of non-Western perspectives on the discipline.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed
7903

HISTORY 300

: Thinking History: Approaches to the Past
2020 Semester One (1203)
Focuses on the study of history and how historians have understood and explained the past as well as the challenges facing the discipline today. Topics include post-structuralism and history, gender and history, the nature of historical memory and the impact of non-Western perspectives on the discipline.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed
7904

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
7905

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
7906

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
7907

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
7908

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
7909

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
7910

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
7911

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
7912

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
7913

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
7914

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
7915

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
7916

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
7917

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
7918

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
7919

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
7920

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
7921

HISTORY 356

: Body and Blood: Religious Cultures and Conflicts c.50-1650
2021 Semester One (1213)
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
7922

HISTORY 357

: Making Modern America 1865-1919
2023 Semester Two (1235)
An advanced survey of the United States from the end of Reconstruction through the First World War that evaluates the role of ordinary people as well as influential figures. Themes include industrialisation; labour conflict and organisation; segregation; reform; literary and intellectual movements; popular culture; imperialism; politics and the state.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 257
7923

HISTORY 359

: Special Topic: Healers, Sorcerers and Astrologers c.300-900
2020 Semester One (1203)
Subject: History
No pre-requisites or restrictions
7924

HISTORY 367

: Health, Medicine and Society
2024 Semester One (1243)
Examines the rise of modern Western medicine since 1850 and its impact, with a particular emphasis on Britain and its colonies. Topics include public health, hospitals, nursing, psychiatry, sexual health, reproductive health, child health, tuberculosis, medicine and war, and alternative medicines.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 30 points passed, or HLTHSOC 201 and 30 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 210
7925

HISTORY 367

: Health, Medicine and Society
2023 Semester One (1233)
Examines the rise of modern Western medicine since 1850 and its impact, with a particular emphasis on Britain and its colonies. Topics include public health, hospitals, nursing, psychiatry, sexual health, reproductive health, child health, tuberculosis, medicine and war, and alternative medicines.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 30 points passed, or SOCSCIPH 200 and 30 points passed, or HLTHSOC 201 and 30 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 210