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HISTORY 257

: Making Modern America 1865-1919
2023 Semester Two (1235)
A 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 I in History and 30 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 357
502

HISTORY 259

: Special Topic: Healers, Sorcerers and Astrologers c.300-900
2020 Semester One (1203)
Subject: History
No pre-requisites or restrictions
503

HISTORY 270

: Ireland since 1798
2024 Semester One (1243)
Examines the history of Ireland from 1798 to the present. It investigates major developments in the social, cultural, political and economic history of the island from the United Irish Rising at the end of the eighteenth century to the early twenty-first century, including the creation of the state of Northern Ireland and ongoing attempts to secure a lasting peace there.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage I in History and 30 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 265, 365, 370
504

HISTORY 270

: Special Topic: Ireland since 1798
2022 Semester One (1223)
Examines the history of Ireland from 1798 to the present. It investigates major developments in the social, cultural, political and economic history of the island from the United Irish Rising at the end of the eighteenth century to the early twenty-first century, including the creation of the state of Northern Ireland and ongoing attempts to secure a lasting peace there.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage I in History and 30 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 265, 365, 370
505

HISTORY 270

: Special Topic: Ireland since 1798
2021 Summer School (1210)
Examines the history of Ireland from 1798 to the present. It investigates major developments in the social, cultural, political and economic history of the island from the United Irish Rising at the end of the eighteenth century to the early twenty-first century, including the creation of the state of Northern Ireland and ongoing attempts to secure a lasting peace there.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage I in History and 30 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 265, 365, 370
506

HISTORY 271

: Atlantic Revolutions
2025 Semester Two (1255)
Introduces students to early modern Atlantic history. From the mid-16th to the early 19th centuries, revolutionary upheavals in the Netherlands, England, the Americas and France made the Atlantic basin a crucible of global change. Topics include state power and imperial competition; commercial and cultural interconnections; colonisation and conflict; local and transoceanic communication networks; and the experiences of revolutionary change.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 371
507

HISTORY 271

: Atlantic Revolutions
2024 Semester Two (1245)
Introduces students to early modern Atlantic history. From the mid-16th to the early 19th centuries, revolutionary upheavals in the Netherlands, England, the Americas and France made the Atlantic basin a crucible of global change. Topics include state power and imperial competition; commercial and cultural interconnections; colonisation and conflict; local and transoceanic communication networks; and the experiences of revolutionary change.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 371
508

HISTORY 271

: Atlantic Revolutions
2023 Semester Two (1235)
Introduces students to early modern Atlantic history. From the mid-16th to the early 19th centuries, revolutionary upheavals in the Netherlands, England, the Americas and France made the Atlantic basin a crucible of global change. Topics include state power and imperial competition; commercial and cultural interconnections; colonisation and conflict; local and transoceanic communication networks; and the experiences of revolutionary change.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 371
509

HISTORY 271

: Atlantic Revolutions
2022 Semester Two (1225)
Introduces students to early modern Atlantic history. From the mid-16th to the early 19th centuries, revolutionary upheavals in the Netherlands, England, the Americas and France made the Atlantic basin a crucible of global change. Topics include state power and imperial competition; commercial and cultural interconnections; colonisation and conflict; local and transoceanic communication networks; and the experiences of revolutionary change.
Subject: History
Prerequisite: 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 371
510

HISTORY 300

: Thinking History: Approaches to the Past
2025 Semester Two (1255)
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
511

HISTORY 300

: Thinking History: Approaches to the Past
2024 Semester One (1243)
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
512

HISTORY 300

: Thinking History: Approaches to the Past
2023 Semester Two (1235)
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
513

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
514

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
515

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
516

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
517

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
518

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
519

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
520

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
521

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
522

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
523

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
524

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
525

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