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HISTORY 257
: Making Modern America 1865-19192023 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.
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage I in History and 30 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 357
Restriction: HISTORY 357
502
HISTORY 259
: Special Topic: Healers, Sorcerers and Astrologers c.300-9002020 Semester One (1203)
No pre-requisites or restrictions
503
HISTORY 270
: Ireland since 17982024 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.
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage I in History and 30 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 265, 365, 370
Restriction: HISTORY 265, 365, 370
504
HISTORY 270
: Special Topic: Ireland since 17982022 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.
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage I in History and 30 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 265, 365, 370
Restriction: HISTORY 265, 365, 370
505
HISTORY 270
: Special Topic: Ireland since 17982021 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.
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage I in History and 30 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 265, 365, 370
Restriction: HISTORY 265, 365, 370
506
HISTORY 271
: Atlantic Revolutions2025 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.
Prerequisite: 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 371
Restriction: HISTORY 371
507
HISTORY 271
: Atlantic Revolutions2024 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.
Prerequisite: 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 371
Restriction: HISTORY 371
508
HISTORY 271
: Atlantic Revolutions2023 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.
Prerequisite: 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 371
Restriction: HISTORY 371
509
HISTORY 271
: Atlantic Revolutions2022 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.
Prerequisite: 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 371
Restriction: HISTORY 371
510
HISTORY 300
: Thinking History: Approaches to the Past2025 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.
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed
511
HISTORY 300
: Thinking History: Approaches to the Past2024 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.
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed
512
HISTORY 300
: Thinking History: Approaches to the Past2023 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.
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed
513
HISTORY 300
: Thinking History: Approaches to the Past2022 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.
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed
514
HISTORY 300
: Thinking History: Approaches to the Past2021 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.
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed
515
HISTORY 300
: Thinking History: Approaches to the Past2020 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.
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed
516
HISTORY 308
: African-American Freedom Struggles: USA 1900-20002024 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.
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
Restriction: HISTORY 208
517
HISTORY 308
: African-American Freedom Struggles: USA 1900-20002022 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.
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
Restriction: HISTORY 208
518
HISTORY 309
: Bloodlands: Global Warfare2024 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.
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
Restriction: HISTORY 205
519
HISTORY 309
: Bloodlands: Global Warfare2022 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.
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
Restriction: HISTORY 205
520
HISTORY 309
: Bloodlands: Global Warfare2020 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.
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
Restriction: HISTORY 205
521
HISTORY 317
: Nazi Germany and its Legacies2025 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.
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II and 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 217
Restriction: HISTORY 217
522
HISTORY 317
: Nazi Germany and its Legacies2023 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.
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II and 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 217
Restriction: HISTORY 217
523
HISTORY 317
: Nazi Germany and its Legacies2021 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.
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II and 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 217
Restriction: HISTORY 217
524
HISTORY 324
: Old Regime and Revolution in France c.1750-18152020 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.
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage II in History and 60 points passed
Restriction: HISTORY 224
Restriction: HISTORY 224
525
HISTORY 327
: Waitangi: Treaty to Tribunal2024 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.
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
Restriction: HISTORY 227