GENOCIDES AND THE HOLOCAUST: EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICA
HIS3GAH
2015
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject will study a range of genocides, including the Holocaust. It will include an examination of the study and the evolution of the term 'genocide' as well as of competing definitions but will also involve the close scrutiny of a number of case studies from a range of time periods and geographic regions. The focus of the subject will be on victims and survivors as well as on perpetrators, bystanders, and witnesses.
School: School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Roland Burke
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: 30 credit points of second-year History and/or Art History
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: HIS2GAH
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Ordinary men | Preliminary | Browning, C. | HARPER PERENNIAL, 1993. |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Appreciate varieties of history and historical debates, their significance, implications and consequences
- Activities:
- reading secondary literature
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
02. Develop skills of independent and lifelong learning in History
- Activities:
- class discussions; essay writing
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
- Writing(Writing)
03. Identify and assess issues of ethical research behaviour: uses and abuses of History, and the power of narratives.
- Activities:
- work with primary and seconday sources; awareness of changes in debates
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
04. Locate, and utilize historical evidence to construct an argument, or a narrative which contributes to historical debates.
- Activities:
- reading secondary and primary sources; essay writing
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
- Writing(Writing)
05. Write a sophisticated historical narrative or argument grounded in primary sources, and adhering to the conventions of historical scholarship.
- Activities:
- essay writing
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
- Writing(Writing)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)
Melbourne, 2015, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Ian Coller
Class requirements
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours tutorial other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours lecture other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay proposal and bibliography(500 words) | 10 | 03, 01, 02 | |
| Reflective essay(1,500 words) | 40 | 04, 03, 05, 01, 02 | |
| Research essay (2,000 words) | 50 | 01, 02, 04, 03, 05 |