LIFE STORIES, ORAL HISTORY AND MEMORY
HIS2RTP
2016
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students conduct an oral history interview and produce a written or digital historical life story. We examine the theory, practice and ethics of oral history. Why are some events remembered and others forgotten? How do private memories intersect with popular memories? How do gender, class, ethnicity and generation shape people's narratives? We explore how individual stories illuminate historical change by considering oral histories of life in regional/rural Australia. Students will analyse stories people tell on a theme they choose (work, leisure, recreation, courtship, migration, environment, health, education, community) and gain experience in interviewing, interpretation and writing history.
School: School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Ruth Ford
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: 15 credit points of first-year history subjects and 15 credit points of another first year Humanities and Social Sciences subject or coordinator's approval.
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: HIS3RTP
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Oral History Handbook | Recommended | OHAA, 2006 | ROBERTSON, B. |
| Readings | The oral history reader | Recommended | Perks, R. & Thomson, A. eds | ROUTLEDGE 2006 |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Analyse ethical and/or cultural issues raised by research into a historical topic.
- Activities:
- weekly tutorial activities (500-words equivalent) 60-90 minute taped interview and transcript (1,000-words equivalent) 2,000-word essay OR digital life story with essay (2,000-words equivalent)
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
02. Focussing on time and context, analyse continuity and change.
- Activities:
- weekly tutorial activities (500-words equivalent) 60-90 minute taped interview and transcript (1,000-words equivalent) 2,000-word essay OR digital life story with essay (2,000-words equivalent)
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Writing(Writing)
03. In a team and/or individually, assimilate historians' lines of arguments and use of sources in relation to a particular historical problem, placing all in their contexts.
- Activities:
- weekly tutorial activities (500-words equivalent) 2,000-word essay OR digital life story with essay (2,000-words equivalent)
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Writing(Writing)
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
04. In a team and/or individually, investigate a historical topic and frame a response in any one of a variety of history genres
- Activities:
- 5-minute oral presentation in class 2,000-word essay OR digital life story with essay (2,000-words equivalent)
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Writing(Writing)
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
05. In a team and/or individually, present a referenced talk or multi-media project using primary and secondary sources to frame a line of argument or narrative about an aspect of the past.
- Activities:
- 5-minute oral presentation in class Digital life story with essay (2,000-words equivalent)
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Speaking(Speaking)
06. In a team and/or individually, present orally an historical argument or narrative
- Activities:
- 5-minute oral presentation in class
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
- Writing(Writing)
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
07. In a team and/or individually, reflect explicitly on the use of primary sources: the student's own, and other historians'.
- Activities:
- weekly tutorial activities (500-words equivalent) 2,000-word essay OR digital life story with essay (2,000-words equivalent)
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Writing(Writing)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
08. In representing a past, analyse sources beside texts.
- Activities:
- 60-90 minute taped interview and transcript (1,000-words equivalent) weekly tutorial activities (500-words equivalent) 5-minute oral presentation in class 2,000-word essay OR digital life story with essay (2,000-words equivalent)
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Writing(Writing)
09. Write a referenced essay using primary and secondary sources to frame a line of argument or narrative about an aspect of the past.
- Activities:
- 2,000-word essay OR digital life story with essay (2,000-words equivalent)
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Writing(Writing)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
Bendigo, 2016, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Ruth Ford
Class requirements
TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| one 2,000-word research essay or digital life story with essay (2,000 words equivalent) | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 07, 09 | |
| one 5 minute oral presentation (500 words equivalent) | 10 | 02, 04, 05, 06, 08 | |
| one 60-90 minute taped interview and transcript (1,000-words equivalent) | 25 | 01, 02, 08 | |
| weekly tutorial activites(500-words equivalent) | 15 | 01, 02, 03, 07, 08 |
Shepparton, 2016, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Ruth Ford
Class requirements
TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| one 2,000-word research essay or digital life story with essay (2,000 words equivalent) | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 07, 09 | |
| one 5 minute oral presentation (500 words equivalent) | 10 | 02, 04, 05, 06, 08 | |
| one 60-90 minute taped interview and transcript (1,000-words equivalent) | 25 | 01, 02, 08 | |
| weekly tutorial activites(500-words equivalent) | 15 | 01, 02, 03, 07, 08 |