his3gah genocides and the holocaust

GENOCIDES AND THE HOLOCAUST

HIS3GAH

Not currently offered

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.

SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorClaudia Haake

Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG

Exchange StudentsYes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites 30 credit points of second-year History and/or Art History

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjects HIS2GAH

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Special conditionsN/A

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)

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