his2rar riots and rebellions
RIOTS AND REBELLIONS
HIS2RAR
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Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Riots and rebellions have been the means for popular protests against injustices, to right wrongs, and influence political events. Peasants in medieval England, African slaves and indigenous peoples in the New World, mariners in pre-modern Europe, and convicted felons in the Australain colonies, all had rebellions. Some - such as the American colonists' rebellions agains imperial Spain and England - bacame major revolutions with lasting national consequences. Others were shortlived uprisings in the face of overwhelming change. Exploring the circumstances surrounding selected rebellions, students study the dynamcis of change and continuity in the transformation of pre-industrial communities into the modern industrial world.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorEmma Robertson
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites 15 credit points of first-year history or the approval of the coordinator
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Nineteenth-Century Britain | Recommended | Black, J. and MacRaild, D. | PALGRAVE 2003 |
| Readings | Social unrest and popular protest in England 1780-1840 | Preliminary | Archer, J. E. | CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 2000 |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Appreciate how major historical changes affected different British social and cultural groups.
- Activities:
- Lectures; individual readings and tutorial activites and discussion based upon them.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
02. Appreciate varieties of history and historical debates.
- Activities:
- Lectures; individual readings and tutorial activites and discussion based upon them.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
03. Develop skills of independent and lifelong learning in History
- Activities:
- Weekly individual learning and preparation for tutorials; participation in tutorials; online discussion.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Writing(Writing)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
04. Use theoretical frameworks and historical evidence to construct an argument.
- Activities:
- Tutorial discussion; group preparation for, and presentation, of a Powerpoint, representing a historical argument on a particular tutorial topic; individual annotated Powerpoint, adapted after feedback
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Writing(Writing)
- Ethical & Cultural Awareness(Ethical & Cultural Awareness)
05. Write a sophisticated historical argument grounded in historical evidence.
- Activities:
- Tutorial Paper
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Writing(Writing)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
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