GENOCIDES AND THE HOLOCAUST - MASS ATROCITIES AND JUSTICE THEN AND NOW
HIS3GAH
2019
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. Students in this subject also examine 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. The discussion will also include the aftermath of genocides and how societies have attempted to live with and address such traumatic pasts.
School: School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Claudia Haake
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Having completed at least 60 credit points.
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: HIS2GAH
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Evaluate varieties of history and historical debates, their significance, implications and consequences
- Activities:
- reading secondary literature
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
02. Demonstrate skills of independent and lifelong learning in History
- Activities:
- class discussions; essay writing
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
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:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
04. Use historical evidence to construct arguments and narratives that contribute to historical debates.
- Activities:
- reading secondary and primary sources; essay writing
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
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:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
Melbourne, 2019, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Claudia Haake
Class requirements
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours lecture/workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay proposal and bibliography(500 words) | 10 | 03, 01, 02 | |
| Exam (reflective essay; take home) | 40 | 04, 03, 05, 01, 02 | |
| Research essay (2,000 words) | 50 | 01, 02, 04, 03, 05 |