SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING: FORCED LABOUR IN THE MAKING OF THE MODERN WORLD

HIS2HTS

2021

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject will chart the social and economic histories of evolving regimes of slavery, forced labour and human trafficking in the making of the modern world. Beginning in the 1400s students will be asked to evaluate the philosophical underpinnings that justified the mass enslavement of human beings, and the thinking that allowed people to be bought, sold and traded as commodities. The sorts of questions students will be asked to explore include what were the social and economic factors that shaped attitudes that promoted or accepted slavery? What were the conditions of enslavement, resistance, and accommodation that have shaped the histories of bonded workers? And how did the forced mobility, or diaspora, of human trafficking impact the modern world? We will also consider the practical and social function of slavery and forced labour regimes in the United State' pre-Civil War, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Pacific as well as World War II Germany and other more contemporary cases.

SchoolHumanities and Social Sciences

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorRoland Burke

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG

Exchange StudentsNo

Available as ElectiveYes

Learning ActivitiesLectures and in-class activities will assist students in learning and recalling key elements of historical content; tutorials and small-group exercises will assist in deeper comprehension; and essays and research will encourage deeper analysis and evaluation. Assimilation of weekly reading and lecture material and respond in reflective online forums

Capstone subjectNo

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites 60 credit points at first year

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjectsHIS3HTS

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Quota Management StrategyN/A

Quota-conditions or rulesN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Minimum credit point requirementN/A

Assumed knowledgeN/A

Career Ready

Career-focusedNo

Work-based learningNo

Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A

Entire subject or partial subjectN/A

Total hours/days requiredN/A

Location of WBL activity (region)N/A

WBL addtional requirementsN/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Identify different systems and elements of slavery and forced labour and analyse their historical significance

02. Apply interpretations of the histories of slavery and forced labour to the contemporary world.

03. Compare the impact of diverse theoretical and conceptual perspectives of slavery on current understanding of and attitudes to slavery.

04. Evaluate core historical questions related to slavery

05. Put historical questions raised in weekly topics to in the context of the overall study of slavery.

06. Appraise and assess historical questions related to weekly topics, and compose responses based in evidence and examples

07. Assimilate and reflect on course material, and draw on this to write a reflective or critical response to the overarching course them

Subject options

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Melbourne (Bundoora), 2021, Semester 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment informationN/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorRoland Burke

Class requirements

Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 30 - 42
One 2.00 hours lecture/workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 30 to week 42 and delivered via online.

TutorialWeek: 30 - 42
One 1.00 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 30 to week 42 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Multiple Choice Quizzes (equivalent to 550 words in total)	N/A	Quizzes	Individual	No	20	SILO5, SILO6
Document Exercise (500 words)	N/A	Other	Individual	No	20	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6
Major Research Essay - draft introduction (500 words)	N/A	Assignment	Individual	No	20	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6, SILO7
Major Research Essay (2000 words)	N/A	Assignment	Individual	No	40	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6, SILO7

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2021, Semester 2, Online