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-ordinatorSallie Yea
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
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Learning ActivitiesLectures and in-class activities will assist students in learning and recalling key elements of historical content; tutorials and small-group exercises will assist in deeper comprehension; and essays and research will encourage deeper analysis and evaluation.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
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Melbourne (Bundoora), 2021, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorSallie Yea
Class requirements
Lecture/WorkshopWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 h lecture/workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via video conference.
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 h tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Multiple Choice Quizzes (equivalent to 550 words in total) | Quizzes | Individual | No | 20 | SILO5, SILO6 |
Document Exercise (500 words) | Other | Individual | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
Major Research Essay - draft introduction (500 words) | Assignment | Individual | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6, SILO7 |
Major Research Essay (2000 words) | Assignment | Individual | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6, SILO7 |