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HIST330 Local and Community Histories

Updated: 15 March 2012
Credit Points 6
Offering Not offered in 2013
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites 12cp in ANCH or ASST or ECON (units with a 4 or 5 as second digit [denoting ECON HIST] only) or HIST or RELS or candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions HIST153 or HIST253 or HIST353 or HIST421
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Janis Wilton (jwilton@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit provides a grounding in the concepts and methodology of local community history. Students will analyse several varieties of local and community history in Australia and elsewhere, and consider the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches. They will be introduced to a wide range of primary sources, and asked to reflect on the relationship of local history both to the broader history world and to the social, cultural and political contexts in which it is produced.

Materials Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. understand the theory, concepts and methods of local and community history;
  2. appreciate the major trends in the writing of local and community in an international context;
  3. engage in the close reading and analysis of texts;
  4. appreciate the variety of sources available for the writing of local history; and
  5. appreciate the relationship of local history to broader historiographical, social, cultural and political trends in Australian society and internationally.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of the history discipline will be taught through topic notes, lectures, tutorials, online discussions and student centred activities. It will be assessed through written assessments. 		True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be taught communication skills through written feedback on the essays. Students studying off campus will learn valuable communication skills through participation in the online discussion board. Students will be assessed on the style of writing, clarity of writing, expression and development of ideas, and referencing. Students will practise their communication skills through completing the assessment tasks (written through the essays). 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
The unit will, at every point, set Australian developments in local and community history in a global context via the application of relevant theories and methodologies. The unit considers local and community history as international phenomena; for example, the ideas of the pioneering school of local history at the University of Leicester are considered. Moreover, the unit seeks to introduce students to ideas and techniques that they would be able to apply in local and community history contexts in Australia and elsewhere. The complex historical relationships between the local, the community, the national and the global an essential component of this unit. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students will be directed to relevant literature and taught how to assess its validity. Students will be assessed on their ability to identify and critically analyse the relevant literature. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
This unit will promote life-long learning through its emphasis on competencies in research, analysis and writing, skills that students will ideally continue to develop beyond the duration of their course. This unit will also encourage students to better understand their local environments in historical terms. 		True
6 Problem Solving
Students are taught how historians research, analyse and interpret the past. Problem solving lies at the heart of online participation sessions and essay writing. The skills is both practised and assessed in essays. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Through its emphasis on the value and importance of primary sources, this unit will raise students' awareness of the need for vigilance if this often fragile part of our heritage is to be preserved. This objective is most important at a time when many archives are under threat due to funding cuts and ignorance about their function and importance. Moreover, raising students' awareness of their local environment will, more generally, enhance their capacity for socially responsible and ethical participation in their communities. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Students will practise their teamwork skills through tutorial attendance and participating in online discussion postings. They will be required to discuss the weekly topics with their fellow students in a thoughtful and respectful manner. 		True
   

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