Studying online
There are now 2 possible online modes for units:
Units with modes Online timetabled and Online flexible are available for any student to self-enrol and study online.
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Unit Overview
- Description
The 19th Century is often described as the ‘age of empires'. This subject charts colonised peoples' responses to European and Australasian imperialism from late 18th into the 21st Century, with case studies of Indonesian responses to Dutch colonisation, Aboriginal and Dalit responses to British colonisation in Australia and India, Korean responses to Japanese colonisation, Kinh and Montagnard responses to the Chinese and French colonisation of Vietnam, and Australia's role as an imperial power in the Pacific. How, and where, have colonists' assertions of legal sovereignty affected colonised and Indigenous people? How have Indigenous and colonised people used imperial languages and legal systems, routes and rights discourses for their own ends? And how have Indigenous and colonised people represented and contested imperialism in contemporary film and fiction? Students will gain an understanding of the ways that colonised and Indigenous peoples have variously negotiated, gained knowledge about, and resisted imperial power, engage with contemporary debates about empire, and assess the diversity of violent and peaceful strategies of responding to imperialism.
- Credit
- 6 points
- Offering
Availability Location Mode Not available in 2024 UWA (Perth) Face to face Not available in 2024 Albany Face to face - Details for undergraduate courses
- Level 2 option in the History; Indigenous Knowledge, History and Heritage; Human Rights major sequences
- Level 2 elective
- Outcomes
Students are able to (1) describe and assess the basic historiographical issues characteristic of the discipline of History,and apply critical thinking to historical writing on imperial power and resistance thereto; (2) demonstrate an understanding of the history of colonised people's responses to European imperialism, as well as cultural representations thereof; (3) present arguments in both written and oral assessments using the conventions of the historical discipline; (4) demonstrate the ability to locate sources for research essays, and evaluate the questions of historical justice and contemporary politics posed by historical analyses that connect empire with questions of legal rights, dispossession, and resistance; and (5) locate appropriate sources for research essays.
- Assessment
Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) primary source analysis; (2) research essay; and (3) reflective group tutorial presentation. Further information is available in the unit outline.
Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.
- Unit rules
- Contact hours
- lecture: up to 1 hour per week for 12 weeks
Tutorial: up to 1 hour per week for 11 weeks
- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change.
- All students are responsible for identifying when they need assistance to improve their academic learning, research, English language and numeracy skills; seeking out the services and resources available to help them; and applying what they learn. Students are encouraged to register for free online support through GETSmart; to help themselves to the extensive range of resources on UWA's STUDYSmarter website; and to participate in WRITESmart and (ma+hs)Smart drop-ins and workshops.
- Visit the Essential Textbooks website to see if any textbooks are required for this Unit. The website is updated regularly so content may change. Students are recommended to purchase Essential Textbooks, but a limited number of copies of all Essential Textbooks are held in the Library in print, and as an ebook where possible. Recommended readings for the unit can be accessed in Unit Readings directly through the Learning Management System (LMS).
- Contact hours provide an indication of the type and extent of in-class activities this unit may contain. The total amount of student work (including contact hours, assessment time, and self-study) will approximate 150 hours per 6 credit points.
Face to face
Predominantly face-to-face. On campus attendance required to complete this unit. May have accompanying resources online.
Online flexible
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit is asynchronous delivery, with NO requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online timetabled
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit includes some synchronous components, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online Restricted
Not available for self-enrolment. Students access this mode by contacting their student office through AskUWA. 100% Online Unit.
NO campus face-to-face attendance. All study and assessment requirements are online only. Unit includes some timetabled activities, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times. In exceptional cases (noted in the Handbook) students may be required to participate in face-to-face laboratory classes when a return to UWA’s Crawley campus becomes possible in order to be awarded a final grade.
External
No attendance or regular contact is required, and all study requirements are completed either via correspondence and/or online submission.
Off-campus
Regular attendance is not required, but student attends the institution face to face on an agreed schedule for purposes of supervision and/or instruction.
Multi-mode
Multiple modes of delivery. Unit includes a mix of online and on-campus study requirements. On campus attendance for some activities is required to complete this unit.