Course syllabus
Haere mai! Whaowhia te kete mātauranga! (Welcome! Fill your basket with knowledge!)
This course will introduce you to key issues in Aotearoa/New Zealand history. We have called the course 'Rethinking New Zealand' because, while it is intended as an introduction to Aotearoa/New Zealand’s social, cultural, economic and political history, we also hope to challenge you to examine some of your assumptions or pre-conceptions about New Zealand history. For instance, was New Zealand ‘discovered’? Was the nineteenth century a time of settlement or conquest? Was New Zealand a ‘social laboratory’, a world leader in social policy? Was New Zealand a place where rugby was always king? Was it a family paradise, the most British of all Britain’s colonies, a country of equal citizens?
Reviewing our history over the past hundred years gives us a greater sense of our own identity as a nation and of our place in the world. The course is organized thematically and you will be introduced to different historians’ interpretations of past events.
How To Use This Site
All your tutorial readings, questions, lectures and recordings (as they happen) are posted on the 'Modules' page (see menu). You will also be able to access some of these using 'Files'. Readings will also be available via 'Reading Lists'.
You will also be able to access everything (except the readings and recordings) using the documents below. 'Important course information and 'Coursework requirements' are in your course guide.
Helpful Documents
2017 107 Lecture Programme.docx
2017 107 Tutorial Programme.docx
Reading to get you started.docx
Glossary of Māori Words and Phrases.docx
See this link for referencing, style guide footnotes etc: https://cdn.auckland.ac.nz/assets/arts/documents/History_Coursework_Guide_2016.pdf
Course summary:
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