Course syllabus

 

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HISTORY 104: Pacific History: An Introduction

SEMESTER 2, 2018

15 points

 
Course Convenor: 

 Damon Salesa - d.salesa@auckland.ac.nz

Course Tutor:

Seira Aukuso-Su'e - s.aukuso-sue@auckland.ac.nz

Course delivery format:

E.g. - 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of tutorial

(Timetable and room details can be viewed on Student Services Online)

 Summary of Course Description:              

 This course is designed to give students an overview of Pacific history. Designed for students unfamiliar with the history of the Pacific, as well as those who have knowledge of particular Pacific histories but less awareness of broader Pacific history, it will introduce the major narratives of the Pacific, and the key ways in which this history has been constructed.

 Course outcomes:

  1. To have a foundational understanding of the history of the Pacific from 1700-2000, to identify different kinds of historical narrative within this range, and to be able to discern the different interests that are present in them.
  2. To understand some key concepts in the analysis of imperial, colonial and indigenous histories of the Pacific (for example: agency, power, mana, culture, orality and so on).
  3. To be able to comprehend and explain the variation and diversity of histories across the Pacific, and within particular settings of different cultures, or times, or groups of people.
  4. To have competently worked with primary historical texts of different kinds, and from different historical traditions, and to robustly be able to identify and differentiate different kinds of sources
  5. To have built some fundamental skills in researching, analyzing, synthesizing, and crafting a history.

 Assessment Summary:

Weighting of assignments and due dates if available, eg:

10% Close reading of primary text

10% In lecture essay test

20% Research project (plus 5% research proposal due beforehand)

5% Quizzes

50% 2 hour final exam

 

Lecture Schedule.

    The pdf version (click here) of the course syllabus contains the lecture outline, the set readings for each class, a description of the assessments, and further details concerning the course.

     

    Prescribed Texts:

    All of these are available online, via TALIS.

     

     Workload and deadlines for submission of coursework:           

    The University of Auckland's expectation is that students spend 10 hours per week on a 15-point course, including time in class and personal study. Students should manage their academic workload and other commitments accordingly. Deadlines for coursework are set by course convenors and will be advertised in course material. You should submit your work on time. In extreme circumstances, such as illness, you may seek an extension but you may be required to provide supporting information before the assignment is due. Late assignments without a pre-approved extension may be penalised by loss of marks – check course information for details.

    Late and Extensions Policy.pdf

    Course summary:

    Date Details Due