Course syllabus

 

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HISTORY 227: Waitangi: Treaty to Tribunal

SEMESTER 2, 2018

15 points

 
Tēnā koutou tauira mā. Tēnā koutou, nau mai, haere mai. Welcome to History 227, 2018: A history of the Treaty of Waitangi and the Waitangi Tribunal.

This home page summarises the key elements of the course. Full details are in the course guide available in the Course Materials section of the Modules menu. It contains the lecture and tutorial programme, readings, and coursework information. 

 

Course Convenor:       

Dr Aroha Harris, Room 705, Arts 1 Building, a.harris@auckland.ac.nz

Office hours: Wednesdays 1:30-2:30pm or email for an appointment.

 

Tuakana Mentor: Morgan Dalton-Mill, mdal218@aucklanduni.ac.nz

Kai-kokiri (facilitator): Kim Moore, kim.a.c.moore@gmail.com

 

Course Delivery:  Two one-hour lectures and one one-hour tutorial weekly.

Lectures are on Mondays and Wednesdays at 12:00pm in 303-G02 (Science, Maths & Physics).

You must sign up for a tutorial on Wednesdays at either 3pm or 4pm, Commerce A Building.

Please note: tutorials will begin in week one.

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

 

Summary Course Description:  A history of the Treaty of Waitangi and the Waitangi Tribunal. The course explores changing understandings of the Treaty and its history since 1840. The development of the Waitangi Tribunal and the historical and contemporary claims brought before it will also be studied.

 

Course outcomes:  Through readings and analysis students who participate in this course will learn about the Treaty of Waitangi in historical perspective, as well as the operation of the Waitangi Tribunal and the nature and limits of its work. Students will also develop an understanding of key themes, trends, processes and events discussed in the relevant literature while building on the historian’s skills of thinking historically and writing historical essays.

This course is taught concurrently with History 327. You will attend the same lectures as students in History 327, but you will attend a weekly tutorial rather than a discussion group and will complete different assessments.

 

Assessment:

Coursework, 60%:        Week one reflection, 250 words, 5%. To be discussed in the first lecture.

                                      Close reading assignment, 250 words, 5%

                                      Short biographical essay, 250 words, 5%

                                      Essay, 1500 words, worth 30%

                                      Document analysis, 750 words, worth 15%

Examination, 40%:       Answer three questions in a two-hour exam. We will discuss the exam in the last lecture.

In completing your assessments, make sure you are familiar with the History Coursework Guide, available among the School of Humanities' forms and guides for students.

To pass this course, you must complete all the assessments. Your attendance at tutorials is required. Your attendance at lectures is expected. The exam will be scheduled later in the semester.

If you are unable to attend any tutorial please let me know. If you are absent without explanation from three or more tutorials, your work will be graded but you will not receive any written comments.

If you have any difficulty meeting the coursework requirements, be sure to discuss your situation with me.

 

Reading: Readings for the tutorial programme will be made available in the Reading Lists menu in early July. In the meantime, I make the following reading suggestions:

  • If the subject of the course is completely new to you, then I recommend the Treaty of Waitangi section of the NZ History website, as a way of bringing yourself up to speed on the basics.
  • If you have some familiarity with the Aotearoa New Zealand history, but would like a refresher or quick read then I recommend Atholl Anderson, Judith Binney, and Aroha Harris, Tangata Whenua: an Illustrated History, chapters 8, 14 and 15. You could probably read through those chapters selectively for the sections you regard as most relevant. Also, note that there is an unillustrated paperback version of Tangata Whenua (2015), and the three parts have been published as stand-alone illustrated paperbacks (2018).
  • For a long view of the Treaty in the context of Māori-state relations over time, I recommend Richard S. Hill, ‘Māori and State Policy’ in Byrnes, Giselle, ed, The New Oxford History of New Zealand, Melbourne, 2009, pp.515-535. In my view, this is a good reading not only for this course but for New Zealand history courses in general. It is quite lengthy for a chapter, and also dense, but it covers a lot of relevant ground and is usefully framed for our purposes. We will be reading it for one of the tutorials.
  • If you want an easy read on some of the specifics of the course, I recommend selected chapters from my book Hikoi: Forty Years of Māori Protest, Wellington, 2014 - maybe choosing from chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 10 and 11.
  • If you like, you can download your own copies of the reports from the Waitangi Tribunal website.

 

Workload and deadlines for submission of coursework:  The University of Auckland expects you to spend 10 hours per week on a 15-point course, including time in class and personal study. You ought to manage your academic workload and other commitments accordingly. The deadlines for coursework are advertised in the course material here in Canvas. 

Coursework is expected on or before the due date. In extreme circumstances, such as illness, you may request an extension. Please ask in advance and in person. You may be asked to provide supporting information for your extension, such as a medical certificate.  Work handed in after the due or extension date may be penalised by deduction of marks.

 

Academic Integrity:  The University of Auckland expects all students to complete coursework and examinations with integrity and honesty. Cheating, including assisting others to cheat, is a very serious academic offence and the University will not tolerate it. To ensure that the standard of all University of Auckland qualifications is maintained, students and staff have a responsibility to prevent, discourage and report cheating. Find out more about academic integrity under the Student Policies and Guidelines section of the University website.

Please note: the course information provided via Canvas is available for use within this course only. It should not be used for any other course, or any other purpose.

Course summary:

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