The Fatal Shore? Aborigines, Convicts, Immigrants and the Making of Australian Society - HIST1003


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of History and Philosophy
	Course Outline: See below
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Fee Band: 1 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Sex and violence pervaded early colonial society. Looks at the way violence was used to dispossess Aboriginal people from their land and to establish and maintain convict society. Examines the complex relationships arising from sexuality: sex as a form of currency, domination, negotiation and identity for both Aboriginal people and Europeans. What is the legacy of these brutal beginnings for modern Australia? Are we still marked by the convict stain? And how did the criminal system develop in Australia? Did early colonial Australia recreate the class, gender and ethnic inequalities of 18th and 19th century Britain? Also includes an excursion to a historic site in the Sydney region.

Learning Outcomes

Students who actively participate in and successfully complete this course should:

Gain an appreciation of the nature of Aboriginal societies prior to European colonisation
Grasp the major features of colonial society as it developed in the period from 1788 to 1850
Be able to identify and critically evaluate the major interpretations of this society presented by historians
Have insight into the impact of European settlement on the Indigenous population of Australia and be able to explain why this impact is an ongoing issue for Australians
Acquire and develop skills in primary and secondary research, analysis and writing.

Assessment

Document analysis - 20%
Tutorial essay (2000 words) - 40%
Tutorial participation - 20%
In-class test - 20%