Things that Matter: The Material Culture of Australia's Past

Course aim

To enable students to apply their knowledge and understanding to critically evaluate the significance of material culture in understanding the past.

Course content

The student will demonstrate advanced understanding through the application of knowledge and reflection in authentic problem solving in modern material culture analysis, theory and practice in material culture, Aboriginal material culture, historical archaelogy; ethics and sensitivities, online material culture, interpretation of material culture, cross-disciplinary methodologies, and material culture of different places of meaning

Textbook(s)

Harvey, K 2009, History and material culture: a student's guide to approaching alternative sources, ., Routledge, Oxon, UK

Prerequisite(s)

Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
Group 1
HUMS 2010	Aboriginal People, History and Colonialism
Group 2
HUMS 2034	Forging a Nation: Australian History 1920 - Present
Group 3
HUMS 2035	Segregation and Resistance: Aboriginal People and Government

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
HUMS 1035	Aboriginal Cultures

One of the three group courses plus the common prerequisite course listed above, or approval of the Course Coordinator.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 10 weeks
Lecture (online)	1 hour x 2 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 10 weeks
Practical	4 hours x 1 week
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
Online	3 hours x 10 weeks
Online	3 hours x 2 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Critique, Essay, Learning log/Journal

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4A)
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