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HI4443:06

Writing History

Townsville, Cairns

HECS Band 1

26 hours seminars. Semester 1.

Staff:

Dr R McGregor,

Professor P Turnbull,

Dr J Wegner.

This subject explores a range of approaches to the writing of history. It focuses on the changing trends in historical writing from the 1950s to the present.

Learning Objectives:

to become familiar with contemporary historiographical debates;

to gain an appreciation of the diversity of interpretative and theoretical perspectives available to the historian;

to develop skills in the organisation and expression of research findings appropriate to the honours level of study.

Assessment by written assignments (50%); seminar presentations (30%); seminar participation (20%).