Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Head of Department
Sean Brawley
Contact via email
W6A421
Lecturer
Matthew Bailey
Contact via email
W6A414
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
12cp or (3cp in HIST or MHIS or POL units)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
The ANZAC Legend has long been at the core of Australian mythology. With 2015 marking the Centenary of the Gallipoli campaign and the birth of this legend, this new unit will explore the impact of armed conflict on Australian national life. As well as tracing the history of the major conflicts that have engaged Australians from before white colonisation to the War on Terror, the course will explore how the experience of war has shaped national identity. Themes will include; the idea of ANZAC and the militarization of Australian History, the 'Australian way of war'; gender, race and ethnicity; relationships with allies and enemies; the homefront; loss, disability and rehabilitation; and other legacies of war and commemoration. A range of sources — from literature to film, from private diaries to official records — will be used to examine these themes. An innovative feature of the on-campus version of the unit will be a collaborative undergraduate research project that will contribute to an exhibition to be held in the Museum of Australian History as one of the University's public contributions to the centenary of ANZAC.
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In order to satisfactorily complete this unit you are required to use the resources supplied to you, to complete all assessment tasks, and submit them by their respective submission dates (unless an extension has been arranged).
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Online Quizz | 20% | Weekly |
Major Research Project | 50% | Week 13 |
Online Reflective Portfolio | 30% | Weekly |
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 20%
This tasks consists of ten online quizzes with each quiz worth 2% of the final grade. The quiz will be delivered and graded through the learning management system and will be based on the videos and readings for the relevant week.
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 50%
This is an individual project. Students will select a war memorial, take digital photographs of it, and collate data on the names represented on the memorial. They will analyse this data using secondary contextual research, and also put together information about the memorial's place in their local community. This will be presented in a report at the end of semester.
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 30%
Guided questions will assist students to reflect on the unit content and learning outcomes. Each week tasks will be set to which students will respond in their portfolio. In addition, at the end of every week they will reflect on the themes and issues presented and discussed.
You will be provided with videos, resources, readings and links on the unit's iLearn site. You will also conduct elements of your own research in preparation for online discussions, weekly quizzes and group work. Each week you will be required to engage with the material provided and to discuss it with your peers and in conjunction with your instructor.
1.The ANZAC Legend and the Militarisation of Australian History
2. Before ANZAC: Frontier Wars
3. Before ANZAC: Wars of Empire
4. Gallipoli and Beyond: The Birth of ANZAC
5. A Land Fit for Heroes?: The Returned Serviceman
6. Sons of ANZAC: WWII
7. Demobbed: Demobilisation and Repatriation
8. Australia's Asian Garrisons: From BCOF to Butterworth and Beyond
9. The One Day of the Year: ANZAC's Decline
10. Make Love Not War: The Vietnam Veteran and the Anti-War Movement
11. ANZAC's Reinvigoration and the New Australian Nationalism
12. ANZAC at 100: A National Icon Today. And Tomorrow?
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Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
New Assessment Policy in effect from Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html. For more information visit http://students.mq.edu.au/events/2016/07/19/new_assessment_policy_in_place_from_session_2/
Assessment Policy prior to Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
Grading Policy prior to Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
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Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
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