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Unit of study_

HSTY2700: What Do We Want? Protest in Australia

Semester 2, 2022 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

Overview

The unit follows Australian protest movements across the last century. We will examine struggles over labour rights and working conditions in the 1900s, womens suffrage, Aboriginal land rights, race relations and the White Australia Policy, homelessness during the Great Depression, freedom of speech during the Cold War, the Vietnam Moratorium and sexual liberation in the 1970s, the environmental movement, refugees and asylum seekers, and LGBT rights today. In the process we will explore changing ideas about government, community and identity while conducting individual research projects through local archives.

Unit details and rules

Unit code	HSTY2700
Academic unit	History
Credit points	6
Prohibitions ?	None
Prerequisites ?	12 credit points at 1000 level in History or Ancient History
Corequisites ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	Yes

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Timothy Briedis, timothy.briedis@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Assignment	Essay outline Essay outline	10%	-	750 words
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Assignment	Research essay Essay	45%	-	2250 words
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Assignment	Final assessment Final assessment	35%	-	1500 words
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Participation	Tutorial participation n/a	10%	Ongoing	n/a
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Assessment summary

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a High distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a Distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at an exceptional standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Distinction	75 - 84	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at a very high standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Credit	65 - 74	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at a good standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Pass	50 - 64	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at an acceptable standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Fail	0 - 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see sydney.edu.au/students/guide-to-grades

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Mid-semester break	During mid-semester break you will work on your research essays	Independent study (3 hr)
Week 01	1. Introduction: Protest in Australia 2. Paradise Down Under? Visions of Australia.	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 02	1880s Popular Protest in the Big City: Marvelous Melbourne and Sinful Sydney	Lecture (1 hr)
	How do I research ‘Protest in Australia?’: Primary Source Workshop NB: we will meet in the Seminar Room on Level 2 of Fisher Library for this workshop	Workshop (1 hr)
	Australia as Social Experiment	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 03	1. 1890s Anti-Chinese Protests, Larrikinism and the White Australia Policy 2. Worker's Rights: The Great Strike of 1917	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 03	1890s Poverty, Protest and Race Anxiety in Australia	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 04	1. 1910s ANZAC and the Blood Vote: Anti-Conscription Protests during WWI 2. Researching Indigenous Australian Protest Movements: an Introduction	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 04	1910s The Bood Vote, Anti-Conscription Protests and the ANZAC legend	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 05	1. 1920s Fears, Fantasies and Feminist Revolution in Jazz Age Australia 2. Screenshots: Film and Protest in Twentieth Century Australia (James Findlay guest lecture)	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 05	1920s Fears, Fantasies and Feminist Revolution in Jazz Age Australia	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 06	1. 1930s Power, Poverty and Protest: The Great Depression 2. 1940s The Migration Revolution: Post War Immigration and Assimilation	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 06	1930s Power, Poverty and Protest: The Great Depression	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 07	Reading week (no lecture on Tuesday) and State Library of NSW Tour during the Thursday lecture slot 10-11.	Field trip (2 hr)
Week 08	1. 1950s The Cold War: Protest in fifties Australia 2. Spies and Surveillance: The Petrov Affair and Anti-Communist Protest (Ebony Nilsson guest lecture)	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 08	1950s The Cold War: Nuclear Testing and Reds Under the Bed	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 09	1. 1960s Sex, Feminism and the Pill: The Sexual Revolution 2. 1970s Vietnam War Protests, Student Activism and Youth Culture	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 09	1960s Sex, Feminism and the Pill	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 10	1. Greening the Land: The Environmental Movement 2. 1980s Treaty, Native Title and Indigenous Land Rights	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 10	Greening the Land: The Environmental Movement	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 11	1. 1990s, The Stolen Generations, Indigenous Activism and the Bringing them Home Report 2. 2000s Globalisation and Anti-Globalisations Protest movements	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 11	1990s The Stolen Generations, Indigenous Activism and the Bringing them Home Report	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 12	1. 2010s Social Media and Protest Culture: The #MeToo Movement in Australia 2. LGBTQI Rights and Marriage Equality	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 12	2010, Social Media, LGBTQI rights and #MeToo	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 13	1. 2020 How did we get here and what do we do?: Climate Change and Class War (Hannah Forsyth guest lecture) 2. Summing up and Exam Preparation Lecture	Lecture (2 hr)
Week 13	Exam Preparation	Tutorial (1 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

Attendance is compulsory. If you need to miss a lecture or tutorial please provide me with a medical certificate

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

A History of Australia by Mark Peel and Christina Twomey and is available for purchase at the University of Sydney’s Coop Bookshop.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. introduce you to some of the aspects of the national past that remain contested ground in contemporary scholarly and political debates
LO2. gain from this unit a body of knowledge about Australian history and an in depth study of the principles, practices and boundaries of history as a discipline
LO3. strengthen your oral and written communication skills and your ability to acquire and evaluate new knowledge through independent research
LO4. learn how to identify, investigate and solve problems, to locate, access and use information using appropriate media, tools and methodologies
LO5. have developed your ability to participate in discussion and argument and to work collaboratively with others
LO6. develop the skills you need to read written primary sources such as letters, legal documentation, literature and newsprint, but also visual and oral, including silent film, art, architecture, photography and oral history
LO7. gain an understanding of how the historiographical catagories of 'immigrant', 'indigenous,' 'citizen' and 'other' emerged and are debated in Australian society
LO8. you will have developed your ability to assess historiographical questions and develop historiographical arguments using primary and secondary sources
LO9. you will be able to conduct an original research project, strengthening your skills as an independent learner and researcher

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

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Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

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Additional information

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