AIH267 - Conflict and Its Legacies in Modern Asia

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Carolyn Holbrook
Prerequisite:

Must have completed at least 8 credit points. Otherwise by permission of the unit chair

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 1-hour lecture per week, 1 x 1-hour seminar per week

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

1 x 1-hour lecture per week, 1 x 1-hour seminar per week

Content

This unit will focus on conflicts in Asia in the 20th century. It will explore contested histories and memories of these conflicts, including those of current political/strategic importance such as Chinese-Japanese tensions over remembering the Second World War, the legacies of imperialism and war in Korea and Taiwan, and Indonesian difficulties in remembering the mass killings of 1965. It encourages students to view the work of historians in the context of public interest, and in the related context of the project of contemporary history – the unfinished business of the past.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Demonstrate a deep understanding of the ongoing and unresolved issues relating to episodes of violence in Asia during the twentieth century

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Research, identify and communicate the factors behind 'history wars', contested memories and political/strategic tension relating to episodes of violence in modern Asia

GLO2: Communication

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO3

Analyse the points of connection and difference between historical writing and memory-driven work focused on the legacies of conflict in Asia

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO5: Problem solving

ULO4

Explore the persistence of the past in the present in the mode of 'applied history', with an appreciation of the importance of remembering conflict in Asia in local, regional and global contexts

GLO8: Global citizenship

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Trimester 2:
Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1 - Seminar/Online Exercises 2000 word or equivalent 50% Ongoing
Assessment 2 - Essay  2000 words 50% Week 11

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: AIH267 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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