MAOR317-10S2 (C) Semester Two 2010

Takahi: Colonisation

28 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 12 July 2010
End Date: Sunday, 14 November 2010
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 25 July 2010
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 10 October 2010

Description

This course focuses on understanding colonisation and its impact on Maori and other indigenous societies. Topics include: initial contact; disease; missionaries, God vs Gods; "guns and sex", musket wars vs traditional taua, wars with indigenous peoples; sovereignty, settler governments vs Kingitanga and Kotahitanga; changes in education, economics and social life; leaders, rebels, fugitives, prophets, pacifists and kupapa; assimilation and institutionalisation; resistance and political movements; dependence and welfare; the psychological and emotional violence of colonialism and dispossession. Comparative histories North America, Trail of Tears, Wounded Knee; Australia, Stolen Generations, Deaths in Custody.

Prerequisites

Any 22 points in 200-level courses in Aotahi: School of Maori and Indigenous Studies or 44 points in 200-level courses in Arts, Education, Fine Arts, Music and/or Social Work, or
by permission of the Head of School.

Restrictions

RELS322, HIST366, CULT302

Equivalent Courses

CULT302, HIST366, RELS322

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
In Class Test 20%
Essay 30%
Presentation 10%
Final Examination 40%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,045.00

International fee $4,409.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Aotahi School of Maori and Indigenous Studies .

All MAOR317 Occurrences

  • MAOR317-10S1 (C) Semester One 2010 - Not Offered
  • MAOR317-10S2 (C) Semester Two 2010
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