MAOR317-11S2 (C) Semester Two 2011

Takahi: Colonisation

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 11 July 2011
End Date: Sunday, 13 November 2011
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 24 July 2011
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 9 October 2011

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 15 points in 200-level courses in Aotahi: School of Maori and Indigenous Studies or 30 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

Lecturer

Phillip Borell

Assessment

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

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,191.00

International fee $5,175.00

* 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

  • MAOR317-11S2 (C) Semester Two 2011
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