11228 (v.5) Heritage Studies (Local History) 512

Area:

Faculty of Built Environment, Art and Design

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Lecture:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Anti Requisite(s):

11222 (v.3) Heritage Studies 212

Syllabus:

The role of local history and other components of the heritage industry. The relationship of oral history to popular memory. Oral history and related ethical and legal issues. Archival research. The aims and techniques of local history. Students undertake interviews and a major research project using the tools of archival research and oral history.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Developed techniques of oral history. Recognised the scope of documents and artefacts. An awareness of techniques involved in collecting, interpreting and presenting data in the local history field. An understanding and appreciation of the theory and fieldwork techniques necessary for the interpretation of local history. Completed a substantial piece of research and reporting of a local history project.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Rickard, J. and Spearritt, P. (eds.) (1991), Packaging the Past? Public Histories, Australian Historical Studies, vol. 24, no. 96. The Local History Coordination Project. (1988), Locating Australia's Past. A Practical Guide to Writing Local History. Sydney, New South Wales University Press. McCalman, J. (1984), Struggletown. Public and Private Life in Richmond 1900-1965. Melbourne, Melbourne University Press. Perks, R. and Thomson, A. (eds.) The Oral History Reader. London, Routledge. Thompson, P. (2000), The Voice of the Past. Oral History (third edition). Oxford, Oxford University Press.

Unit Texts:

No prescribed texts.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Completion of interview and protocols 25%, Literature review 15%, Research essay 60%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y		Y