Link to Curtin homepage      CurtinSearch | Curtin Site Index 
Online handbook 2004
CoursesUnitsNew CoursesJoint Uni CoursesDefinition of TermsContact / Help
About Curtin University
Academic calendar
Admissions Information
Applying for a research higher degree
Applying to Curtin
Bookshop
Prospective student service
Curtin scholarships
Enrolment information
Fee Information
Grading system
IT Policy
Student rights and responsibilities
Student policy and procedures
    

13520 (v.3) MCA 612 - Local and Oral History


 

Area:

Faculty of Media, Society and Culture

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

4.0

Seminar:

1 x 4 Hours Weekly

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 reporting of a local history project.

Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases.

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.

Field of Education:

 90300 Studies in Human Society (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

1  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Not Online  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 2YY 

Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

 
Click here for a printable version of this page

    

Picture of sun setting over Henderson Court on Curtin's Bentley Campus

 

Curtin crest