HISTORY (History)
Stage I
HISTORY 103G - Global History (15 pts)π³
It is only since the fifteenth century that a truly global dimension to history can be identified. This course examines key determinants that have bound the fate of peoples together including the emergence of world trade networks, the growth of world religions, the spread of epidemic diseases, the formation of empires, and the migration of peoples across continents. Innovation
HISTORY 104 - Pacific History: An Introduction (15 pts)π³
Through analysing cross-cultural interactions and the agency of Pacific peoples, this course examines major periods of change in Pacific history from the Indigenous settlement of the Pacific to the post-WWII world.
HISTORY 107 - Titiro Whakamuri: Histories of Aotearoa New Zealand (15 pts)π³
Explores Aotearoa New Zealand history by asking βko wai tΔtouβ? Who are we? Where are we? What β and who β is βAotearoa New Zealandβ? What does it mean to belong to this place, and how has this belonging changed over time? Who have been included and excluded in this history?
HISTORY 108 - Rise and Fall of the USA (15 pts)π³
Examines the major themes and events in the history of the United States from the colonial period to the present. It focuses on the making and remaking of American identity, the promises and paradoxes of American freedom, struggles for justice, and the sources and implications of US power in global perspective.
Stage II
HISTORY 201 - Special Topic (15 pts)π³
HISTORY 205 - Bloodlands: Global Warfare (15 pts)π³
Asks historical questions about warfare in the modern era. Analyses conflicts and state violence and their impacts on people and their governments in a global setting. Themes include: the causes, course and consequences of warfare; restraint in warfare; ideologies of war and peace; civil war and revolution; imperial warfare; genocide; the human impact and context of war.
HISTORY 208 - African-American Freedom Struggles: USA 1900-2000 (15 pts)π³
An examination of the experience of African Americans during the 'long civil rights movement' of the twentieth century, emphasising the depth and breadth of Black oppositional spirit and activity, the achievements, and remaining challenges.
HISTORY 210 - Health, Medicine and Society (15 pts)π³
Examines the rise of modern Western medicine since 1850 and its impact, with a particular emphasis on Britain and its colonies. Topics include public health, hospitals, nursing, psychiatry, sexual health, reproductive health, child health, tuberculosis, medicine and war, and alternative medicines.
HISTORY 217 - Nazi Germany and its Legacies (15 pts)π³
An in-depth look into a period of history that has simultaneously fascinated and horrified generations of people around the world. Topics include: the origins of Nazism, Adolf Hitler and the rise of the NSDAP, life in Nazi Germany in peace and war, Hitler's foreign policy, the Second World War, the Holocaust and its myriad legacies in history and popular culture.
HISTORY 224 - Old Regime and Revolution: France, 1750-1815 (15 pts)π³
The French Revolution is recognised as a founding event of modern history. Revolutionaries reinvented political liberty, civic equality, democratic suffrage, human rights; but also reinvented gender discrimination, political terror, ideological war, dictatorship. We explore this through readings and discussions that examine the origins of the Revolution, the collapse of the monarchy, the experiment of mass democracy, and the Revolution's disputed legacies.
HISTORY 225 - Samurai and Scholars: Early Modern China and Japan (15 pts)π³
Early modern China and Japan shared not only geographical space in East Asia but also a history of cultural interaction, trade, and an enduring interest in Confucianism as a moral, philosophical, and social framework. This course explores and compares the government, trade, and culture of these two societies with a focus on the structures and patterns of everyday life.
HISTORY 227 - Waitangi: Treaty to Tribunal (15 pts)π³
A history of the Treaty of Waitangi and the Waitangi Tribunal. The course explores changing understandings of the Treaty and its role in New Zealand society and history since 1840. The establishment of the Waitangi Tribunal in 1975, the development of its work, and the historical and contemporary claims brought before it will also be studied.
HISTORY 233 - Australian History Since 1788 (15 pts)π³
A survey of the history of Australia from European occupation to the present. It focuses on the lives and experiences of ordinary Australians, as well as providing an overview of the major political and economic developments across two centuries.
HISTORY 239 - Medieval Cultures: Faith, Power, Identities (15 pts)π³
Explores the social, cultural, religious and political histories of medieval Europe and its relations with wider worlds. Topics covered may vary from year to year, but will likely include social structures, the place of religious faith, gender relations, power and authority, ethnic identities, conflict and dissent, migrations, literary and artistic expressions, and responses to crises.
HISTORY 241 - Making Sense of the Sixties: the USA 1954-1974 (15 pts)π³
An examination of the social, cultural and political history of the US in the 'long sixties', analysing the interplay of radicalism, liberalism and conservatism in this pivotal decade and giving attention to the sixties in historiography and popular memory.
HISTORY 243 - Body and Blood: Religious Cultures and Conflicts c. (15 pts)π³
50-1650 An introduction to Christianity, Islam and Judaism in the late antique and medieval periods and the conflicts which shaped them. It examines the roots of Christian and Muslim religious thinking, their interaction with Jewish and Pagan traditions, the Crusades, anti-Semitism, heresy, schisms within Christianity and the Reformation.
HISTORY 250 - The Global Cold War (15 pts)π³
Offers a history of key international events and global developments during the Cold War. Students will critically reflect on the importance and impact of these developments, both for Aotearoa and the wider world. Themes may include: US-Soviet relations, atomic diplomacy, the Berlin Wall, wars of decolonisation, the 1956 Suez crisis, the creation of Israel, civil rights movements and anti- nuclear activism.
HISTORY 252 - New Zealand Cultural History (15 pts)π³
An introduction to changing ideas about New Zealand and New Zealand culture from colonial times to the present considering, among other topics, the history of exploration and travel, the iconography of the nation, public and private commemorations and celebrations, the history of the body and the commercialisation of leisure.
HISTORY 257 - Progress and Poverty: The USA, 1877-1919 (15 pts)π³
A survey of the United States from the end of Reconstruction through the First World War that evaluates the role of ordinary people as well as influential figures. Themes include industrialisation; labour conflict and organisation; segregation; reform; literary and intellectual movements; popular culture; imperialism; politics and the state.
HISTORY 259 - Special Topic: Capitalism and Consumerism in United (15 pts)π³
States History Examines the development of consumerism as an economic and social order in the United States, focusing on the twentieth century. Students will explore how the consumption of goods and services assumed a dominant place in American life and consider the ways in which market relations and the commodification of things have shaped cultural forms, social practices, and political movements.
HISTORY 270 - Ireland since 1798 (15 pts)π³
Examines the history of Ireland from 1798 to the present. It investigates major developments in the social, cultural, political and economic history of the island from the United Irish Rising at the end of the eighteenth century to the early twenty-first century, including the creation of the state of Northern Ireland and ongoing attempts to secure a lasting peace there.
HISTORY 271 - Atlantic Revolutions (15 pts)π³
Introduces students to early modern Atlantic history. From the mid-16th to the early 19th centuries, revolutionary upheavals in the Netherlands, England, the Americas and France made the Atlantic basin a crucible of global change. Topics include state power and imperial competition; commercial and cultural interconnections; colonisation and conflict; local and transoceanic communication networks; and the experiences of revolutionary change.
Stage III
HISTORY 300 - Thinking History: Approaches to the Past (15 pts)π³
Focuses on the study of history and how historians have understood and explained the past as well as the challenges facing the discipline today. Topics include post-structuralism and history, gender and history, the nature of historical memory and the impact of non-Western perspectives on the discipline.
HISTORY 308 - African-American Freedom Struggles: USA 1900-2000 (15 pts)π³
An examination of the experience of African Americans during the 'long civil rights movement' of the twentieth century, emphasising the depth and breadth of Black oppositional spirit and activity, the achievements, and remaining challenges. Attention will also be given to the 'long civil rights movement' in historiography and popular memory.
HISTORY 309 - Bloodlands: Global Warfare (15 pts)π³
Asks historical questions about warfare in the modern era. Analyses conflicts and state violence and their impacts on people and their governments in a global setting. Themes include: the causes, course and consequences of warfare; restraint in warfare; ideologies of war and peace; civil war and revolution; imperial warfare; genocide; the human impact and context of war.
HISTORY 317 - Nazi Germany and its Legacies (15 pts)π³
An in-depth look into a period of history that has simultaneously fascinated and horrified generations of people around the world. Topics include: the origins of Nazism, Adolf Hitler and the rise of the NSDAP, life in Nazi Germany in peace and war, Hitler's foreign policy, the Second World War, the Holocaust and its myriad legacies in history and popular culture.
HISTORY 318 - Special Topic (15 pts)π³
HISTORY 324 - Old Regime and Revolution in France c.1750-1815 (15 pts)π³
The French Revolution is recognised as a founding event of modern history. Revolutionaries reinvented political liberty, civic equality, democratic suffrage, human rights but also reinvented gender discrimination, political terror, ideological war, dictatorship. We explore this through readings and discussions that examine the origins of the Revolution, the collapse of the monarchy, the experiment of mass democracy, and the Revolution's disputed legacies.
HISTORY 327 - Waitangi: Treaty to Tribunal (15 pts)π³
A history of the Treaty of Waitangi and the Waitangi Tribunal. The course explores changing understandings of the Treaty and its role in New Zealand society and history since 1840. The establishment of the Waitangi Tribunal in 1975, the development of its work, and the historical and contemporary claims brought before it will also be studied.
HISTORY 333 - Australian History Since 1788 (15 pts)π³
A survey of the history of Australia from European occupation to the present. It focuses on the lives and experiences of ordinary Australians, as well as providing an overview of the major political and economic developments across two centuries.
HISTORY 335 - Samurai and Scholars: Early Modern China and Japan (15 pts)π³
Early modern China and Japan shared not only geographical space in East Asia but also a history of cultural interaction, trade, and an enduring interest in Confucianism as a moral, philosophical, and social framework. This course explores and compares the government, trade, and culture of these two societies with a focus on the structures and patterns of everyday life.
HISTORY 339 - Medieval Cultures: Faith, Power, Identities (15 pts)π³
Explores the social, cultural, religious and political histories of medieval Europe and its relations with wider worlds. Topics covered may vary from year to year, but will likely include social structures, the place of religious faith, gender relations, power and authority, ethnic identities, conflict and dissent, migrations, literary and artistic expressions, and responses to crises.
HISTORY 341 - Making Sense of the Sixties: the USA 1954-1974 (15 pts)π³
An examination of the social, cultural and political history of the US in the 'long sixties', analysing the interplay of radicalism, liberalism and conservatism in this pivotal decade and giving attention to the sixties in historiography and popular memory.
HISTORY 350 - The Global Cold War (15 pts)π³
Offers a history of key international events and global developments during the Cold War. Students will critically reflect on the importance and impact of these and Education 788 developments, both for Aotearoa and the wider world. Themes may include: US-Soviet relations, atomic diplomacy, the Berlin Wall, wars of decolonisation, the 1956 Suez crisis, the creation of Israel, civil rights movements and anti- nuclear activism.
HISTORY 352 - New Zealand Cultural History (15 pts)π³
An in-depth examination of the cultural history of nineteenth and twentieth century New Zealand considering, among other topics, the history of exploration and travel, the iconography of the nation, public and private commemorations and celebrations, the history of the body and the commercialisation of leisure.
HISTORY 356 - Body and Blood: Religious Cultures and Conflicts c.50- (15 pts)π³
1650 An in-depth analysis of Christianity, Islam and Judaism in the late antique and medieval periods and the conflicts which shaped them. It examines the roots of Christian and Muslim religious thinking, their interaction with Jewish and Pagan traditions, the Crusades, anti-Semitism, heresy, schisms within Christianity and the Reformation.
HISTORY 357 - Progress and Poverty: The USA, 1877-1919 (15 pts)π³
An advanced survey of the United States from the end of Reconstruction through the First World War that evaluates the role of ordinary people as well as influential figures. Themes include industrialisation; labour conflict and organisation; segregation; reform; literary and intellectual movements; popular culture; imperialism; politics and the state.
HISTORY 359 - Special Topic: Capitalism and Consumerism in United (15 pts)π³
States History Examines the development of consumerism as an economic and social order in the United States, focusing on the twentieth century. Students will explore how the consumption of goods and services assumed a dominant place in American life and considers the ways in which market relations and the commodification of things have shaped cultural forms, social practices, and political movements.
HISTORY 367 - Health, Medicine and Society (15 pts)π³
Examines the rise of modern Western medicine since 1850 and its impact, with a particular emphasis on Britain and its colonies. Topics include public health, hospitals, nursing, psychiatry, sexual health, reproductive health, child health, tuberculosis, medicine and war, and alternative medicines.
HISTORY 370 - Ireland since 1798 (15 pts)π³
Examines the history of Ireland from 1798 to the present. It investigates major developments in the social, cultural, political and economic history of the island from the United Irish Rising at the end of the eighteenth century to the early twenty-first century, including the creation of the state of Northern Ireland and ongoing attempts to secure a lasting peace there.
HISTORY 371 - Atlantic Revolutions (15 pts)π³
Examines early modern Atlantic history. From the mid- 16th to the early 19th centuries, revolutionary upheavals in the Netherlands, England, the Americas, and France made the Atlantic basin a crucible of global change. Topics include state power and imperial competition; commercial and cultural interconnections; colonisation and conflict; local and transoceanic communication networks; and the experiences of revolutionary change.
Postgraduate 700 Level Courses
HISTORY 700A - (15 pts)π³
HISTORY 700B - Settlers and Empire (15 pts)π³
Explores the histories of nineteenth and twentieth century British settler societies, with a particular focus on New Zealand, Australia and Canada. Examines the key conceptual frameworks and major themes for thinking about the comparative and transnational pasts of these settler societies.
HISTORY 705A - (15 pts)π³
HISTORY 705B - Writing New Zealand (15 pts)π³
A study of the writing of New Zealand history from nineteenth century accounts through to more recent, revisionist undertakings. Considers general and overview histories, as well as key texts and the debates generated by such works. Students will have an opportunity to undertake research on a topic of their own choosing.
HISTORY 706A - (15 pts)π³
HISTORY 706B - Topics in European Cultural History (15 pts)π³
An historical introduction to the relationship between ideologies, cultural practices, social structures and political institutions in Europe. Topics include: the political history of manners and court culture; public opinion and print culture; gender and consumerism; the history of the senses and the human body.
HISTORY 711A - (15 pts)π³
HISTORY 711B - Texts and Contexts (15 pts)π³
Takes a broad view of the histories of culture and of communication. It links aspects of the history of ideas (historical, political, religious, scientific, legal, cultural) to the modes of their transmission (objects, performances, languages, spoken, manuscript and printed texts). It relates a wide variety of texts to the historical circumstances of their generation and reception.
HISTORY 712A - (15 pts)π³
HISTORY 712B - Insider Histories (15 pts)π³
Considers histories from 'the inside', related debates about oral histories and oral history practice. Uses MΔori histories as case studies to explore the use of oral sources and issues of subjectivity, offering practical historical research and analytical skills. Topics include: the nature of and problems with oral and other sources, balancing textual and oral sources, writing from a subject position.
HISTORY 713A - (15 pts)π³
HISTORY 713B - Empire and Insurgency, 1840-1950 (15 pts)π³
Investigates insurgency within the British Empire between 1840 and 1950. Drawing upon examples including the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the Irish Revolution, and the New Zealand Wars, it explores frameworks for studying insurgencies, the challenges that arise for historians in comparing acts of rebellion, and how nationalist movements drew upon an empire-wide repertoire of insurgency to advance their objectives.
HISTORY 715A - (15 pts)π³
HISTORY 715B - Topics in the History of War and Peace (15 pts)π³
An exploration of the history and historiography of modern warfare, peace and state violence, focusing on case studies from the 1850-1950 period, including warfare in Aotearoa and the wider Pacific. Topics include the course, conduct and consequences of inter-state, civil, revolutionary and imperial warfare as well as of peace-making, internationalism, humanitarianism and the regulation of warfare in international law.
HISTORY 716 - Topics in the History of War and Peace (15 pts)π³
An exploration of the history and historiography of modern warfare, peace and state violence, focusing on case studies from the 1850-1950 period, including warfare in Aotearoa and the wider Pacific. Topics include the course, conduct and consequences of inter-state, civil, revolutionary and imperial warfare as well as of peace-making, internationalism, humanitarianism and the regulation of warfare in international law.
HISTORY 721A - (15 pts)π³
HISTORY 721B - Special Topic (15 pts)π³
HISTORY 725A - (15 pts)π³
HISTORY 725B - Health, Medicine and Society (15 pts)π³
Health and medicine within the context of the society of which they are part, with a special emphasis on New Zealand from 1840 to the present day. Various public health topics will be investigated including mental health, infant health and maternity, sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, and the politics of health care.
HISTORY 734A - (15 pts)π³
HISTORY 734B - Uncovering United States History (15 pts)π³
Explores the arguments, assumptions, and points of view that have created and continue to create historical knowledge of the United States. The course engages with the practice of United States history and historiography, emphasising historians' ways of doing, thinking, valuing, and writing about the past.
HISTORY 736A - (15 pts)π³
HISTORY 736B - Medieval Women, c.1100-1500 (15 pts)π³
A study of the history and historiography of medieval women, this course considers what medieval women's history consists of, how it can or should be written, and why it is worth writing.
HISTORY 737A - (15 pts)π³
HISTORY 737B - Rethinking History (15 pts)π³
An examination of key issues in the theory and practice of history, with a focus on the controversies and consequences of the so-called βpoststructuralist (or linguistic) turnβ of the 1980s, as well as more recent challenges. The aim is to provide a self-reflexive approach to historians' representations and interpretations of the past.
HISTORY 740 - Special Topic (15 pts)π³
HISTORY 742A - (15 pts)π³
HISTORY 742B - Special Topic (15 pts)π³
HISTORY 760 - (30 pts)π³
HISTORY 760A - (15 pts)π³
HISTORY 760B - Special Study (15 pts)π³
Individual research, normally related to one of the courses HISTORY 706 to HISTORY 736, selected in consultation with and Education 790 one or more staff members and approved by the Academic Head or nominee.
HISTORY 761 - (30 pts)π³
HISTORY 761A - (15 pts)π³
HISTORY 761B - Special Study (15 pts)π³
Individual research, normally related to one of the courses HISTORY 706 to HISTORY 736, selected in consultation with one or more staff members and approved by the Academic Head or nominee.