Power and Resistance: 1900 - Present

Undergraduate | 2026

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HIST 4007
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Course ID
206997
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Magill
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Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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School of Humanities
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Course level
4
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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University-wide elective course
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No

Course overview

This course will develop students' advanced knowledge on the relationship between power and resistance in the context of designing and managing an individual research project. The course entails students to advance their knowledge on the relationship between power and resistance in a historical context. In so doing, students will advance their knowledge of relevant research project skills. Working with their project supervisor, students will develop and manage individual research projects on power and resistance in relation to cultural and historical topics such as the civil rights movement, worker's rights, gender and sexuality, politics of protest, to name a few, occurring within the timeframe 1900-present.

Course learning outcomes

  • identify a research issue and develop a research project to address this need
  • complete an individual research project, seek and meet deadlines and produce a document of appropriate professional quality and depth
  • locate gaps in existing knowledge, identify appropriate research approach to address research problems and situate findings within this existing body of knowledge

Prerequisite(s)

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Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

  • must not have completed HUMS3049 Power and Resistance - 1900 Present at the University of South Australia

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