Australian Aboriginal History

Professor Richard Broome

4.2 (66)
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In this subject students study two key regions of Australia's colonial past – the cradle of white settlement in early New South Wales and/or Tasmania, and the Northern Territory, Australia's last frontier - to explore colonial relations and also the recent past. Student-centred enquiry-based research into colonial primary documents in teams and individually through research essays will enable students to develop their skills of research and conceptual analysis.

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66 Ratings

Great ‘overview’ lectures from a scholar

24/09/2023

suburbanGP

Surprisingly enjoyable, nuanced and accessible series of lectures. The speaker, Prof Broome, comes across as a thoughtful teacher. I liked how he includes stories from the historical record from the perspectives of the various British, colonial settlers and Indigenous groups. The field of Aboriginal Historical Studies really only got started in the 1970s, so I’m sure this is a burgeoning area as documents and oral histories are discovered!
Broad and engaging introduction

22/02/2023

tlcassandra

Excellent introduction to the immense span Aboriginal history and of the impact of colonialism. Highly recommended.
Eh

24/07/2020

amira🐶

Good message, got boring
Fiction

25/10/2021

bossdrover

Unfortunately facts are lost in the fiction.

In this subject students study two key regions of Australia's colonial past – the cradle of white settlement in early New South Wales and/or Tasmania, and the Northern Territory, Australia's last frontier - to explore colonial relations and also the recent past. Student-centred enquiry-based research into colonial primary documents in teams and individually through research essays will enable students to develop their skills of research and conceptual analysis.