ATS3476 · The Vietnam War, refugees and remembrance

Overview

The Vietnam War was one of the major conflicts in which Australia was engaged and led to Australia’s intake of a significant refugee group and its first experience of large-scale non-European immigration. The end of the war in 1975 led to one of the most visible refugee movements of the late twentieth century, in which over two million Vietnamese left their homeland. In this unit, you will explore key issues in the study of the Vietnam War and ongoing shifts in how to understand its history as well as post-war forced migration. The Vietnamese community is not only the largest refugee community in Australia but also its fourth largest Asian community. You will study the war and its contested history, the aftermath of war, refugees’ journeys and experiences, and the nature of remembrance.

Areas of study: History Global Asia Human rights and social justice

Offerings

The Handbook publishes no offerings for this unit.

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. explain and debate key issues in the historical study and remembrance of the Vietnam War;
2. critically discuss the Vietnamese refugee movement including the responses to this movement;
3. analyse complex experiences of loss and trauma, and issues of war and memory, through the narratives of refugees;
4. communicate research effectively verbally and in writing.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.