
PACIS300-22A (HAM)
Contemporary Critical Issues in the Pacific
15 Points
Staff
Convenor(s)
Jesi Bennett
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A.G.05
jesi.bennett@waikato.ac.nz
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Paper Description
Paper Structure
The nature of PACIS300 will be collaborative learning with some lecturing, lots of talanoa and student-led discussion. There will be a lot of activity-based learning with lots of opportunities for contribution, positive class involvement and self-development. There will be ambitious amounts of entertaining reading and there are assignments which provide opportunities for you to consider and extend your engagement with the material discussed in class.
PACIS300 will cover topics of: knowledge & identity, racism & politics, land & place, education & learning, gender, language & culture, health & wellbeing, climate change, and arts & activism.
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper should be able to:
Assessment
Assessment Components
The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam.
Required and Recommended Readings
Required Readings
The required text for this paper is Julian Aguon's The Properties of Perpetual Light (University of Guam Press, 2021). Hardcopies of the book are available for purchases at the bookshop on campus. This text is also available as an e-book through Amazon. Free copies (both as an e-book and hardcopy) are available through our university library.
Most weeks you will have required readings; these will be available through Moodle. Any exceptions, for example exhibit catalogues, will be provided in class.
Recommended Readings
Online Support
Workload
This is a 15 point paper, and so you should plan to spend 150 hours on it over the course of semester. This time allocation includes lectures/talanoa (48 hours), reading, and preparation of assignments.
Do not forget to allow time to prepare for lectures/talanoa: it is expected that when readings are required for specific lectures you will attend having read the material carefully and having thought about how it connects to our paper.