Assignment Task
Purpose
The purpose of this assessment task is to engage students in a deep analysis of the assigned readings and course content. The task aims to encourage students to conduct additional research, and communicate clearly in writing, building academic reading and writing skills that are fundamental to all BA humanities study.
You have been invited to contribute to a publication called ‘The Humanities Handbook’ which is a textbook/informational resource exploring ideas and concepts that are fuldamental to all BA humanities study.
You will be required to choose ONE question prompt from the list provided and produce ONE written ‘Humanities Handbook’ entry as contribution to this publication.
Your response should take the form of a short piece of scholarly analytical writing, much like a short discursive essay or academic feature article responding to the question prompt.
In your response, you need to draw on the ideas from the course readings as well as your own research to support your analysis and discussion of your chosen prompt.
You need to provide at least 8 sources as references (including a combination of
books/chapters/articles/online resources). At least TWO of these sources should be course readings. Refer to the template provided to inform your referencing style.
Description
Your response should go beyond mere summary to question, critique, extend, or apply the ideas from the readings and research that you have chosen.
You must select ONE from the following EIGHT question prompts:
1. What is ‘epistemology, and why do we need to understand its meaning?
2. Explain the value of visual methods in the humanities disciplines.
3. What is the role of ‘place’ in human experiences of belonging?
4. Why do we acknowledge Country in Australia?
5. How does our understanding of humanity improve with awareness of languages and communication?
6. Explain the role of narrative and storytelling for individuals and groups. You may wish to choose the present or past as your context.
7. How do you define digital humanities for new scholarship?
8 What does it mean to he human in the future?