Agora

Agora is professional reading journal for History teachers. Each issue provides perspectives on a particular theme, from curriculum-focused content to pedagogical practice, along with teaching strategies, classroom activities and educational resources addressing the broader History curriculum.

Reflection

Editorial

A Model for Implementing the ‘Asia (1750–Present)’ Investigation • How could you fit the new curriculum investigation into a learning sequence that is logical and coherent for students?

Teaching Japanese Fascism • The new History curriculum investigation ‘Asia (1750–Present)’ enables students to examine the development of Japanese imperialism in Year 9.

Indian Agency in British Imperialism • Teaching early modern India requires an intentional shift away from presenting British expansion as a linear process of conquest, and towards a narrative that centralises Indian agency, economic networks and political negotiation.

Who ‘Owns’ Taiwan? History, Politics and the People of the Island • Modern history offers several ways of addressing questions of territorial ‘ownership’, but none of these provide a definitive answer in Taiwan’s case.

Factors that Drove Chinese Migration to the Australian Goldfields • Rapid population growth, land shortages, poverty, natural disasters, political instability and social upheaval prompted many Chinese people to seek economic opportunities on the Victorian goldfields.

Decolonisation’s Collision Course with the Cold War in South-East Asia • Understanding why independence unfolded so differently in Indonesia and Vietnam offers insights into the interplay between decolonisation processes and the Cold War.

The French in Vietnam: Conquer, Control, Concede • The Vietnamese people share a spirit of resistance against more powerful countries, most notably oppression by the French.

Teaching China’s Cultural Revolution with Mao Badges • Connecting the various Mao badge designs to individual expression is a useful way to challenge student assumptions about cultural conformity in Mao’s China.

Exploring the Complexity of Conflicts in Asia • Conflicts in Japan, China and India since 1750 provide opportunities for students to develop historical skills that enable them to escape linear narratives and engage with different historical perspectives.

Investigating Asia Since 1750 with Your Class • A step-by-step approach to structuring the new ‘Asia (1750–Present)’ investigation.

Teaching the Nile River’s Significance to the Ancient Egyptians Using Mastaba Reliefs • The Saqqara tombs offer primary source depictions of daily life that reveal the importance of the Nile River in ancient Egypt.

Reviews • Books available for review are listed at https://agora.htav.asn.au/books

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