ATS2110 The history of slavery: From antiquity to the present
Faculty of Arts
ATS2110 The history of slavery: From antiquity to the present is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 5 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS2110
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS2110
No unit lists ATS2110 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
Slavery has existed since ancient times and has been used in societies as diverse as Ancient Rome and modern India, medieval Europe and nineteenth-century America. It still exists, in various forms, today. The unit investigates the meaning and experience of enslavement in a range of historical contexts. How and why have people been enslaved and what did it mean to live in slavery? How might slaves understand and achieve their freedom? Why have so many societies used slave labour? In recent times, attitudes to enslavement have changed, leading to campaigns against slavery in modern times: why did this happen, and to what extent have these campaigns been successful?
Offerings in 2025
The 2025 handbook lists no offerings for ATS2110.
Assessment
- Literature reviewWritten15%
- Research proposalWritten20%
- EssayWritten35%
- Take-home final assessmentWritten25%
- ReportWritten5%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Analyse and explain the long history of slavery from the classical era to the present day, including contemporary controversies about the legacy of slavery for our world.
- 2
Critically interpret a variety of primary and secondary sources
- 3
Construct evidence-based arguments in your writing and verbal participation
- 4
Critically and independently think about and reflect upon your learning.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
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.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Where it fits
ATS2110 is part of 4 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Julie Kalman
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Julie Kalman
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS2110?
ATS2110 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS2110 offered?
ATS2110 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
How much work is ATS2110?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS2110 have an exam?
No. ATS2110 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS2110?
ATS2110 is part of History; and Human rights and social justice.