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Offered By Minimum School of History 48 units

Academic Contact Dr John Knott Academic Plan 7161XMHIST CRICOS Code UAC Code 075897M 832032(Master of History) 835032(Master of History)

The Master of History is available to students who wish to undertake advanced studies in history. It is a flexible degree which, while containing a compulsory component focused on the theoretical understanding and practical skills required in the study of history at an advanced level, also allows students to tailor a program to suit their particular needs. Some courses are designed to meet the needs of teachers working in schools with the national curriculum in history; others cover a broad range of periods, regions, topics and varieties of history. Students who complete the degree at a satisfactory standard (70%) will be qualified and well prepared to undertake the Master of Historical Research.
Admission Requirements

Applicants should have a four year Bachelors degree with Honours or a four-year combined degree in a cognate area from an Australian tertiary institution or its international equivalent. Equivalence may be met by the completion of the Graduate Certificate in History.
Prerequisites

Applicants should have at least a four year Australian Bachelors degree either as Honours or a combined degree (or equivalent) in a cognate discipline with a minimum 65% average at ANU, or equivalent prior learning as per the ANU Credit Policy. Cognate disciplines: Ancient History, Archaeology, History, Journalism, Museum Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology, Social Sciences All applicants must meet the Universitys English Language Admission Requirements for Students. Equivalence may be met by the completion of a Graduate Certificate in History.

Program Requirements The program consists of 48 units of coursework: Compulsory Courses (12 Units) HIST6110* - History and Theory HIST6506* - Researching and Writing History [Students who have completed the above courses in another award are exempt from this requirement and will take alternative core course(s) in their place.] Core Courses (a minimum of 12 units from the following list): HIST8002 - Crimes, Courts and Crucifixions: Maintaining Order in the Roman Empire HIST8003 - Digital Histories and Biographies HIST8011* - Writing Biography HIST8010* - Biographical Practices HIST8012 - Oral History, memory and life-writing HIST8015* - Colonial Australia in an Imperial World HIST8016* - Settler Societies and Indigenous Encounters HIST8017* - Australia and the World at War HIST8018* - A Globalising World HIST8021* - Readings in History HUMN8009 - Biography and Society MUSC8001 - Museums and Society Elective Courses (a maximum of 24 units from the following list): HIST6022 - Indigenous Australian History HIST6078 - Australians at Work HIST6107 - American Voices: Aspects of Social Thought in the United States, 1900-1990 HIST6111 - Healing Powers: Medicine and Society Since 1750 HIST6117 - Technology and Society, 1800-2000 HIST6119 - Urban Australia, 1870-1970 HIST6121 - Electric Citizens: The Rise of the Modern Media in the United States, 1865-2000 HIST6122 - Popular Culture, Gender and Modernity HIST6126 - American Sixties HIST6128 - Convicts and Emigrants: Australia, 1770s to 1870s HIST6130 - History on Film HIST6133 - Human Variations and Racism in Western Culture, c. 1450-1950 HIST6136 - World At War, 1939-1945 HIST6213 - Real Men: Manhood and Identity in the Western World HIST6214 - The Great War, 1914-1918 HIST6216 - Religion and Society in the Roman Empire HIST6221 - The Birth of Modernity: Britain 1688-1848 HIST6223 - The French Revolution and Napoleonic Europe HIST6225 - Environmental History: Australia and the World HIST6226 - Nazi Germany

HIST6228 - Enlightenment Worlds HIST6229 - Sexuality in Australian History HIST6509 - Tudor-Stuart England c.1485-1714: Politics, Society, Culture

* Courses available in online mode. International Students must seek approval from the Program Convenor prior to enrolling in these courses. The information published on the Study at ANU 2013 website applies to the 2013 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2012 website.

Summary of courses offered in the Master of History Program in 2013


Compulsory Courses (12 units) First Semester, 2013 HIST6110 - History and Theory Second Semester, 2013 HIST6506 - Researching and Writing History First Semester, 2014 HIST6110 - History and Theory Second Semester, 2014 HIST6506 - Researching and Writing History Core Courses (12 units) First Semester, 2013 HIST8003 - Digital History and Biography HIST8015 - Colonial Australia in an Imperial World HIST8016 - Settler Societies and Indigenous Encounters HIST8021 - Readings in History Autumn Session, 2013

HIST8010 - Biographical Practices HIST8011 - Writing Biography Second Semester, 2013 HIST8017 - Australia and the World at War HIST8018 - A Globalising World HIST8021 - Readings in History First Semester, 2014 HIST8003 - Digital History and Biography HIST8015 - Colonial Australia in an Imperial World HIST8016 - Settler Societies and Indigenous Encounters HIST8021 - Readings in History Autumn Session, 2014 HIST8010 - Biographical Practices HIST8011 - Writing Biography Second Semester, 2014 HIST8017 - Australia and the World at War HIST8018 - A Globalising World HIST8021 - Readings in History Electives First Semester, 2013 HIST6022 - Indigenous Australian History HIST6128 - Convicts and Emigrants: Australia, 1770s to 1870s HIST6136 - World At War, 1939-1945 HIST6229 - Sexuality in Australian History Second Semester, 2013 HIST6126 - American Sixties HIST6133 - Human Variations and Racism in Western Culture, c. 1450-1950 HIST6213 - Real Men: Manhood and Identity in the Western World HIST6225 - Environmental History: Australia and the World HIST6228 - Enlightenment Worlds First Semester, 2014 HIST6022 - Indigenous Australian History

HIST6136 - World At War, 1939-1945 HIST6229 - Sexuality in Australian History Second Semester, 2014 HIST6126 - American Sixties HIST6213 - Real Men: Manhood and Identity in the Western World HIST6225 - Environmental History: Australia and the World HIST6228 - Enlightenment Worlds Online courses. NB: International Students must seek approval from the Program Convenor prior to enrolling in these courses. First Semester, 2013 HIST6110 - History and Theory HIST8015 - Colonial Australia in an Imperial World HIST8016 - Settler Societies and Indigenous Encounters HIST8021 - Readings in History Autumn Session, 2013 HIST8010 - Biographical Practices HIST8011 - Writing Biography Second Semester, 2013 HIST6506 - Researching and Writing History HIST8017 - Australia and the World at War HIST8018 - A Globalising World HIST8021 - Readings in History First Semester, 2014 HIST6110 - History and Theory HIST8015 - Colonial Australia in an Imperial World HIST8016 - Settler Societies and Indigenous Encounters HIST8021 - Readings in History Autumn Session, 2014 HIST8010 - Biographical Practices HIST8011 - Writing Biography Second Semester, 2014 HIST6506 - Researching and Writing History

HIST8017 - Australia and the World at War HIST8018 - A Globalising World HIST8021 - Readings in History

Courses that count towards this Program


Compulsory Courses (12 units) HIST6110 - History and Theory HIST6506 - Researching and Writing History Core Courses (12 units) HIST8003 - Digital History and Biography HIST8010 - Biographical Practices HIST8011 - Writing Biography HIST8012 - Oral History, Life Stories and Memory HIST8015 - Colonial Australia in an Imperial World HIST8016 - Settler Societies and Indigenous Encounters HIST8017 - Australia and the World at War HIST8018 - A Globalising World HIST8021 - Readings in History HUMN8009 - Biography and Society MUSC8001 - Museums and Society Electives HIST6022 - Indigenous Australian History HIST6107 - American Voices: Aspects of Social Thought in the United States, 1900-1990 HIST6111 - Healing Powers: Medicine and Society Since 1750 HIST6117 - Technology and Society, 1800-2000 HIST6119 - Urban Australia, 1870-1970 HIST6121 - Electric Citizens: The Rise of the Modern Media in the United States, 1865-2000 HIST6126 - American Sixties HIST6128 - Convicts and Emigrants: Australia, 1770s to 1870s HIST6130 - History on Film HIST6133 - Human Variations and Racism in Western Culture, c. 1450-1950 HIST6136 - World At War, 1939-1945 HIST6213 - Real Men: Manhood and Identity in the Western World HIST6214 - The Great War, 1914-1919 HIST6221 - The Birth of Modernity: Britain 1688-1848 HIST6223 - The French Revolution and Napoleonic Europe HIST6225 - Environmental History: Australia and the World HIST6226 - Nazi Germany HIST6228 - Enlightenment Worlds HIST6229 - Sexuality in Australian History Online courses. NB: International Students must seek approval from the Program Convenor prior to enrolling in these courses.

HIST6110 - History and Theory HIST6506 - Researching and Writing History HIST8010 - Biographical Practices HIST8011 - Writing Biography HIST8015 - Colonial Australia in an Imperial World HIST8016 - Settler Societies and Indigenous Encounters HIST8017 - Australia and the World at War HIST8018 - A Globalising World HIST8021 - Readings in History

HIST8003 Digital History and Biography

Course Details Fees and Dates School of History

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Academic Career Graduate Coursework Course Subject History Offered in Unit Value Course Description First Semester, 2013 and First Semester, 2014 6 units

The digital revolution has had a profound impact on the way history is recorded, preserved and shared. This course provides an overview of developments in the rapidly growing field of digital history over the past two decades, including advances in the interactive web environment that underpin social networking and information sharing sites such as MySpace, Facebook, YouTube and Flickr. The course encourages students to think critically about the implications of using new media for compiling, storing and displaying historical information. It begins by considering the influence of earlier media, such as photography and film, on historical studies, so that digital innovations can be understood in a broader context. Drawing on examples from around the world, the course focuses on new formats, genres and writing practices for the presentation and production of history, ranging from the personal and experimental to the institutional. These will be discussed in the context of the latest issues in areas such as multimedia documentary, interactive narrative, online communities and commemoration, digital identity and storytelling, historical GIS, e-research and cyberinfrastructure, virtual environments and the semantic web.

Learning Outcomes

On satisfying the requirements of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to: 1. Think critically about the implications of using new media for compiling, storing, displaying and disseminating historical and biographical information. 2. Understand the influence of earlier media, such as photography and film, on historical and biographical studies so that digital innovations can be viewed in a broader context. 3. Appraise new formats, genres and writing practices for the presentation and production of history and biography, ranging from the personal and experimental to the institutional. 4. Understand key ways in which the concepts of identity and community are changing in the digital information age. Participation in online discussion forums (10%) Critical review essay (1500 words, 30%) Written research paper (3000-3500 words, 60%) Students are expected to spend approximately 120 hours on this course, working through the reading program, contributing to online discussions and completing the assessment tasks. Students will also attend a 3-day intensive held in June/July.

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Course Advanced Classification(s) Requisite Statement

There is no prerequisite, other than meeting the standard required for entry into a Masters by coursework.

Recommended Recommended Courses: Other courses offered from the Master in Biographical Research and Writing program. Courses Prescribed Texts Readings will be provided at the beginning of the course. Technology This course makes extensive use of online technology (Wattle) for accessing Requirements resources and activities. It will be in students best interests to ensure they have

an adequate computer and fast internet connection, preferably at home, to ensure easy access to all on-line information and activities.
Programs Master of Biographical Research and Writing, Master of History, Master of Music, and Graduate Certificate of Music paul.arthur@anu.edu.au

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HIST8021 Readings in History

Course Details Fees and Dates School of History

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Academic Career Graduate Coursework Course Subject History Offered in First Semester, 2013, Second Semester, 2013, First Semester, 2014, and Second Semester, 2014 6 units

Unit Value Course Description

Learning Outcomes

This course provides students with an opportunity to undertake a program of indepth reading in an area of history under the guidance of a staff member. The nature of the program will be negotiated between the student and a proposed supervisor, but might include Australian History; Indigenous History; Environmental History; Imperial and Colonial History; Medieval and Early Modern History; the history of Gender and Sexuality; American History; European History; or Transnational History. Students must gain the formal agreement of a staff member to supervise them before enrolling in this course. By the end of this course, you should be able to: 1. Formulate a coherent program of reading in consultation with a professional historian. 2. Identify a series of historical questions and problems in a field and devise a plan for dealing with them. 3. Analyse the major contributions to the historiography of a coherent field of study. 4. Evaluate the significant debates, problems and controversies in a particular field of historical study. 5. Locate and interpret a body of primary source materials relevant to the field

Indicative Assessment

of historical study. 1. Learning Plan (Reading List/ Questions and Problems/ Assessment Plan) (800 words, excluding reading lists): 10% [assesses Learning Objectives 1 and 2] 2. Essay 1: 2000 words: 40% [assesses Learning Objectives 3, 4 and 5] 3. Essay 2: 3000 words: 50% [assesses Learning Objectives 3, 4 and 5] 120 hours of reading, assignment work and consultations, with a minimum of 6 hours of direct communication between supervisor and student.

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Course Advanced Classification(s) Areas of Interest History Requisite Statement

None.

Department consent. Recommended None.


Courses Consent Required Consent is required prior to enrolling in this course.

Prescribed Texts None. Readings are to be negotiated between student and supervisor. Technology Students will need internet access. Requirements Programs Academic Contact Master of History and Master of History frank.bongiorno@anu.edu.au

HIST8011 Writing Biography

Course Details Fees and Dates

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School of History

Academic Career Graduate Coursework Course Subject History Offered in Unit Value Course Description Autumn Session, 2013 and Autumn Session, 2014 6 units

Learning Outcomes

Biography is many things. It is the study of significant and ordinary individuals; it is the study of families and groups; it can shed light on specific historical periods and problems; it can provide a way of accessing individual and collective experience; it can illuminate the whole process of social and historical change. This course challenges students to think critically and creatively about the writing of biography in all its forms. What is the relationship between biography and history, biography and theory, biography and fiction? How do biographical studies incorporate theory? Should historians use different approaches to biography depending on the culture and/or gender of their subjects? How important is the relationship between biographers and their subjects? What special problems face the biographer of living subjects, or subjects in living memory? Through exploring questions such as these, students will develop a critical understanding of the complex issues surrounding the writing of biography. On satisfying the requirements of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to: 1. Describe and assess various approaches to researching and writing biography 2. Understand the relationship between biography, history and fiction 3. Evaluate new forms of biography and life writing such as those developed through feminist, postcolonial and Indigenous theories and approaches 4. Understand the uses of biography and life story in the humanities and social sciences 5. Demonstrate skills in researching and writing short critical biographical studies Participation in online forums, 1000 words (10%) [Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3] Critical review, 2000 words (30%) [Learning Outcomes 1, 5] Biographical essay, 3000 words (60%) [Learning Outcomes 2, 3, 4, 5]

Indicative Assessment

Workload

Students are expected to spend approximately 120 hours on this course, working through the reading program, contributing to online discussions and completing the assessment tasks.

Course Advanced Classification(s) Requisite Statement

There is no prerequisite, other than meeting the standard required for entry into a Masters by coursework.

Recommended Recommended Courses: Other courses offered from the Master in Biographical Research and Writing program. Courses Prescribed Texts None. Readings will be provided at the beginning of the course. Technology This course makes extensive use of online technology (Wattle) for accessing Requirements resources and activities. It will be in students best interests to ensure they have

an adequate computer and fast internet connection, preferably at home, to ensure easy access to all on-line information and activities.
Programs Master of Biographical Research and Writing, Master of History, Master of Music, Graduate Certificate of Music, and Master of History rani.kerin@anu.edu.au

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HIST8010 Biographical Practices

Course Details Fees and Dates School of History

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Academic Career Graduate Coursework Course Subject History Offered in Autumn Session, 2013 and Autumn Session, 2014

Unit Value Course Description

6 units

Biography has grown considerably in popularity in recent decades and is utilised in a variety of ways in academic contexts and in mainstream publishing. It remains a loosely defined genre, so the task of writing a biography presents a range of challenges. This course will give students a thorough grounding in the biographers craft, focusing on the practical challenges of planning, researching, writing and publishing a life story. A biography might serve a range of different purposes, depending on the theoretical perspective of the biographer and the life trajectory of her subject. This course will examine how these issues shape biographical practice. Students will consider common research challenges, which might range from assembling an archive from diverse and meagre sources, to negotiating a monumental personal archive of almost forbidding scale. Attention will be given to how biographers present a life in a literary form, and the strengths and weaknesses of chronological and thematic approaches to biographical narrative. Other practical issues such as ethical dilemmas and publishing challenges will also be canvassed. As a whole, the course is designed to equip students with the practical skills and knowledge required to undertake a biographical research project. On satisfying the requirements of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
1. Understand issues facing leading biographers in writing and publishing biography. 2. Demonstrate critical thinking in the uses of biography and life stories in the social sciences, humanities and public contexts. 3. Show knowledge of research collections available to biographers in libraries, archives and online. 4. Think critically about alternative approaches to the biographical form. 5. Demonstrate a grasp of ethical dilemmas in biographical research and writing. 6. Develop networks to assist in research and professional development.

Learning Outcomes

Indicative Assessment

Reflective Essay (2000 words, 40%) [Learning Outcomes 1, 6] Critical Essay (3000 words, 50%) [Learning Outcomes 2-5] Participation in online discussion forums (10%) [Learning Outcomes 1-6] Students are expected to spend approximately 130 hours on this course, working through the reading program, contributing to online discussions and completing the assessment tasks.

Workload

Course Advanced Classification(s)

Requisite Statement

There is no prerequisite, other than meeting the standard required for entry into a Masters by coursework.

Recommended Recommended Courses: Other courses offered from the Master in Biographical Research and Writing program. Courses Prescribed Texts No prescribed texts. Readings for each module will be provided at the

beginning of the course. Technology This course makes extensive use of online technology (Wattle) for accessing Requirements resources and activities. It will be in students best interests to ensure they have an adequate computer and fast internet connection, preferably at home, to ensure easy access to all on-line information and activities.
Programs Master of Biographical Research and Writing, Master of History, Master of Music, Graduate Certificate of Music, and Master of History samuel.furphy@anu.edu.au

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HIST6110 History and Theory

Course Details Fees and Dates School of History

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Academic Career Graduate Coursework Course Subject History Offered in Unit Value Course Description First Semester, 2013 and First Semester, 2014 6 units

This unit is designed to help students to become better historians and better analysts of historical writing. It seeks to illuminate the principles, strategies and assumptions which underlie different forms of history - both today and in the past. And it seeks to acquaint students with current debates about the discipline.

This course considers what historians aim to do, and what they actually do. It asks questions such as: How can we know what happened in the past? Why do historians disagree about what happened? What is the relationship between the present and the past, and how does this inform the way we research and write history? How are historical narratives constructed? What literary and rhetorical techniques do they use? How do they employ evidence? The course will consider key developments in historical thought and method, from the classical period to the present day. It will invite students to consider the social functions of historical writing, as well as to critically assess the methods and models employed by different schools and traditions amongst historians. Students will have a chance to examine trends in recent historical practice, and to explore the influence of disciplines such as sociology and anthropology on history, as well as of movements such as postmodernism, feminism and post-colonialism. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Comprehend and constructively debate key philosophical and methodological issues central to the study of history and important to other disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. 2. Critically analyse the methods which have been employed by different historians and schools of historical thought in their efforts to understand and write about the past. 3. Detect the underlying premises and assumptions embedded in specific pieces of historical writing and/or other forms of historical media. 4. Construct sustained arguments concerning the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to the study of the past. 5. Reflect on theoretical issues relevant to the practice of different forms of history and their implications for students own work. 6. Design and produce a reflective research project illuminating issues theoretical issues relevant to the practice of History. Indicative Assessment

Learning Outcomes

1st Essay 2500 words (35%) [Learning Outcomes 1-4] Research project 3500 words (55%) [Learning Outcomes 1-6]
Oral and/or written contribution to class activities (10%) [Learning Outcomes 1-5]

Workload

One lecture (1.5 hours) and one tutorial (1 hour) per week for twelve weeks. Students are expected to commit at least 7.5 hours per week of private study. Lectures will be recorded.

Course Transitional Classification(s) Areas of Interest History

Programs

Graduate Certificate in History, Graduate Certificate in History, Master of Biographical Research and Writing, Master of History, Master of Music, Graduate Certificate of Music, Graduate Certificate in History, and Master of History

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Course delivery type - combination of on campus and online

Dr Alex Cook

HIST6506 Researching and Writing History

Course Details Fees and Dates School of History

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Academic Career Graduate Coursework Course Subject History Offered in Unit Value Course Description Second Semester, 2013 and Second Semester, 2014 6 units

This course is particularly designed for students who intend writing a research thesis in the future. It aims to assist students to undertake research in history using primary source materials. It involves discussion of questions of method, ethics, and style in historical research and writing. Each student will be helped to formulate an independent research proposal and encouraged to conduct research using a variety of historical sources, such as published and archival written documents, oral history, objects, architecture, cultural landscape, and visual sources such as photographs and film. Excursions are arranged to various relevant institutions in Canberra (such as the National Library, the War Memorial, National Film and Sound Archive, the National Archives of Australia, the Noel Butlin Archives, the National Museum of Australia). Staff at each of these institutions will supply an introduction to the strength of holdings, relevance to historical research, and methods of access to the collections. Students will be encouraged to experiment with historical writing. Different

Learning Outcomes

approaches to writing history and possibilities for innovation will also be discussed. Writing workshops are part of the course and are designed to encourage students to reflect on their work, to write more effectively, and to offer each other constructive criticism and support. Writing: The primary goal of the Researching and Writing History course is to introduce students to the practices, problems, and strategies involved in the writing of history. With this goal in mind, this unit will address issues of style, narrative, argument, and the ethical and literary decisions involved in the movement from the collection of evidence to the written essay. Accordingly, students in the course will acquire the ability to: 1. develop a research proposal. 2. frame an argument. 3. use evidence in generating a readable narrative. 4. see writing as a process of creation and revision.

Research Skills: Many of the tasks involved in historical research continue to reflect traditional skills. These skills involve the finding and use of paper, microfilm, and microform documents, the use of collection finder's guides and hard-copy bibliographies, and the use of published materials that may be considered too ephemeral or unwieldy to be made available electronically. In other words, the ability to master traditional (library or archive-based) research will continue to be necessary for the historian. Accordingly, students in HIST6506 will practise: 5. navigating the library (both virtually and physically) 6. using finder's guides for document collections. 7. undertaking archival research. 8. analysing and assessing evidence. 9. emphasising sources as evidence for argument.

Information Technology and Management: Development of electronic resources continues apace. Yet this does not necessarily mean that they are all equally

reliable or entirely trustworthy when it comes to historical research. HIST6506 aims to sharpen your critical skills in terms of: 10. using electronic databases, bibliographies, and text storage sites to best effect. 11. navigating and discriminating between resources posted on the internet. 12. employing digital technologies to manage your own research. 4,000-word research essay (in three stages based on writing workshops) (80%), which assesses Learning Outcomes 1-12. Two exercises interpreting source material (750 words each), (20%) which assesses Learning Outcomes 2,3,8,9. Seminars and excursions, class contact average three hours per week with at least seven hours per week of private study.

Indicative Assessment

Workload

Course Transitional Classification(s) Areas of Interest History Consent Required Consent is required prior to enrolling in this course.

Prescribed Texts Preliminary reading: Curthoys, A., & McGrath, A., (eds) Writing Histories,

Monash Publications, 2000.


Programs Graduate Certificate in History, Graduate Certificate in History, Master of Biographical Research and Writing, Master of History, Master of Music, Graduate Certificate of Music, Graduate Certificate in History, and Master of History A/Prof Frank Bongiorno

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