AUSTRALIA NOW: ENVIRONMENTS, CULTURES, INSTITUTIONS 16.7 2nd and 3rd years Dr K Darian-Smith; Assoc Prof R Fincher. Semester 1 and repeated semester 2 Two hours of lectures and one tutorial weekly, or equivalent field work/excursions as negotiated. Students who complete this subject should be able to:

understand the ways in which Australia's environments have influenced and been shaped by the experiences of its non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal societies; be aware of how Australian cultural practices, notions of identity and key economic and political institutions are being shaped in contemporary postcolonial contexts; analyse how Australian environments and peoples are represented in a range of visual, cinematic and written texts.

This interdisciplinary subject has been designed for students who may be unfamiliar with Australia's social and physical landscapes. It presents analyses of contemporary Australia, critically using appropriate theoretical constructs, field work, and written and visual sources to focus particularly on: efforts to care for the land, transitions in the Australian economy and the social repercussions of these, Aboriginal identities in postcolonial Australia, and representations of Australian peoples and environments in a variety of texts. A class paper presented orally (10%); written work not exceeding 5,000 words in total (90%). A student guide containing material covered in lectures, and a reader including all essential readings, are available from the Australian Centre AUSTRALIA NOW: ENVIRONMENTS, CULTURES, INSTITUTIONS 16.7 Dr. K. Darian-Smith; Associate Professor R. Fincher. First or second semester. Two hours of lectures and one tutorial weekly, or equivalent field work/excursions as negotiated. Students who complete this subject should be able to:-

understand the ways in which Australia's environments have influenced and been shaped by the experiences of its non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal societies; be aware of how Australian cultural practices, notions of identity and key economic and political institutions are being shaped in contemporary postcolonial contexts; analyse how Australian environments and peoples are represented in a range of visual, cinematic and written texts.

This interdisciplinary subject has been designed for students who may be unfamiliar with Australia's social and physical landscapes. It presents analyses of contemporary Australia, critically using appropriate theoretical constructs, field work, and written and visual sources to focus particularly on: efforts to care for the land, transitions in the Australian economy and the social repercussions of these, Aboriginal identities in postcolonial Australia, and representations of Australian peoples and environments in a variety of texts. A class paper presented orally (10 per cent); written work not exceeding 5,000 words in total (90 per cent). A student guide containing material covered in lectures, and a reader including all essential readings, are available from the Australian Centre