16.7 2nd and 3rd years Dr J Lack. Normally, 25 points of first-year History First semester Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial a week. On completion of this subject students should be able to: demonstrate a general knowledge of Australia's involvement in wars 1788-1918 and discuss the various interpretations that have been developed; understand the interaction between war and the home society, battle experience, national identity, gender relations, Australia's place in the world, traditions of dissent, and national myth making. Analysis of the war experiences of Australians, beginning with their first clashes with indigenous peoples up to the end of the Great War. Not more than 5,000 words: class paper (15%), research essay (60%), reflective essay (25%). 16.7 Dr J Lack. First semester. Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial each week. On completion of this subject students should be able to: demonstrate a general knowledge of Australia's involvement in wars 1788-1918 and discuss the various interpretations that have been developed; understand the interaction between war and the home society, battle experience, national identity, gender relations, Australia's place in the world, traditions of dissent, and national myth making. Analysis of the war experiences of Australians, beginning with their first clashes with indigenous peoples up to the end of the Great War. Not more than 5,000 words: class paper (15 per cent); research essay (60 per cent); reflective essay (25 per cent).