16.7 4th year Associate Professor C Coppel. Second semester A 2-hour seminar per week. On completion of this subject students will be able: to reflect upon the ways in which 'Asia' and 'Asians' have been constructed historically in Australian society; to understand contemporary debates about Australian national identity in the light of such constructions. This unit aims to stimulate reflection upon the ways in which 'Asia' and 'Asians' have been constructed historically in Australian society and their meaning for Australian identity. Written work amounting to no more than 6,000 words.