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131-205/305 War and Australian Society 1788-1918

Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd years

Coordinator: Dr J Lack.

Prerequisite: Normally, 25 points of first-year History

Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial a week.

Timetable: First semester

Objectives:

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.

Content:

Analysis of the war experiences of Australians, beginning with their first clashes with indigenous peoples up to the end of the Great War.

Assessment:

Not more than 5,000 words: class paper (15%), research essay (60%), reflective essay (25%).

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2. History, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p124) : Next:131-206 | Prev:131-204

131-205/305 War and Australian Society 1788-1918

Credit points: 16.7

Coordinator: Dr J Lack.

Contact: Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial each week.

Timetable: First semester.

Objectives:

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.

Content:

Analysis of the war experiences of Australians, beginning with their first clashes with indigenous peoples up to the end of the Great War.

Assessment:

Not more than 5,000 words: class paper (15 per cent); research essay (60 per cent); reflective essay (25 per cent).

* Note that ASSESSMENT, CONTACT, POINTS differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.

2. History, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p124) : Next:131-206 | Prev:131-204


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Status:          Official 1996
Date created:    Oct  9 1995
Last modified:   Oct  9 1995
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