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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Australian Studies

100-402 Nation/Community/Citizen

Credit Points:

16.7 4th year

Coordinator:

Dr Kate Darian-Smith

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

One 2-hour seminar per week

Objectives:

Students completing this subject should have:

  • critical understanding of the functioning of Australian nationalism in diverse sites and contexts in Australian culture and society; awareness of changing representations of community and citizen in Australia; tutorial participation (10%0

Content:

An interdisciplinary seminar examining the interrelationships of nation, community and citizen in Australia. Particular attention to: the history and contemporary forms of Australian nationalism, the Australian state and its changing views of citizens (including issues of gender and ethnicity), multiculturalism and its critics, sustainable futures for particular Australian communities.

Assessment:

Tutorial Participation (10%) Written work not exceeding 6000 words (90%).

Prescribed Texts:

A student reader is available from the Australian Centre, containing all essential readings.

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