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131-004 Australia Since 1914: Memories, Identities and Histories | |
Note | Formerly available as 131-111. Students who have completed 131-111 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 1st year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Dr K Darian-Smith |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | This subject examines Australian histories from WWI through to the 1990s, looking at how key events and social trends (war, depression, immigration, economic developments, indigenous rights, regionalism, urbanization etc) have shaped notions of identity, community and nationhood; at the relationships between public and private historical experiences, with particular reference to oral histories and life stories; and at how social tradition, race relations, sense of place etc have influenced understandings of and contestations over the meanings of 'Australianness' and 'Australia' in the twentieth century. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 4000 words, and 10% tutorial participation. 50% attendance at tutorials is required. |
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