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 131-053 Migration and Australian Society

Note

Formerly available as 131-260/360. Students who have completed 131-260/360 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Availability

2nd and 3rd year

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

Ms J Templeton

Prerequisites

Usually 25 points of first year History, see Prerequisites.

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week

Subject Description

A study of European (including British) and Asian migration to Australia in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The subject will include a study of the changing historiography of, and major theoretical issues in, migration studies and of central themes in migration history; the migrant experience, the Australian response to the migrant presence, and the impact of migration upon Australian society. Students are encouraged to exploit the richly diverse sources available to pursue their own researches in this subject.

Assessment

Written work totalling 4000 words.



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