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131-064 The Browning of Australia: Australian Environment History | |
Note | Formerly available as 131-279/379. Students who have completed 131-279/379 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 2nd and 3rd year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Assoc Prof D Garden |
Prerequisites | Usually 25 points of first year History, see Prerequisites. |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour lecture for six weeks, a 1-hour lecture for six weeks, and a weekly 1-hour tutorial |
Subject Description | To trace British/European attitudes towards lands they 'discovered' in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and the consequent treatment of the Australian land mass, its flora and fauna. The impact of exploitation of the environment by European means of production and environmental impact of urban growth. Responses to the landscape as reflected in the arts, and the desire to transform the landscape to conform to European perceptions. Debate over optimum population size. The emergence of environmental consciousness in Australia and current environmental issues. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 4000 words. |
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