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 131-067 War and Australian Society 1788-1918

Note

Formerly available as 131-205/305. Students who have completed 131-205/305 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Availability

2nd and 3rd year

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

Assoc Prof J Lack

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

This subject looks at Australians' experiences of war, both as combatants and civilians, during and after wars, including frontier conflict between Europeans and Aborigines, colonial involvement in British Imperial wars, and Australia in the Great War of 1914-1918. The subject explores Australian defence and foreign policy, the growth and nature of an Australian war tradition, the impact of war upon social relations and notions of national identity, the origins of the Anzac legend, and critical responses to that legend in the context of Australian traditions of myth-making and dissent.

Assessment

Written work totalling 4000 words.



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