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131-067 War and Australian Society 1788-1938 | |
Note | Formerly available as 131-205/305. Students who have completed 131-205/305 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
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 and during and after wars. Topics covered include: frontier conflict between Europeans and Aborigines, colonial involvement in British Imperial wars, and Australia in the Great War of 1914-1938. The subject enables students to explore 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 | Class participation and written work totalling 4000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available. |
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