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131-003 Australian History 1788-1914 | |
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Note | Formerly available as 131-109. Students who have completed 131-109 prior to 1999 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. It is recommended that this subject be undertaken in conjunction with 131-004 Australia Since 1914. This subject is recommended for students wishing to complete a major in Australian studies. |
Availability | 1st year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Andrew Brown-May |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | This subject will examine Australian society and culture since European settlement. The subject aims to give students some critical and contextual understanding of current debates about nationhood and Australian identity. It will focus on the impact of peoples, ideas and institutions on the land, on each other, and on the society which would emerge by 1914. It will touch on the structures of social organisation, political rights and power, economic activity and everyday life, and incorporate understandings of such concepts as colonialism, racism, gender, class, tradition, modernity, frontiers, home and nation. The narrative of Australian history is a contested one, made up of stories of progress and survival, as well as of loss and decline. This broad course will build a narrative of Australia's history to 1914 and provide an introduction to the changing historiography of the major issues. |
Assessment | Class participation and written work totalling 4000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available. |
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