131-077 History and the City: 1850-2000

Usually 25 points of first year history, see Prerequisites.

A cultural history of Melbourne from a comparative New World perspective. The subject overviews the physical and social development of Melbourne, probes representations of the city in popular culture, and explores the diverse local horizons of its inhabitants. In so doing, the subject examines the growth of cities and the fashioning of urban cultures in Australia, the USA, and the UK. It seeks to strip away overlays of historical change and urban development in Melbourne, so as to tease out the 'inside' actualities of neighbourhood lives and experience in the past. Participants in the subject are encouraged to apply and extend these themes through original research on Melbourne, using a variety of visual and written texts.

Class participation and written work totalling 4000 words.

A subject reader will be available.