102-211 Migrant Nation: Culture and Identity

Formerly available as 100-211. Students who have completed 100-211 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

This subject allows students to engage critically with Australian multiculturalism, identifying its complex nature through a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Topics include history and politics of Australian immigration, multicultural policies, theories of multiculturalism, global perspectives on multiculturalism, migrant cultural forms, racial politics, case studies of migrant communities and ethnic/national identity. Students will engage with the work of historians, social and political theorists, policy makers, writers and artists to stimulate their analysis of multiculturalism. This course will appeal to anyone with a specific interest in immigration, ethnicity and national identity and those who seek to understand contemporary Australian society.

Class attendance and participation, and two pieces of written work totalling no more than 4000 words. In order to receive credit for class attendance and participation, students must attend at least 50% of tutorial classes, and class participation will be graded in relation to class presentations equivalent to no more than 500 words.

A subject reader and additional material will be provided.