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Modern Australia: Politics and Culture - ZHSS2202
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Faculty: UNSW@ADFA (Australian Defence Force Academy)
 
 
School:  School of Humanities and Social Sciences @ ADFA
 
 
Course Outline: https://gateway.unsw.adfa.edu.au/isas/current_students/outlines/index.html
 
 
Campus: University College Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: ZHSS1201 or ZHSS1202
 
 
Equivalent: AHIS2105
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course explores the major themes in Australian political, cultural and economic history in the twentieth century. Topics include relationships between external events and domestic politics, the changing political consequences of Federal-State financial arrangements, the significance of wars in the expansion of Commonwealth powers, the reforms of the Whitlam era, the changing roles of women in Australian society, and the role of the Australian film industry in the evolution of a distinctive Australian culture.

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