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Inventing Australia: Race, Nation, Identity, 1901-1949 - AUST2019
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of History and Philosophy
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of credit
 
 
Equivalent: HIST2027
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Major developments in Australian History in the period from Federation to the beginning of the Cold War. Themes include: Federation, White Australia policy, defence, foreign affairs, entertainment, federal-state relations, labour, World War I and its impact on society, women's rights, the experience of the Great Depression, the impact of World War II, Aboriginal people, work and politics.


Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this course, students should:
  • Be more reflective about the Australian past, and importantly the legacy of this past in Australian society and politics
  • Interrogate the society around them from an historical perspective and engage in current debates about contemporary issues in an historically informed way
  • Develop a greater sensitivity about the diversity of the Australian experience
  • Develop skills of critical analysis in terms of both academic and popular constructions of the Australian past
  • Build new approaches to writing, reading and interpreting history
  • Develop an historical imagination and have fun with history.

Assessment

  • Weekly reading evaluation - 20%
  • Research essay (3000 words) - 40%
  • Tutorial participation - 20%
  • In-class test - 20%

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