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Australian History and its Constructions - ARTS3286
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Humanities
 
 
Course Outline: School of Humanities Courses 2012
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 24 units of credit in the History or Australian Studies streams or 72 uoc overall
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 1 (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Subject Area: History
This course can also be studied in the following specialisation: Australian Studies



This course examines the themes and debates that have shaped perceptions of the past and the evolution of Australian historical literature. We explore the individual works of historians who have been instrumental in both shaping and challenging our understandings of the Australian past, and the controversies their works have sparked. The course pays special attention to the way historiography has developed around themes of race, gender, memory, the nation and postmodernism, and the ways these constructions have influenced representations of the past in politics, the press, cinema, fiction and museums.

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