HSY1040

Australia today: an historical perspective

(ART)

Marian Quartly

6 points + 1 two-hour lecture and 1 tutorial per week + First semester + Clayton

Synopsis: The making of the Australian nation, and the changing interpretation of 'national issues', including: the changing understandings of Aboriginal land rights and sovreignty; population control, demography and reproduction; and education, delinquency and youth; and war and foreign relations. Changing conceptions of 'national identity' and citizenship since 1901, including Australia's relationship to Britain and its place in the postwar world.

Assessment: Tutorial exercises (total 1500 words): 30% + Class test (30 mins): 10% + Essay (1500 words): 35% + Short answer examination (1 hour): 25%