HSY2300

Twentieth Century Australia (6 points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Christina Twomey

Offered:
Clayton First semester 2004 (Day)
Caulfield Second semester 2005 (Day)
Clayton Second semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis:

Objectives: Upon successful completion of this unit students will be able to: 1. Distinguish the key moments of demographic, economic, social and political change in twentieth-century Australia. 2. Understand the changing character of the Australian state. 3. Identify the incidence of conflict and consensus in Australian political life. 4. Analyse the changing representations of Australian identity. 5. Apply the analytical frameworks of race, gender, class, ethnicity and power to twentieth-century Australian history. 6. Recognize how these key concepts are used by historians of twentieth-century Australia.

Assessment: Class participation: 10% + Tutorial paper (500 words): 15% + Book review (750 words): 15% + Research essay (2250 words): 35% + Examination (1 hour): 25%

Contact Hours: 1 hour lecture and 1 hour tutorial per week

Prerequisites: A first-year sequence in History or permission

Prohibitions: HSY3300, HSY2740, HSY3740