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Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
HSY1030
Australia: immigrant nation
Andrew Markus
6 points + Two lectures and one tutorial per week + First semester +
Clayton
Synopsis Covering the period from 1788 to the present, the subject
provides an overview of immigration and settlement policies, the immigrant
experience, and the impact of immigration on national identity. Case studies
examine the experience of five minority groups: the Irish, Jews, Italians,
Greeks and Chinese. The final part considers the differing experiences of male
and female immigrants.
Assessment Tutorial exercises (1500 words): 35% + Essay (2000 words):
40% + Examinations (1 hour): 25%
Prescribed text
- Markus A Australian race relations Allen and Unwin, 1994
Recommended texts
- Markus A and Sims E Fourteen lives (Publications in History Series),
Monash U, 1993
- Sherington G Australia's immigrants Allen and Unwin, 1990
- Wilton J and Bosworth R Old worlds and new Australia Penguin,
1984
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