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HSTY2677: Being Australian

2024 unit information

What events and forces brought the nation of Australia into being and what historical legacies will direct our future? This unit focusses on key moments of struggle over what ‘Australia’ means and what it means to be Australian. Topics may include: imperial expansion and the colonial frontier; race relations and British race patriotism, Indigenous resistance and the White Australia policy; battles over land and labour; refugee and border protection; engagement with the Asia-Pacific; economic revolutions; protest movements and state formation. We will explore the ceaseless debate about government, community, history and identity that helps shape a collective and individual consciousness.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Arts and Social Sciences

Study level Undergraduate
Academic unit History
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 1000 level in History or 12 credit points at 1000 level in Ancient History
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. develop expertise in 20th Century Australian history
  • LO2. critically think about the problem of nationalism
  • LO3. develop the ability to ask new questions about the Australian experience in a global context
  • LO4. develop skills in research and essay writing.

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 2 2021
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2021
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Remote

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