As Australia progresses through the second decade of the 21st century, it confronts a number of persistent questions: Has it lived up to its reputation as an egalitarian country whose unofficial motto is ‘fair go!’? How have class relations been impacted on – if at all – by the economic boom of the past two decades? Are Australian women and men really equal in the context of the rise and fall of the Women’s Liberation Movement and the emergence of so-called ‘raunch feminism’? What are the prospects for closing the gap between the country’s indigenous people and its more recent arrivals?<br/><br/>Taking as its central themes, race, nation, class, and gender, the course is structured in... -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Ashley Lavelle
Prerequisites: 12cp or (3cp in HIST or MHIS or POL units)
