This unit introduces students to the main concepts and theoretical approaches in the study of ethnicity and migration. It places multicultural Australia in the context of globalisation and global migration and takes a comparative view on the issues of ethnicity, identity, nation and transnationalism. The unit also deals with the issues of nation-state's management of ethnic diversity, comparing settler societies such as Australia with the old nations of Europe and Asia. In the unit, students are encouraged to learn about Australian multiculturalism in a historical perspective, and develop a critical understanding of Australian ethnic relations since the beginning of European settlement. -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Helen Forbes-Mewett
Prerequisites: A first-year sequence in Sociology or permission
