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Australian History and its Constructions

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Subject Area: History<br/>This course can also be studied in the following specialisation: Australian Studies<br/><br/>This course examines the themes and debates that have shaped perceptions of the past and the evolution of Australian historical literature. We explore the individual works of historians who have been instrumental in both shaping and challenging our understandings of the Australian past, and the controversies their works have sparked. The course pays special attention to the way historiography has developed around themes of race, gender, memory, the nation and postmodernism, and the ways these constructions have influenced representations of the past in politics, the... -- Course Website

Prerequisites: 24 units of credit in the History or Australian Studies streams



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