HIS275: Contested Country: Twentieth Century Australian History

Australian history seems more debated and open to the competing claims of politicians and public intellectuals than at any other stage in our history. In this unit we examine themes such as war, celebration, Indigenous rights, migration, social and political conflict and change, and national identity. In the course of this, we look at the contested ground which is twentieth century Australian history, and reflect on the reasons for debate, the competing arguments, and the protagonists involved.

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Contact Time	Lectures/workshops: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 1 hour per week.
Prerequisites	Nil. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Unit Coordinator	Dr Jan Gothard Position: Senior Lecturer E-mail: J.Gothard@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Social Sciences Room 2.012 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2998
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Jan Gothard Senior Lecturer (J.Gothard@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2998 Murdoch Campus Social Sciences Room 2.012 MURDOCH S1: Internal (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)   MURDOCH S1: External (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)