AUSTRALIAN POLITICAL CULTURE
POL2APC
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students examine the origins and evolving nature of Australian political culture from federation to the present-day. Utilising Paul Kelly's contested, but nevertheless, useful concept of an 'Australian Settlement', we identify the key ideas, values, policies and programs that shaped Australian political life. Topics include: Aboriginal dispossession and the doctrine and ideology of terra nullius, the 'White Australia' policy, masculinism, secularism, the British colonial heritage, Australia's reliance on 'great and powerful' allies' and the role of the state in shaping the life chances and political outlook of Australians. Assessment aims to consolidate students' analytical, research and communication skills and to develop their ethical and cultural awareness.
School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Gwenda Tavan
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: 15 credit points of any first year Politics subject and 15 credit points of any Humanities and Social Sciences subject, or subject coordinator's approval
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: POL3APC
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Online readings
Resource Type: Web resource
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: N/A
Year: N/A
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: N/A
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A