HSTY 2019

AUSTRALIA to 1888: Colonising Cultures

July Semester, 2005

This course offers a critical understanding of the processes of colonisation in Australia, and of the national history that has been built on them.

What happened in 1788? This unit considers the economic, social and cultural impact of colonisation on both the white settlers and the indigenous population, and the different ways in which racial conflict was experienced and understood. It then probes the aspirations and torn loyalties of early Australian colonists, convict and free, and their ambiguous positioning between the 'Old World' and the 'New'. Through a focus on historic moments of struggle - over democracy, gold, labour - it considers conflict and the contested aims of colonisation within the emerging society. The unit concludes with the centennial celebrations of 1888, when Australians took stock and pondered the nature of colonial identity and the meaning of their history.

Teacher:

Kirsten McKenzie
Room 815 Mungo MacCallum Building
9351 6668
kirsten.mckenzie@arts.usyd.edu.au

Learning contact hours:

Lectures:

Tuesday 10-11 am
Quadrangle Building, History I, S223

Wednesday 2-3 pm
Quadrangle Building, Latin I, S224

Tutorials:

One hour a week as per timetable.

Note: there are no tutorials in the first week of semester.