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Currency Lasses and Chesty Bonds: Gender in Australian History - MHIS245
This unit surveys women and gender in Australian history. We explore the ways that gender shaped This unit surveys the history of women and men in Australia since 1788. We explore the ways that gender shaped Indigenous societies, and how racial hierarchies shaped the experience of gender in Australia. We will explore the origins of the penal settlements, and the different experiences of male and female convicts. What did the colonial frontier mean for men and women? How has gender shaped national identity, political development, high and popular culture? How can we read political struggles through a gendered lens? We will explore the impact of World War I and II on gender relations and gender identities, including the ways the ANZAC legend shaped understandings of masculinity, and the rise of the teenager in the post-war world. The impact of the various liberation movements of the 1970s will be examined along with the ways that Australian culture and media have shaped contemporary femininities and masculinities. This is an ideal unit to follow MHIS101, and GEN110. It complements ENGL200, ENGL205 and provides a valuable historical context for issues explored in GEN312 and GEN320, ENGL306, ENGL308 and MHIS302.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| When Offered: | 2014 - Next offered in 2014 |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Tanya Evans |
| Prerequisites: |
12cp or (3cp in HIST or MHIS or POL units) |
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| NCCW(s): | HIST245 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations Faculty of Arts |
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