Extended data for Australian History and Politics

Australian History and Politics

Institution

Eötvös Loránd University

Related programme

English Applied Linguistics

Code

BMI-ANGD17-CP3bE.01

ECTS

6

ISCED code

0231 Language acquisition

Language of instruction

English

Academic term

1/2

Title

Australian History and Politics hu

Australian History and Politics en

Reading (viewing) assignments include: ·        Broome, Richard.  Aboriginal Australians: Black Response to White Dominance: 1788-1980.  North Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 1982. Edwards, W.H.  An Introduction to Aboriginal Societies.  Wentworth Falls, N.S.W.: Social Science Press, 1988. Flannery, Tim.  The Birth of Sydney.  Melbourne: Text Publishing, 1999. Hughes, Robert.  The Fatal Shore: A History of the Transportation of Convicts to Australia,1787-1868.  London: Pan, 1987. ·         Macintyre, Stuart.  A Concise History of Australia.  Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. ·         Meredith, Louisa.  Notes and Sketches of New South Wales.  London: John Murray, 1844. ·         Paul, Eric. Little America.  London: Pluto Press, 2006. Rickard, John.  Australia: A Cultural History.  London; New York: Longman, 1988. White, Richard.  Inventing Australia: Images and Identity 1688-1980.  Sydney; Boston: Allen and Unwin, 1981. Whitlock, Gillian and David Carter.  Images of Australia: An Introductory Reader in Australian Studies.  St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1992.

Reading (viewing) assignments include: ·        Broome, Richard.  Aboriginal Australians: Black Response to White Dominance: 1788-1980.  North Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 1982. Edwards, W.H.  An Introduction to Aboriginal Societies.  Wentworth Falls, N.S.W.: Social Science Press, 1988. Flannery, Tim.  The Birth of Sydney.  Melbourne: Text Publishing, 1999. Hughes, Robert.  The Fatal Shore: A History of the Transportation of Convicts to Australia,1787-1868.  London: Pan, 1987. ·         Macintyre, Stuart.  A Concise History of Australia.  Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. ·         Meredith, Louisa.  Notes and Sketches of New South Wales.  London: John Murray, 1844. ·         Paul, Eric. Little America.  London: Pluto Press, 2006. Rickard, John.  Australia: A Cultural History.  London; New York: Longman, 1988. White, Richard.  Inventing Australia: Images and Identity 1688-1980.  Sydney; Boston: Allen and Unwin, 1981. Whitlock, Gillian and David Carter.  Images of Australia: An Introductory Reader in Australian Studies.  St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1992.

Course content: ·         Overview of Australian history ·         Explorations of „The Great South Land” ·         Aboriginal history, traditions ·         Convict life ·         Colonial society ·         Overland explorations ·         Ned Kelly, bushrangers ·         Federation, White Australia Policy, The Boer War ·         Gallipoli, WW1 ·         Political institutions, Parties ·         Australia in WW2 ·         Stolen Generations ·         Multiculturalism: policies and waves ·         Hungarians in Australia ·         Relationship between Britain and Australia, Whitlam dismissal, Republicanism ·         Relationship between Australia and the USA, ANZUS ·         Issues in Contemporary Politics

Course content: ·         Overview of Australian history ·         Explorations of „The Great South Land” ·         Aboriginal history, traditions ·         Convict life ·         Colonial society ·         Overland explorations ·         Ned Kelly, bushrangers ·         Federation, White Australia Policy, The Boer War ·         Gallipoli, WW1 ·         Political institutions, Parties ·         Australia in WW2 ·         Stolen Generations ·         Multiculturalism: policies and waves ·         Hungarians in Australia ·         Relationship between Britain and Australia, Whitlam dismissal, Republicanism ·         Relationship between Australia and the USA, ANZUS ·         Issues in Contemporary Politics

Assessment of the course will be based on: a)      Attendance, participation b)      short presentation on a selected topic c)      seminar paper (8-10 pages) d)      in-class test

Assessment of the course will be based on: a)      Attendance, participation b)      short presentation on a selected topic c)      seminar paper (8-10 pages) d)      in-class test