AIH238 - Australia in the Age of Total War 1914-1945
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 1-hour on-campus lecture per week 1 x 1-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week (recordings provided), 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week |
Content
This unit examines critically several themes about the role that Australia played in the two world wars and the impact of those wars on Australian society. The themes to be studied include:
- the debate over fighting 'other peoples' wars'
- the methods by which different wars were fought
- the soldiers' experience of war and return
- conscription, conscientious objection and popular opposition
- dissent in wartime
- gender and war
- aftermath of wars, including repatriation, broken bodies, broken minds, grief and loss
- citizenship issues and war, including internment of aliens
- the impact of war on the Australian state, national policies and the economy
- the representing of Australia's wars, including film
- comparisons with the war experiences of other nations and the ANZAC legend
- memory of war
Unit Fee Information
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