Curriculum:
Week 1Ê:   First Australians and the British Empire. 
Newcomers. William Dampier. James Cook. Captain Arthur Philip.
Pemulwuy. Bennelong. 

Week 2:  Convicts or EmpireÊ? 
The early colonial settlement in Sydney and New South Wales 1788-1822.
Founding settlements and the first farming frontier.  
A battle for land and survival (1803-1850). Trade Commerce Industries and Property
Arboriginal people and city life.  From expansion to self government. 

Week 3:  Indigenous and settler relations. (1803-1850)
The Gold rushes of the 1850s. 
New Frontiers. The pastoral occupation of the inland.

Week 4 and 5:  Gender and colonial society.
Bond and free. Social distinctions. 
Gender and Sociability.

Week 6:  Art and Literature: a cosmopolitan culture
History of Art in the Australian colonies in the 19th century.
The birth of a ÇÊnational literatureÊÈ
Aboriginal cultural production. Literature, visual culture and the oceanic imaginary.

Week 7:  An Imperial System
The idea of a ÇÊGreater BritainÊÈ. The rise of a new imperialism. 
Colonial Self-government. Colonial nationalisms. 
ÇÊThe new Australian ManÊÈ


Week 8: The Commonwealth of Australia: Building the Nation (1901-1914)
White Australia and Arbitration. 
An unhealthy government experiment (1897-1937)

Week 9: The Victory of National Citizenship Rights (1937-1967)
A Mass political movement by the First Australians from the 1930s.

Week 10: Indigenous Australia (1962-1992): From Assimilation to Citizenship rights       
and self-determination. 
Mabo and the removal of ÇÊterra nulliusÊÈ. 
Fighting for land rights.

Week 11: A Global Nation: 1980-2010.
The challenges of the 1980s and 1990s: Reforming the economy. 
Reconnecting with the NationÕs Indigenous people. 
An ageing society. 
Indigenous Challenges. 

Week 12: From the Howard years to the Rudd government (1995-2006)
Mainstream Australia and ÇÊMinorityÊÈ interests.
The 1999 Referendum and the no vote.
Refugees and asylum seekers.
The Rudd government and the apology to the AustraliaÕs Indigenous people.
The elusive hope of a reconciliation?