1. AUSTRALIAN CULTURE UI 326 Fall 2005 Robert Zeller

2. Demographics Population of about 20 million Most people live in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, or Perth (most urbanized country in the world) Pre WWII: non-indigenous population mainly Anglo-Celtic Immigration: post WWII from Europe, last few decades from Asia-Pacific

3. States & Territories New South Wales (capital Sydney) Victoria (Melbourne) Queensland (Brisbane) Tasmania (Hobart) South Australia (Adelaide) Western Australia (Perth) Northern Territory (Darwin) Australian Capital Territory (Canberra— national capital)

4. Political Map land area approx. = continental U.S.

5. New South Wales

6. Victoria

7. Queensland

8. Tasmania

9. South Australia

10. Western Australia

11. Northern Territory

12. Australian Capital Territory

14. Some questions: What do we mean by the term culture? In what ways can we study it? In what ways might you expect Australian culture to be distinctive? Why?

15. Some Key Dates in Australian History 40,000+ years B.P.: Arrival of first humans 1770: James Cook maps east coast of continent, claims it for Britain 1788: Arrival of first fleet 1851: Discovery of gold 1853: End of convict transportation to eastern colonies 1866: End of convict transportation (to W.A.) 1901: Federation 1914-1918: World War I (Gallipoli, 1915) 1939-1945: World War II 1975: Sacking of Whitlam government 1992: Mabo decision

16. Course Organization The Convict Era Colonialism, Nationalism, and National Myths Australia in the World Wars Aboriginal Australia The Natural World Women in Australia Art and Architecture Popular Culture and Sport Australia and the Pacific

17. Films 1.The Man from Snowy River 2.Gallipoli 3.Rabbit-Proof Fence 4.My Brilliant Career 5.The Castle

18. Reading Rental text: Goodwin and Lawson, eds., The Macmillan Anthology of Australian Literature Purchase text: Macintyre, A Concise History of Australia

19. Other Reading—on the Web site Hughes, The Fatal Shore Paterson, “The Man from Snowy River” Facey, A Fortunate Life Moorehead, The Fatal Impact Vandenbeld, Nature of Australia White, “A Natural History of Vegemite”

20. Assignments 4 summaries 1 collaborative project— presentation & paper or Web 1 research paper 2 exams ? quizzes Final—in-class & take- home

21. For next time: Get texts Read, in the anthology, the accounts by Dampier and Cook: how did these explorers see Australia? What did they pay attention to? Read chapter 1 in the Macintyre text: how many different kinds of history does he discuss?