| 课程号 |
03835720 |
学分 |
2 |
| 英文名称 |
Australia: From 1788 to the Present |
| 先修课程 |
达到大学英语四级 |
| 中文简介 |
本课程由北京大学必和必拓澳大利亚研究讲席教授、澳大利亚人文学院院士、社会科学学院院士David Walker与北京大学国际关系学院陈长伟博士共同主讲，拟从历史、政治、经济和文化等方面对澳大利亚进行系统性的讲解和评析，涉及澳大利亚的土著文化、政治制度的建设、经济的发展、移民运动、生态、资源、环境、生活方式、价值观、电影与文学等内容。本课程亦将考察澳大利亚如何从“保持白人种族纯洁性”到发展“多元文化”的历史进程，以及一个和英国传统息息相关的国家如何适应和面对亚洲崛起这一现实。
本课程旨在辅助学生全面而深刻地认识澳大利亚，包括其历史传统与在当今国际社会的地位与作用。随着近年来中国和澳大利亚双边关系的发展，两国在政治、经济、文化等方面的相互依存度不断加深。目前，中国不仅是澳大利亚最重要的贸易伙伴，也已经取代英国成为澳大利亚新移民的最主要来源国。因此，让中国学生了解南太平洋的重要国家澳大利亚具有显见的重要价值与意义。 |
| 英文简介 |
The course, which is taught by Peking University BHP Chair Professor David Walker and Dr. Chen Changwei, is intended to present a systematic overview and interpretation of Australian history, society and culture, including an examination of Aboriginal Australia, an exploration of key themes in the historical development of the Australian nation and the settlement of the world`s driest continent, and an introduction to the process by which ideas about racial purity gave way to a belief in multiculturalism and diversity. This course maps the process by which a society that began with a strong attachment to British values and cultural traditions has adapted to the rise of Asia.
In recent years, China has become Australia`s major trading partner, while Australia is a significant source of investment income in China. Chinese immigrants have now overtaken the immigrants from the United Kingdom as the major source of migrants in contemporary Australia. There is every reason to believe that relationship between Australia and China will become increasingly strong over coming decades. Given this history and the importance of the bilateral relationship, it is a particularly opportune time for Chinese students to gain a better understanding of Australia’s history and present role in the world.
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| 开课院系 |
英语语言文学系 |
| 通选课领域 |
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| 是否属于艺术与美育 |
否 |
| 平台课性质 |
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| 授课语言 |
英文 |
| 教材 |
自编教材；
Australia’s Asia: From yellow peril to Asian century,David Walker and A. Sobocinska,Crawley, WA: UWA Publishing,2012,A history of Australia,Mark Peel and Christina Twomey,New York: Palgrave Macmillan,2011,Dispossession, dreams and diversity: issues in Australian study,David Carter,Frenchs Forest, N.S.W. : Pearson Education,2006,First Australians,Rachel Perkins and Marcia Langton,Carlton, Vic. : The Miegunyah Press,2010,The Australian moment: how we were made for these times,George Megalogenis,Camberwell, Vic. : Penguin Group (Australia),2012,Australia in facts and figures,Bill Coppell,Ringwood, Vic. : Penguin Books Australia,1999, |
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| 教学大纲 |
This purpose of the course is to provide Chinese students with a systematic understanding of the historical heritages and forces that have made contemporary Australia, a significant middle in the Asia-Pacific region. The course consists of 16 lectures, which address the following topics:
1. Aboriginal Australia
? The age and antiquity
? The diversity of aboriginal languages and cultures
? Aboriginal attitudes to the land
? Contemporary aboriginal societies
2. Convict period
? Reasons for the European settlement of Australia
? Who were the convicts?
? What were the impacts of Australia`s convict origin?
? How is the convict period regarded today?
3. Gold discovery and the arrival of the Chinese
? The impacts of the gold discovery
? The nature of the Chinese community
? Response to the Chinese
? The Chinese heritage in Australia
4. Race and nation
? Anti-Chinese legislation
? Late 19th Century theories of racial purity
? The making of "White Australia"
? Legacies of "White Australia"
5. Australia at war
? Boer War & Boxer Rising
? First World War and Australian identity
? War in the Pacific
? Vietnam War
6. Great and powerful friends
? The attachment to Britain
? Queen and country
? Alliance with the US
? Australia in Asia
7. Populating the nation
? Tyranny of distance
? An empty continent?
? Populating the world`s driest continent
? Debating climate change
8. Creating a multicultural nation
? Populate or perish?
? Patterns of European immigration
? The end of "White Australia"
? Australia in 2013
9. Politics and political parties
? From colony to nation
? The party system in Australia
? Political philosophies
? Politics today
10. Australian arts and landscapes
? Learning to see Australia
? Bush landscapes and mythology
? Iconic images
? Aboriginal art
11. Beliefs and values
? Religion
? Sport
? Popular culture (music, film)
? Education
12. Australian language and humour
? The nature of Australian English
? Distinctive vocabularies and accents
? What makes Australians laugh?
? A solar nation?
13. Australia`s Asian futures
? The rise of Japan
? The politics of Asian engagement
? Australia`s Asian immigrants
? The rise of China
14. Australian economy
? A pastoral economy
? Protected industries
? Opening Australia to the world
? The economy today
15. Diet and health
? Traditional aboriginal diets
? British settlement diet
? Diets of multicultural Australia
? Fat Australia (The fast industry and the diobesity epidemic)
16. Conclusion -- Is Australia still a lucky country?
1. 以上为授课内容纲要，具体讲授时将依据学生的具体情况适当调整。
2. 鉴于相关参考书目可能不太容易借到，本课程将向学生提供部分阅读材料。
3. 本课程将采取课堂讲授和学生讨论相结合的方式：教师讲授时间一般约90分钟，剩余30分钟组织学生讨论，每个学生须在授课期间做一次课堂口头主题报告。
4. 本课程授课时间为4周，每周8个学时。
5. 期中考试为提交一篇800-1200字的英文论文（第3周之前交），题目另行提供。
6. 期末考试采用闭卷方式，考试的内容源自课堂讲授内容和阅读材料，其题型包括：选择题、简短回答、论述题。
7. 学期成绩构成：口头主题报告20%，期中论文30%，期末考试50%。
学期成绩构成：口头主题报告20%，期中论文30%，期末考试50%。
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| 教学评估 |
Gregory McCathy：
学年度学期：16-17-2，课程班：澳大利亚研究1，课程推荐得分：4.8，教师推荐得分：4.87，课程得分分数段：95-100；
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