The Politics of Exclusion

Undergraduate | 2026

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Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
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Area/Catalogue
POLI 2001
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Course ID
201022
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus East, Adelaide City Campus West, Magill
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
Society and Culture
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
Kirsty Whitman
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Course level
2
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Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
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Single course enrolment
Yes

Course overview

Using a postcolonial, poststructural and feminist lens this course will explore they ways in which "culture war" narratives are weaponised in political discourse in an effort to define what is and what is not "Australian". Specifically, this course will apply a social justice perspective to unpacking increasing tension and conflict, and the growth of nationalist, exclusionary and discriminatory discourse in politics and the media. Using a postcolonial and poststructural and feminist lens this course will unpack how discursive constructions of ethnicity, gender, sexuality and social class are not only used to create political divisions but are employed to encourage tribalism and polarisation and ultimately to empower nationalistic and fascistic narratives. At the conclusion of this course students will have the tools to critically deconstruct exclusionary political discourse.

  • Theoretical Underpinnings
  • Excluded Identities
  • Intersections, Social Class and Hierarchy

Course learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate, verbally and in writing, understanding of inclusion and exclusion as political tools, drawing on post-structural, post-colonial and feminist political theories.
  • Critically analyse Australian and international political and media discourses with a focus on exclusionary narratives.
  • Demonstrate critical thinking , verbally and in writing, in relation to the way political, social, economic and cultural discourses maintain or even further embed structural political, social, economic and cultural inequalities
  • Conduct independent research utilising a variety of sources including peer reviewed, government documents and media sources.
  • Communicate, verbally and in writing, with respect and understanding for inclusion, diversity and equity, and demonstrated engagement with cross-cultural and social justice-based communication.

Availability

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Census date
Fri 04/09/2026
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Fri 21/08/2026
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Fri 18/09/2026
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Last day to WF
Fri 16/10/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus East

Class number
Class number 57119
Section
Section WS01
Size
Size 40
Available
Available 36
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
3 Aug - 21 Sep Monday 11:10am - 2pm Adelaide City Campus East Hughes, 113
12 Oct - 2 Nov Monday 11:10am - 2pm Adelaide City Campus East Hughes, 113

Prerequisite(s)

N/A

Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

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