Assignment: YWK3107_Semester 1, 2016 “Nationalism and youth work: a discussion of youth work responses to Australia Day” The Australia Day public holiday (26th January) means different things to different sections of the Australian population. Compare and contrast the different political responses to nationalism, described in Heywood (2012), illustrating the differences by discussing how different political positions would respond to points made in the media trigger articles. Analyse the implication of this for how youth workers should respond to Australia Day. Read the advice carefully before you begin the assignment Essay requirements Your assignment should be 1500-2000 words, and should be written as an essay. References: your essay must have correctly formatted academic references. Follow the ECU Referencing Guide (available as free download from the ECU Library website). Quantity of references: The quality of your references and correct use of references is more important than the quantity. References are suggested for each part –use these well. The references are all available electronically through the library. You are expected to use your library search skills to locate and access the suggested readings. Course notes and PowerPoints offer commentary on the materials and readings, they are secondary sources – go to the original academic sources when you reference. Advice on the question In this assignment you should demonstrate that you understand the five main responses to nationalism, and that you can use this understanding to analyse how each perspective would respond to criticism of Australia day, and to develop a response to a practical youth work problem. In the question you are asked to consider the implications of your analysis for how youth workers should respond to Australia Day. Youth workers work with a wide variety of young people from different cultural backgrounds, including Indigenous young people and young migrants, and young people who may support white ethnocentric nationalism. Should youth agencies host Australia Day events? If so, what would be the purpose from a youth work perspective? What kind of event should they hold? What should they call it? What message would the choice of name for the event convey about the values of the youth work agency? What would a youth worker need to consider if a) A group of young people want it to be a patriotic ethno-cultural celebration? b) A group of young people want it to be an invasion/survival day event? Media trigger articles These media triggers illustrate some alternative views on Australia Day – choose ONLY ONE of these when responding to the tasks of this assessment. Invasion Day: https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/kannada/en/content/feature-january-26-australia-daysurvival-day-or-invasion-day https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/kannada/en/content/australia-day-what-does-it-meancommunity-youth?cid=cxenseab_a National Dickhead Day: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/national-dickhead-day/7121628 https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/arts-and-culture/dickhead-day-caf-owners-response-to-racistbacklas/df30de06-9a19-43a4-9d31-c500f2b844f0.htm Suggested references Heywood, A. (2012). Political ideologies: An introduction (5th ed.). Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan: use your text book, especially the chapter on nationalism. You are not expected to use other sources. Youth work: Two chapters are available electronically in closed reserve: Bessant, J., Sercombe, H., & Watts, R. (1998). Youth studies: An Australian perspective (Chapter 15, pp. 229-240). Victoria, Australia: Longman. Jeffs, T., & Smith, M.K. (2005). Informal education: Conversation, democracy and learning (3rd ed., Chapter 1, pp. 13-26). Nottingham, England: Educational Heretics Press. You may also want to refer to the Youth Work Code of Ethics for Western Australia or for your state, if there is one, or other youth work texts from YWK units. Youth Work Code of Ethics for Western Australia: https://www.yacwa.org.au/wpcontent/uploads/2014/06/Youth-Work-Code-of-Ethics1.pdf Marking key; YWK3107 Mark Advice 1) Introduction (5%) 2) Compare and contrast five different responses to nationalism (25%) 3) Contrast how conservative nationalism and anti-colonial nationalism would analyse the criticism contained in ONE of the trigger pieces (20%). 4) Discuss youth work values and compare them with all five different perspectives on nationalism, noting any points of synergy and points of tension (25%) 5) Consider the implications of your analysis for how youth workers should respond to Australia Day. (20%) 6) Conclusion (5%) Comments
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