▁whose ▁social ▁character ▁made ▁necessary ▁a ▁thorough ▁revision ▁of ▁the ▁classical ▁Marx ist ▁theory ▁of ▁class ▁and ▁base ▁and ▁super structure ▁accounts ▁of ▁the ▁social ▁whole . ▁ ▁A ▁key ▁to ▁this ▁theoretical ▁tr end ▁was ▁extended ▁comment ary ▁on ▁the ▁transformation ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁university , ▁the ▁instrument al isation ▁of ▁education , ▁and ▁the ▁revol t ▁against ▁this ▁that ▁formed ▁the ▁core ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁social ▁up he av als ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁beyond , ▁as ▁was ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁colonial ism ▁in ▁the ▁Asia - P ac ific ▁region , ▁including ▁relations ▁between ▁Australia ▁and ▁its ▁then ▁col ony ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea , ▁and ▁between ▁Ind igen ous ▁and ▁non - Ind igen ous ▁Austral ians . ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 0 s : ▁critique ▁of ▁social ▁dem ocracy ▁and ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁post - Mar x ist ▁framework ▁▁ ▁By ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s ▁– ▁as ▁the ▁radical ▁Left ▁fal tered ▁and ▁social ▁dem ocracy ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁instrument al ised ▁– ▁Arena ▁contrib utors ▁were ▁foc using ▁on ▁the ▁degree ▁to ▁which ▁social ▁life ▁could ▁be ▁seen ▁not ▁through ▁a ▁base / super structure / ide ology ▁model , ▁but ▁as ▁nested ▁levels ▁of ▁material ▁abstra ction , ▁from ▁the ▁least ▁abstract ▁– ▁face - to - face ▁daily ▁life ▁– ▁to ▁the ▁most ▁abstract , ▁such ▁as ▁global ▁comm od ity ▁and ▁image / media ▁circul ation . ▁A ▁focus ▁on ▁material