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ISE1002 Comparative and Contemporary Indigenous Cultures

Semester 2, 2022 Toowoomba On-campus
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : Coll for Indigenous Studies, Education & Research
School or Department : Coll for Indigenous Studies, Education & Research
Grading basis : Graded
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Overview

Issues around contemporary Australian First Nations cultures continue to be mired in racist representations of inadequacy. There are also commonalities of experience in other colonised cultures where the coloniser did not leave, and whilst we remain unaware of these it is too easy to lay the blame of contemporary realities on a failure of culture, rather than perfectly executed and planned results of colonisation. This course introduces and engages students with contemporary Indigenous Australian politics, societies and issues in the comparative context of other settler colonial societies. It compares the accounts of First Nations peoples' experience across Pacific nations and Continental America (including Canada and South America).

This course will begin with an introduction to a broad range of issues of relevance to contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities. This will be layered against a weekly analysis of other First Nations cultures and their experiences. Through an analysis of academic texts, songs, written stories and video representations an understanding will be gained about international First Nations cultures and how such knowledge theoretically impacts on analysis of Australasian First Nations cultures.

Course learning outcomes

On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. Evaluate the relationship between history, policy and contemporary notions of disadvantage in an Indigenous Australian context and First Nations context globally.
  2. Critically reflect on the complex political processes that produce dispossession across the world.
  3. Explain the changes in the way we communicate (social media, internet, and accessible stories) and how technologies impact on First Nations peoples.
  4. Recognise, analyse and compare First Nations peoples' experience from around the world.
  5. Examine concepts of sovereignty, power and agency.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Contemporary Australian realities 20.00
2. Indigenous peoples and ideologies of the nation state. 20.00
3. The Americas excluding Hawaii 20.00
4. Pacifica experiences 20.00
5. What does this all mean? 20.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

Beckett, J 2014, Encounters with indigeneity: writing about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra.
(Available online at the USQ Library.)
Behrendt, L, Lindberg, T, Miller, R & Ruru, J 2010, Discovering indigenous lands: the doctrine of discovery in the English colonies, Oxford 精东传媒app Press, Oxford, UK.
(Available online at the USQ Library.)
Coates, K 2004, A global history of indigenous peoples: struggle and survival, Palgrave Macmillan, UK.
(Available online at the USQ Library.)
Miller, R., Ruru, J., Behrendt, L. and Lindberg, T 2010, Discovering Indigenous Lands, the doctrine of discovery in the English colonies, Oxford 精东传媒app Press, Oxford.
(Available online at the USQ Library.)
Watt-Coulter, S 2015, The right to be cold, Allen Lane Publisher.

Student workload expectations

To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.

Assessment details

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%) Course learning outcomes
Assignments Written Quiz No 10 5
Assignments Written Essay 1 No 20 1
Assignments Written Essay 2 No 30 1,4
Assignments Written Essay 3 No 40 2,3
Date printed 10 February 2023