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ISE2002 Human Rights and Ideologies of the Nation State

Semester 1, 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
Course fee schedule : /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules

Staffing

Examiner: Melanie Waters

Overview

This course will offer an overview of Indigenous people鈥檚 actual and lived experiences, human rights and ideologies of the Nation State. It will provide an analysis of race, power and power structures throughout western civilisation and the subsequent impact of these on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander bodies. A broader analysis of the systems, thinking and policy development that have impacted Aboriginal people鈥檚 Human Rights will be investigated. This course offers an overview of western (European/ White) structures that impact and affect contemporary society and the mechanisms by which Human Rights in Australia are enacted.

This course focuses on Western ideologies and the formation of Nation States in otherwise occupied territories. An analysis of the world we currently live in will be undertaken in relation to historical and contemporary political practices, both Aboriginal and Western. This course will provide students with an analysis of contemporary world history and an understanding of International human rights, treaty's, charters and legislations and the lack thereof in Australia.

Course learning outcomes

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

  1. Explain the relationship between the 鈥楳odern Rights State鈥� and place-based ideologies
  2. Analyse and describe notions of Empire, colonialism, dispossession, globalisation and capitalism
  3. Argue and defend positions on international Indigenous Human Rights
  4. Critically evaluate current legislation including a Human Rights charter in Australia
  5. Recognise and analyse the stages of western development that impact on First Nations peoples.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Place: before a nation state, sovereignty, empire and colonialism. 20.00
2. International Indigenous Human Rights. 20.00
3. Enlightenment, Modernity, globalization, neo- liberalism. 20.00
4. First Nations people and the Nation State. 20.00
5. Ideologies of terror: orientalism, globalism, military power and fear. 20.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

United Nations General Assembly 2008, United Nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples, United Nations Publication, New York.
(Adopted: 13 September 2007) (Available on 精东传媒appDesk.)
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 can be accessed at: .

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

Description Weighting (%)
ASSIGNMENT 1 35
ASSIGNMENT 2 50
ASSIGNMENT 3 15
Date printed 10 February 2023