Course Details
Course Title:
Indigenous Australian Issues: Past, Present, Future
Coordinating Unit:
Coordinating Unit:
Faculty of Arts
Semester: Semester 1, 2010 Mode: Internal
Level: Undergraduate
Location: St Lucia
Number of Units: 2
Semester: Semester 1, 2010 Mode: Internal
Level: Undergraduate
Location: St Lucia
Number of Units: 2
Contact Hours Per Week: 2L1T
Course Description: Survey of major themes in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies from Aboriginal & Torres Strait Island Islander perspectives.
Assumed Background: No prior knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues is assumed in this course.
1.2 Course Introduction
Welcome to ABTS1000: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Issues: Past, Present, Future! This is a 2-unit multidisciplinary course drawing extensively upon Indigenous Australian (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) history and culture to provide insight into contemporary Australian issues.
As well as providing a series of lectures from as academic viewpoint, the program will attempt to draw upon the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from a diverse range of backgrounds through occasional guest lecturers/speakers, and through accessing other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewpoints on film and video. This will provide students with a unique perspective of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s experience as well as the broader human experience in Australia.
Students will be expected to engage critically with key issues in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs. The course aims to provide students with the necessary academic skills to establish a balanced understanding of the cross cultural dimensions of the issues and perspectives relevant to Indigenous Australians. Staff will actively draw upon visiting scholars to give students ample opportunity to engage with the experiences of Indigenous People in contemporary Australian society and popular culture.
As well as providing a series of lectures from as academic viewpoint, the program will attempt to draw upon the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from a diverse range of backgrounds through occasional guest lecturers/speakers, and through accessing other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewpoints on film and video. This will provide students with a unique perspective of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s experience as well as the broader human experience in Australia.
Students will be expected to engage critically with key issues in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs. The course aims to provide students with the necessary academic skills to establish a balanced understanding of the cross cultural dimensions of the issues and perspectives relevant to Indigenous Australians. Staff will actively draw upon visiting scholars to give students ample opportunity to engage with the experiences of Indigenous People in contemporary Australian society and popular culture.
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