AIS1040

Australian Indigenous Literature

(ART)

Marlene Drysdale and Lyell Wilson

6 points + 3 hours per week + Second semester + Gippsland, distance, Clayton (though at Clayton, it is available only to Diploma students) + Prohibitions: KRS1040, GSC1808 (2000 and previously)

Synopsis: Issues of identity and the telling of life stories. Retracing history in literature from an Indigenous perspective. Racial stereotyping of Indigenous people in literature by white authors and the emergence of a 'black viewpoint'. Themes of identity in Indigenous poetry and drama.

Assessment: Essay (1000 words): 25% + Essay (1500 words): 30% + Examination (2 hour): 45%