Issues in Australian Indigenous Archaeology (6 points)
(ARTS)
Leader: TBA
Offered:
Not offered in 2004.
Synopsis:
Objectives: Students successfully completing the second year Unit will: 1. Gain a detailed understanding of: (i) pre- and post-invasion social organisations; (ii) the importance of land; (iii) the nature of representations of Indigenous Australians; (iv) the multi-dimensional effects of and responses to invasion and colonisation. 2. Further develop their ability to critically analyse sources and to develop a sustained argument in essays and other papers. 3. Develop an understanding of the importance of discourses of 'Aboriginality'. 4. Develop an awareness of and ability to apply interdisciplinary perspectives to their studies. 5. Develop the ability to articulate analyses of specified topics and to critically analyse relevant theoretical approaches to Australian Indigenous Studies. 6. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the importance of ethical research and respect for Indigenous worldviews, speaking positions and goals. 7. Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between 'knowledge' and 'power' and of the past as a site of historical and political contestation. 8. Demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which theories of 'race' and experiences of racism have impacted upon Indigenous Australians and of contemporary discourses of 'race'.
Assessment: Journal (2500 words): 60% + Examination (2 hours): 40%
Contact Hours: 2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week
Prerequisites: AIS1011, AIS1010 or approval
Prohibitions: AIS3806, GSC2806
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