Undergraduate - UnitATS3365 - Australian Indigenous literature

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Offered	Gippsland Second semester 2014 (Day) Gippsland Second semester 2014 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Robyn Heckenberg

Notes

Previously coded AIS3035

Synopsis

Australian Indigenous Literature takes the scholar on a journey of listening to and reflecting upon Indigenous voices in a variety of texts, including poetry, theatre, autobiography, early writings and film. The course is intended to expose students to an Indigenous way of seeing history, social issues and life in general. The diversity of Indigenous perspectives and life styles will become apparent, as will the creativity of Indigenous voices in Australia today. Students will gain abilities in critical thinking and analysis of material covered.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit students will:

Have gained a broader appreciation of Indigenous Australian Literature through a variety of formats
Appreciate the diversity of cultural and historical backgrounds of Indigenous people by being exposed to a diverse range of Indigenous creativity
Have gained an understanding of the main social and cultural issues that Indigenous people see as relevant
Have gained abilities in being able to critically examine and analyse a variety of texts
Have developed greater writing skills
At third year level, students will have fulfilled all the above as well as being able to show a broader background in research and resourcing support articles

At third year level students will have demonstrated a greater ability to analyse and formulate a critical evaluation of the texts in the unit, inclusive of Indigenous points of view.

Assessment

Essay (1500) : 30%
Journal (1000 words) : 25%
2 hour exam: 45%

Chief examiner(s)

Robyn Heckenberg

Workload requirements

2 hour seminar

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

English
Australian Indigenous studies

Prerequisites

A sequence of first year subjects

Prohibitions

AIS1040, AIS2035, AIS3035, ATS2365