ATS3354 - Interrogating racism: Indigenous Australians and the state - 2017

6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Arts

Coordinator(s)

Dr Jeremy Ash

Unit guides

Offered

Clayton

  • Second semester 2017 (Day)

Synopsis

The unit focuses on theories of race and issues of ethnicity, prejudice and racism, with particular emphasis on the continuities and discontinuities of discourses on 'race' in Australia; language use in a multicultural context; the uses of opinion polls; the representation of Indigenous people in the media and other forms of popular culture; multiculturalism and Indigenous people. The value of an interdisciplinary approach to these topics is highlighted.

Outcomes

Upon completion of this unit students will have gained an understanding of:

  1. the relationship between Indigenous Australians and social institutions;
  2. how theories of race and experiences of racism continue to impact upon Indigenous people;
  3. issues of research and research methodologies in relation to racism and prejudice in contemporary Australia.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Chief examiner(s)

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

Prerequisites

Twelve credit points of second-year Arts units.

Prohibitions