Abstract
In this subject, students critically engage with the historical foundations of current practices and processes of environmental management to develop awareness of how these impact contemporary realities for Indigenous Australian peoples. By critically reflecting on their standpoint, students examine the influence these foundations have on relationships between people and Country. … For more content click the Read More button below.
Syllabus
Indigenist standpoint theory;Locating and positioning self;Telling Stories of Place: discourse and narrative;Culture: what is it?Contested Space;Social and ecological justice - creating space;Knowledge - production/ right of enquiry;Knowledge - reproduction;Knowledge - interpretation;Knowledge - transmission;Country - territorial spatial expression/delineation; spiritual expression including relationship to space and features;Contextualising expressions of community attitudes against … For more content click the Read More button below.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
1.
be able to critically reflect on own knowledge, values, and experiences to identify personal learning goals relating to the development of cultural responsiveness, and strategies for achieving those goals;
2.
be able to critically reflect on how knowledge of Indigenous Australian cultures, histories and contemporary contexts, facilitate or challenge current models of environmental management in Australia;
3.
be able to critique non-Indigenous relationships with Country;
4.
be able to discuss the pivotal role Country plays in the maintenance of Indigenous Australian health and well-being; and
5.
be able to apply the concepts of environmental studies appropriate to Indigenous Australian people and their communities.
Enrolment restrictions
Incompatible