Abstract
This subject examines concepts of culture, and the impact of diverse worldview positions on representations of Indigenous Australian peoples and cultures. The diversity of Indigenous cultures, knowledge frameworks, and contemporary cultural practice will be examined. Students will analyse the centrality of Indigenous cultures and knowledge to Australian national identity through … For more content click the Read More button below.
Syllabus
What is culture?Relationship between cultures and worldviewsKnowledge reflection statementRepresentation in film and literature over timeRepresentation through education and the media over timeContemporary discourses, Australian national identity, and Indigenous Australian culturesCentring Indigenous perspectives: knowledge systems, language, kinship and connections to CountryMaking connections: knowledge reflection statementWhy does diversity matter?Decolonising the professions: Institutional, … For more content click the Read More button below.
Assessment items
1. Reflection: Cultural Artefacts and Concepts
2. Blog Posts
3. Take home exam
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
1.
be able to examine and reflect on their knowledge and worldviews through socio-cultural and historical lenses;
2.
be able to deconstruct the legacies of colonial representations of Indigenous cultures over time and examine the impact on contemporary cultural discourses and Australian national identity;
3.
be able to identify the significance of Indigenous worldviews on knowledge systems, language, kinship, and connections to Country; and
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be able to recognise the diversity of Indigenous knowledges and cultures and to apply understandings as agents of change in professional practice.