Abstract
This subject frames policy developments in Indigenous Australian affairs since first British contact and beyond from Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian standpoints. It critically examines Indigenous Australian politics in relation to hegemonic political structures. Specific policy developments and legislative determinations are critically examined from Indigenous Australian perspectives and considered in light … For more content click the Read More button below.
Syllabus
Indigenist Standpoint Theory, Critical Race TheoryIndigenous Australian political activism from 1788 to the presentIdeological, political, policy implicationsDiscourses informing State and Federal government approaches to Indigenous Affairs Political inhibitors of Indigenous Australian self-determination and contemporary Indigenous Australian nation buildingIndigenous self-determination through a rights based frameworkContemporary Indigenous Australian policyCultural competency in contested … For more content click the Read More button below.
Assessment items
1. Reflective Journal
2. Annotated Bibliography
3. Contemporary Indigenous Policy Research Essay
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
1.
be able to analyse the features and impact of historical and contemporary policy and legislation in Indigenous Australian affairs and critically evaluate the social, historical, and political discourses that informed them;
2.
be able to reflexively analyse how Indigenous Australian issues are positioned by and within dominating political structures and social and cultural discourses in Australia;
3.
be able to research and evaluate distributions of power in Indigenous policy development in relation to human service industries; and
4.
be able to critically analyse and evaluate the benefits of political self-determination for Indigenous Australian peoples and how political structures can operate to disenfranchise non-dominant groups.