Indigenous Australia in Literature: Listenin' Up
Description
Indigenality and Indigenous issues in Australia have been constructed and represented through different literary genres and for different political purposes. This course uses both Indigenous and non-Indigenous texts to examine the ways in which "Indigenality" and "whiteness" have been perpetuated and included in mainstream Australian culture using both fictional and non-fictional texts.
Availability
Ourimbah
- Semester 1 - 2017
Callaghan
- Semester 1 - 2017
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Describe how representations of identity are constructed and used in literature.
2. Discuss issues related to "race" relations today.
3. Critically evaluate the construction of "whiteness" in Indigenous and non-Indigenous representations.
4. Identify responses to change and difference.
5. Respond to and engage in local, national and global cultural communities.
6. Communicate a scholarly attitude towards representation of Indigenous and non-Indigenous knowledges.
Content
The course covers:
- Different cultural and political uses of literary texts
- Representations of colonisation and post-colonial discourses
- Theoretical and practical examples of Indigenous knowledges, pedagogies and communication tools
- Exploration of Indigenous and non-Indigenous constructions of Australian identity
- Engaging with Aboriginal knowledge about Country in the form of stories and literature
Assessment Items
Essay: Essay *
Journal: Journal entries *
Essay: Final essay *
* This assessment has a compulsory requirement.
Compulsory Requirements
In order to pass this course, each student must complete ALL of the following compulsory requirements:
Course Assessment Requirements:
- Essay: Attempt / Submission Requirement - Students must attempt/submit this assessment item to pass the course.
- Journal: Attempt / Submission Requirement - Students must attempt/submit this assessment item to pass the course.
- Essay: Attempt / Submission Requirement - Students must attempt/submit this assessment item to pass the course.