In INDG2009 Unsettling: Critical Indigenous Studies, students will learn to build ethical research collaboration with First Nations communities to support the re-building of Indigenous Nations and futures. The course investigates topics such as critical Indigenous research theories, Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights, Indigenous research ethics and Indigenous research methodologies. In a series of case studies, students will learn to apply critical Indigenous research theories to their research practice to enable Indigenous self-determination.
The course includes three days of immersive On-Country learning at the ANU Kioloa campus led by Yuin knowledge holders. At the end of the course, students will have enhanced understandings of building relationships with First Nations communities and advanced skills in Indigenous research.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- demonstrate knowledge of and insight into knowledges and theoretical perspectives taught in this course (including basic precepts of First Peoples in Australia);
- apply methods and methodologies taught in this course (including reflexivity skills and other decolonising methodologies) in group work and research writing;
- explain protocols regarding oral communication and the conduct of ethical research and scholarly writing, including those related to intellectual property and cultural authority;
- critically analyse issues taught in this course; and
- demonstrate insight into the distinctiveness of Indigenous Studies and Indigenous scholarship in Australia relative to other fields of Indigenous Studies.
Work Integrated Learning
Fieldwork
This course involves immersive in place learning on the ANU's Kioloa coastal campus.
Other Information
This course is taught semi-intensively. The pre-departure workshops are held on the Kambri (Acton) campus; followed by a three-day field trip on Yuin Country (at the ANU in Kioloa campus on the NSW south coast). To join this course, students pay a course contribution fee, contributing to the additional costs of offering the field course session; this course contribution fee allows the Kioloa session to take place. Students arrange their own transportation to the Kioloa campus (and make arrangements to travel together with other students).
Participation in the field trip requires students to safely traverse 5km over uneven ground at a moderate pace, and stay in basic cabins and dorms rooms with others participating in the course.
Indicative Assessment
- Annotated bibliography (approx. 750 words) (20) [LO 1,2,4,5]
- Self-reflection essay (approx. 1,500 words) (40) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Group presentation (approx. 30 minutes) (40) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up of approximately
a. 12 hours of pre-departure workshops;
b. 24 hours of on-country learning and
c. 94 hours of independent student research, reflection, reading, viewing, etc and writing.
Inherent Requirements
To complete this course, students must participate in the field trip of up to ten days to a domestic field location. In order to participate in the trip, students must have the ability to:
- Undertake autonomous domestic travel;
- Understand and respect the needs of other participants and act professionally throughout the trip;
- Monitor and manage their own health while studying with a group of people in an international and/or isolated field location; and
- Understand and respect the needs of the community in which the field trip is being held and engage with respectful community protocols.
Students who cannot meet these requirements will not be able to participate in the trip and therefore cannot complete the course.
For more information, please refer to the CASS trip information page.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
All materials are made available through the course Wattle site.
Preliminary Reading
All materials are made available through the course Wattle site.
Assumed Knowledge
As an advancing course in critical Indigenous studies, students have a tertiary standard of knowledge about shared histories in Australia, introductory knowledge about the discipline of Indigenous Studies (globally), insight into standpoint and positionality, and basic skills in reflexivity. Students can expect this course to be taught and their peers to engage with course content and relationships in a way that is culturally safe.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
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| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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