This course explores some of the structures in place that propel Australian settler-colonialism by analysing the terrains where diverse and complex surviving Indigenous social orders encounter the state in many of its guises. We will experiment with a range of analytical approaches that deconstruct misrepresentations and advance Indigenous perspectives, focussing in particular on the mechanisms that hide ongoing colonialism in plain sight in Australia. These issues can be approached from multiple disciplinary perspectives, in this course we will employ an anthropological lens.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- demonstrate an understanding of selected contemporary debates relating to Indigenous Australia and an ability to deconstruct them;
- identify, analyse and critically engage with settler-colonialism in Australia;
- demonstrate the capacity to critically reflect on the multiple ways that meaning can be constructed;
- demonstrate the capacity to analyse public and scholarly debates and summarise findings; and
- develop research habits.
Other Information
Course topics are First Peoples and contemporary Australian colonialism and
First Peoples, Culture, and Colonialism in Contemporary Australia.
Indicative Assessment
- Workshop participation and attendance (10) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Journal of critical reflections (2250 words) (35) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Final Essay (3000 words) (35) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Group work (10) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Annotated Bibliography (10) [LO 5]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials; and
b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Not applicable
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.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $4080 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $6000 |
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3605 | 19 Feb 2024 | 26 Feb 2024 | 05 Apr 2024 | 24 May 2024 | In Person | View |
