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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : English

106-289/389 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Production

Credit Points:

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator:

Philip Morrissey

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

One 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour tutorial per week

Subject Description:

This subject studies Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance, theatre and popular music, cultural and sporting festivals and governmental arts funding agencies and Aboriginal arts organisations. It focuses on theoretical and political issues which arise from Aboriginal culture being both a commodity and a vehicle of Indigenous identity and resistance. It uncovers the diverse and transitional nature of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural production and the social and political contexts which frame the creation and use of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural production. The politics of consumption and appreciation of Aboriginal cultural productions as well as the politics of content are also examined.

Assessment:

Written work of not more than 5000 words.

Prescribed Texts:

Course reader available from the department.

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