166-249 Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

Note

Available as 166-349 at 3rd-year level.

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Normally 25 points of First-year Politics; students with only 12.5 points in Politics may apply to the 2nd-/3rd-year coordinator. It is highly recommended that students complete 131-120 'Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies'.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

The subject will focus on three major contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues: Indigenous Research Ethics, Indigenous Intellectual and Cultural Property Rights and Mabo and Native Title. All three areas explore the way in which Indigenous Australians are exerting pressure on the Australian State and its institutions to address the historical imbalance of power that currently exists between Indigenous peoples and the dominant system. The power shift can only occur when the Australian population recognise that Indigenous Australians, as the First Peoples of this country have rights that must be respected. Students who complete this subject will gain some understanding of the major issues that Australia's Indigenous population are negotiating with the Government in regards to Indigenous rights.

Assessment

Written assignments totalling no more than 5,000 words.