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 106-063 Aboriginal Cultural Production

Note

Formerly available as 106-289/389. Students who have completed 106-289/389 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Availability

2nd and 3rd year

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

Philip Morrissey

Prerequisites

Usually 25 points of first year English, see Prerequisites

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

A 1-hour lecture per week and nine 2-hour tutorials scheduled across the semester

Subject Description

This subject studies Aboriginal 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 cultural production and the social and political contexts which frame the creation and use of contemporary Aboriginal 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 totalling 4000 words.

Prescribed Texts

A subject reader will be available.



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