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166-038 Indigenous Politics: Case Studies | |
Note | Formerly available as 166-249/349. Students who have completed 166-249/349 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Wayne Atkinson |
Prerequisites | Usually 25 points of first year politics or first year Australian studies, see Prerequisites. Students with only 12.5 points in politics may apply to the second/third year coordinator. It is highly recommended that students complete 166-010 Indigenous People and the State. |
Semester | 1 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1-hour lecture and a 1.5-hour seminar per week |
Subject Description | The subject will focus on four major contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues: Indigenous research ethics, heritage (Indigenous intellectual and cultural property), rights, land justice and Mabo and the native title process. The four interdisciplinary 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 and inequality that exists between Indigenous peoples and the dominant system. Students who complete this subject should have gained an understanding of the major issues that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are negotiating with the federal government in regard to indigenous rights. |
Assessment | A research essay of 1500 words and a case study of 2500 words. |
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