106-063 Aboriginal Cultural Studies

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

Fifty points of first-year arts including at least 25 points from a specified list of subject areas, see Prerequisites.

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. Students should develop an understanding of the politics of consumption and appreciation of Aboriginal cultural productions as well as the politics of content.

Class participation, and written work totalling 4000 words.

A subject reader will be available.