301360 (v.2) Policies and Indigenous Australian People 501

Area:

Centre for Aboriginal Studies

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Lecture:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Colonial government policies related to Indigenous Australian people and understanding the effect these have had on Indigenous Australian society. Responses by Indigenous Australian people to policies of assimilation, reconciliation, self-determination and integration.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Knowledge of the social and political thinking that has shaped colonial and post-colonial policies regarding Indigenous Australians. Developed an understanding of the various effects such policies have had on Indigenous Australian people. Become familiar with the responses by Indigenous People to policies of protection and control, assimilation, self-determination, self-management and reconciliation.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Bennett, S. (1991), Aborigines and political power. Sydney, Allen and Unwin. Berndt, R. (ed.) (1997), Aborigines and change: Australia in the 1970's. Canberra, AIAS. Christie, M. (1997), 'Why should I feel guilty about what happened to the Aborigines? A response'. In Harris, S. and Malin, M. (eds.) Indigenous education: historical, moral and practical tales, pp.17-22. Darwin, Northern Territory University Press. Harris, S. (1997), 'It takes imagination', Indigenous education: historical, moral and practical tales. Darwin, Northern Territory University Press. Hollinsworth, D. (1998), Race and racism in Australia. Sydney, Social Science Press. Yu, P. (1994), 'The Kimberley: from welfare colonialism to self-determination. In Race and Class, Vol.35, No.4, pp.21-33.

Unit Texts:

No prescribed texts.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Journal 40%, Minor essay 20%, Research Essay 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y		Y