3873 (v.5) Anthropology 318 - Contemporary Aboriginal Anthropology

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Area:	Department of Social Sciences
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	50.0
Lecture:	2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s):	8782 (v.5) Anthropology 218 - Contemporary Aboriginal Anthropology
Overview of Aborigines in contemporary Australian society. Historical background to the present. Displacement, depopulation, cultural survival and revitalisation, adaptation and change. Issues and controversies. Aboriginality. Emerging forms of identity. Identity and political mobilisation. Aboriginal studies - growth, influence, methodological foundations, trends and developments. Students must produce a major research project.