305626 (v.2) Indigenous Australian Research 301

Area:

Centre for Aboriginal Studies

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Tutorial:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Anti Requisite(s):

305842 (v.2) Indigenous Australian Research 411 or any previous version

Syllabus:

Focuses on the positions and positioning of researchers past and present. Students are required to negotiate and articulate their own position and standpoints as well as gain understandings of other positions. Examines the historical patterns of researchundertaken in Aboriginal contexts, and considers the politics and power relations of research in the past and present day.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Understood the way colonial power relations have largely excluded Indigenous Australians from research and knowledge formation. Been expected to understand why the lived experience and meaning-making of Indigenous Australian peoples needs to be foregrounded in contemporary research. Been able to identify the types and forms of knowledge that are implicit in the everyday lives of Indigenous Australian peoples.

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:

Abdullah, J., Roberts, J., and Fielder, J. 'Research With Indigenous Communities', in Working with Indigenous Australians - A Handbook for Psychologists, Eds. P. Dudgeon, D. Garvey and H. Pickett, Perth, Gunada Press. Dodson, M., (1994), 'The WentworthLecture: The End in the Beginning', Australian Aboriginal Studies. Gilbert, K., (1978), Living Black, Harmondsworth, Penguin. Nakata, M., (1995) 'Better', Republica. Rigney, L. I. Internationalisation of an Indigenous Anti-colonial Cultural Critique of Research Methodologies - A Guide to Indigenist Research Methodologies and Its Principles', Adelaide. Paper presented at the HERDSA Annual International Conference, July 1997. Scougall, J. and Osborne, R., (1998), Kids, Dogs and Homeswest: The Story of the Tkalka Boorda Aboriginal Community, Perth, Gunada Press. Smith, L. T., (1999), Decolonizing Methodologies - Research and Indigenous People. London, Zed Books.

Unit Texts:

No prescibed texts.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Major Essay 50%, Minor Essay 30%, Research journal 20%. This is by Grade/Mark assessment.

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