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305621 (v.1) Indigenous Australian Sport 201


 

Area:

Centre for Aboriginal Studies

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Tutorial:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Examination of the way sport has provided Indigenous Australian people with powerful ways of proving themselves amongst, and typically against, white Australians. Historical and cultural analysis facilitates an understanding of why sport has emerged as such a significant expression of racial, cultural and social identity.
 

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Understood the history of Indigenous Australian participation in sport, and appreciate the significance of sporting achievement for them. Identified why an Indigenous Australian Identity is so often linked to and asserted within the sports domain. Demonstrated knowledge of at least one field of sporting participation for Indigenous people in Australia.

Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases.

Unit References:

Godwell, D., (2000) 'Playing the Game: Is Sport as Good for Race Relations as We'd Like to Think?', Australian Aboriginal Studies. Nos 1 and 2. Hallinan, C., (1991), 'Aborigines and Positional Segregation in Australian Rugby League', International Reviewof Sociology of Sport. Hayward, E. (forthcoming 2001). 'No Free Kicks: The Experiences of an Aboriginal Family in Australian Rules Football, Diss. Perth, Curtin University. Humphries, R. and Fielder, J. (forthcoming 2001), 'Hey You, get Off of McLeod:Stacking and Centrality in Australian Rules Football', Perth, Curtin Indigenous Research Centre Discussion Papers.. Pascoe, B., (1994). 'Bruce Pascoe', in Boys and Balls, St Leonards, Allen and Unwin.

Unit Texts:

Tatz, C., (1995), Obstacle Race: Aborigines in Sport, UNSW Press, Sydney.
 

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Participation 20%, Research Essay; Theoretical Issues or Case Study 30%. Short Critical Reflection Piece on Guest Speaker's Presentation 25%, Tutorial Presentation/Case Study of Indigenous Involvement in a Sport 25%. This is by Grade/Mark Assessment.

Field of Education:

 90311 Indigenous Studies

HECS Band (if applicable):

1  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Not Online  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 1Y Y

Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

 
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