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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.

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:

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.

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 1YY 

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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