We offer a diverse range of multidisciplinary courses that can be undertaken in the Bachelor of Arts, Diploma in Arts, Doctor of Philosophy or Master of Philosophy programs.
Torres Strait Islander Studies
The course explores a wide range of topics, from the unique geography of Torres Strait to the influences of post-colonial history, the intricate relationship of people to the sea, and the social organisation and social structure of Torres Strait Islander society and culture, past and present.
Ten Canoes: Exploring Indigenous Art, Film, Music and Literature Through Iconic Works
This course provides students with the opportunity to learn about Indigenous Australian peoples and their art, film, literature and music making. Across the semester students will examine 10 iconic works of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander cultural production to explore Indigenous history and understand how Indigenous Australians tell their history, resist and challenge colonial stereotypes and create new and exciting works of art.
Contemporary Indigenous Social Organisation: Identity, family, community, nation
This course provides students with contemporary understandings of Indigenous Australian experiences and systems of family and kinship. Students will learn about the wide variety of kinship systems which were/are used in Indigenous communities prior to and after colonisation.
Indigenous Women and Men: Gendered Business
Through lectures and tutorials presented by both Indigenous and non-Indigenous women, both students and lecturers explore historical and contemporary issues identified as relevant by Aboriginal women. A major theme running through this course is to compare, contrast and critically analyse mainstream representations of Aboriginal women with the words and knowledges of Aboriginal women themselves.
Contemporary Indigenous Knowledge, Thought and Philosophy
The aim of the unit is to expand your understanding and awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander approaches to knowledge. Throughout the semester students will explore different Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cosmologies and epistemologies via a critical engagement with colonisation and post-colonial theories and also through non-Western thinking, specifically through creative practice and writing.
Independent Project in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies 1
This course is designed to enable students to undertake supervised independent research in an area of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Studies. The course should interest anyone who is likely to work professionally with Indigenous people.
Independent Project in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies 2
This course is designed to enable students to undertake supervised independent research in an area of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Studies. The course should interest anyone who is likely to work professionally with Indigenous people.
International Indigenous Perspectives: Approaches from the Global South
This course explores the interdisciplinary works of Indigenous Global South theorists and how these theories relate to Indigenous Southern theory in Australia. The main aim is to give students the opportunity to engage with the works of Global Indigenous perspectives in philosophy, social science, cultural studies and history and their relationship with Indigenous Australian interdisciplinary perspectives.
Work Placement in Indigenous Australian Studies
This course is a supervised work placement with a government department in Indigenous affairs, an Indigenous organisation or another approved workplace focused on Indigenous issues. The duration of the placement is 40-60 hours and a suitable timetable for the placement will be negotiated between the academic supervisors, the work place organisation and supervisor and the student.
Working with Indigenous People
This course engages with some of the main conceptual and practical issues that arise in working with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities, institutions and people, particularly in research contexts. It examines a range of policy and social challenges in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australia, and discusses the implications of these for those working for and with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities.
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