Introduction to Indigenous Australia (KOCR2600)
Semester 1, Semester 2 / 2012

Texts

y separately published work icon Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature Anita Heiss (editor), Peter Minter (editor), Nicholas Jose (editor), Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2008 Z1483175 2008 anthology poetry drama prose correspondence criticism extract (taught in 19 units)

'An authoritative survey of Australian Aboriginal writing over two centuries, across a wide range of fiction and non-fiction genres. Including some of the most distinctive writing produced in Australia, it offers rich insights into Aboriginal culture and experience...

'The anthology includes journalism, petitions and political letters from both the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as well as major works that reflect the blossoming of Aboriginal poetry, prose and drama from the mid-twentieth century onwards. Literature has been used as a powerful political tool by Aboriginal people in a political system which renders them largely voiceless. These works chronicle the ongoing suffering of dispossession, but also the resilience of Aboriginal people across the country, and the hope and joy in their lives.' (Publisher's blurb)

Description

This unit of study explores the historical, social and political contexts of the survival and growth of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and philosophies. The unit is structured around the themes of representation and identities; the colonisation of land and people; and resistance and agency. It will provide students with an introduction to Indigenous philosophies and theories by examining contact history and resistance within a critical framework.

Assessment

one 2000 word essay (40%); one tutorial presentation (10%); one 1000 word tutorial paper (20%); 2 x critical reviews(30%)

Supplementary Texts

Here is the link to the library page readings list for this unit: http://opac.library.usyd.edu.au/search~S4/?searchtype=r&searcharg=KOCR2600&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=rKOCR2612

Other Details

Text list to be confirmed.

Offered in: 2011, 2010, 2009
Current Campus: Camperdown/Darlington
Levels: Undergraduate
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