Is That You, Ruthie?
St Lucia
:
University of Queensland Press
,
1999
Z226781
1999
single work
autobiography
(taught in 3 units)
'It that you...? Matron's voice would ring out across the dormitory. In that pause sixty little girls would stop in their tracks, waiting to hear who was in trouble. All too often the name called out would be that of the high spirited dormitory girl Ruthie. In the depression years Queensland's notorious Cherbourg Aboriginal Mission became home to four-year old Ruth until her late teens when she was sent out to serve as a domestic on a station homestead.' (Source: University of Queensland Press website)
The course explores significant cultural and historical factors that shaped Australian Indigenous lives since colonial settlement, and examines their effects in contemporary Indigenous communities and families. Local examples and contexts are used to enhance understanding of national issues and policies. In particular, it explores the history of Indigenous peoples’ lives in Queensland with particular attention to Indigenous responses to government policies and practices, and their ongoing impact. The course will enable you to engage directly with Indigenous sources and to critically analyse the main implications of Indigenous perspectives for the knowledges and professional practices in your chosen field.
Little Red Yellow Black Book: An Introduction to Indigenous Australia
Am I Black Enough for You?, Heiss
