AustLit
Description
Provides a detailed introduction to contemporary Aboriginal socio-economic experience across Australia from the final decades of the 20th century. Issues addressed include the extent of Aboriginal disadvantage; the experience of racism; aspects of contemporary Aboriginal cultures; child welfare, health and education issues. All issues are examined within the context of Indigenous self-determination. The unit highlights both Aboriginal disadvantage and Aboriginal achievement.
Assessment
1,000-word essay (15%), 1,500-word essay (35%), tutorial participationand information literacy exercise (10%), 2-hr exam (40%); dist.ed: 1,000-word essay (20%), 1,500-word essay (40%), 2-hr exam (40%)
Supplementary Texts
Original Australians: The Story Of The Aboriginal People - Josephine Flood
Aboriginal Australians: A History Since 1788 - Richard Broome
Up from the Mission; Selected Writings - Noel Pearson
The Politics of Suffering: Indigenous Australia and the End of the Liberal Consensus - Peter Sutton
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