Indigenous Politics & Policy (POLS2101)
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Politic Sc & Internat Studies
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
2 Seminar hours
1 Tutorial hour
Incompatible
GT231
Recommended prerequisite
#2 POLS
Assessment methods
Learning journal, in-class test, essay
Course enquiries
Dr Alissa Macoun
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
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Course description
This course traces the political relationship between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples of Australia as an instance of wider global relations among indigenous societies, colonial powers and contemporary national and international regimes and institutions. Students will gain an understanding of government policies and the responses to these practices by indigenous peoples by critically evaluating the political frameworks and policy responses used to deal with indigenous-settler relations. The course will consider mainstream perspectives and Aboriginal political ideas in relation to - among other topics - land, citizenship and identity, self-determination, and the Northern Territory intervention.