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Anthropology of Aboriginal Australia
Undergraduate | LTU-ABS2001 | 2024
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Prior study needed
- Duration
- 12 weeks
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Anthropology of Aboriginal Australia
About this subject
1. Apply ethical and cultural awareness to issues in Aboriginal Anthropology.
2. Evaluate diverse positions/arguments regarding a relevant topic in Aboriginal Anthropology.
3. Present a sustained written argument in Aboriginal Anthropology.
4. Produce a well researched response to a relevant topic in Aboriginal Anthropology.
5. Summarise research and arguments on a relevant topic in Aboriginal Anthropology.
- • Anthropology.
- • Native title.
- • History.
- • Kinship.
- • Culture.
- • De-colonisation.
- • Inter-generational trauma.
In this subject we take an anthropological view of contemporary Aboriginal life in all its variety, but we also look at the relationship between the pre-colonial past and the post-colonial present in the forging of Aboriginal identities. You will gain an anthropological understanding of features of Aboriginal life which to an extent predate the European settlement of Australia, such as foraging economies, systems of kinship and marriage, and the culture of 'the Dreaming'. We also take an anthropological view of the impact of colonisation and how Aboriginal economy, society and culture have been transformed through relationships with non-Indigenous Australians. In particular, we consider how Aboriginal people have become increasingly conscious of themselves as a single people defined as an Indigenous minority in a settler nation.
- One 1,000-word minor essay (25%)
- Three class tests (1,000-word equivalent in total) (25%)
- One 2,000-word major essay (50%)
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Entry requirements
Others
Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed ANT2ABA (Anthropology of Aboriginal Australia) and ANT3ABA (Anthropology of Aboriginal Australia) are ineligible to enrol in this subject.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
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