Indigenous Pop Culture

• • "A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials."

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

• MAQ-ABSX1000-Introducing Indigenous Australia

Others

Pre-requisite: 40cp at 1000 level or above

Additional requirements

• Other requirements -

  Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.

This unit introduces students to significant, contemporary Indigenous artists, performers, authors, musicians, meme makers and other producers of popular culture. This unit also considers the way Indigenous people and communities consume and subvert popular culture. Students will engage with global Indigenous collaborations expressing resistance, resurgence and rebellion against colonial representations. Graduates of this unit will be able to demonstrate an understanding of contemporary Indigenous political creativity.

• Content quizzes (30%)
• Reading quizzes (30%)
• Major Essay (40%)