Indigenous Community Development

• • The subject introduces students to the task of working in conjunction with Indigenous Australian communities. It begins with an examination of the history of ‘outsider’ responses (including legislation, policy and practice) to the lives of Indigenous communities. This is contrasted with an exploration of a range of ways (including autobiography, film, visual arts, theatre, song and oration) Indigenous groups articulate community stories, needs and solutions. In addition, students will be introduced to a range of Indigenous language conceptual devices that have been used to shape ‘community-controlled’ work.

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Introduces students to work with Indigenous Australian communities.  It begins with an examination of the history of ‘outsider’ responses (including legislation, policy and practice) to the lives of Indigenous communities. This is contrasted with an exploration of different ways (including autobiography, film, visual arts, theatre, song and oration) Indigenous groups articulate community stories, needs and solutions. In addition, students will be introduced to some of the Indigenous language conceptual devices that have been used to shape ‘community-controlled’ work.

Please Note: All students studying at Murdoch University will need to complete the compulsory unit, Murdoch Academic Passport (MAP100), which only takes 2-3 hours to complete online. Find out more: http://goto.murdoch.edu.au/MurdochAcademicPassport.

• Workshop participation (10%)
• Verbal pitch of a project (20%)
• Digital photobook + Reflective Essay (35%)
• Invigilated Exam – Indigenous conceptual devices and community development practice (35%)

Current study term: 29 Aug 21 to 28 Nov 21