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Undergraduate USA-ABT21-2021
Aboriginal Voices in Film and Fiction
Immerse yourself in stories from Indigenous writers and filmmakers. Thumb through a history of Aboriginal literature. Research theatre and visual art. Measure how Indigenous storytelling has managed to aid the construction of cultural identity.
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Prior study
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Subject details
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- develop an analysis of a cross-section of Aboriginal writing, biography, artistic expression and Aboriginal authored critique to place Aboriginal writing, and creative expression within the broader Australian culture
- identify and compare central themes and issues within the texts examined
- analyse the texts within a range of contemporary theory
- critically compare Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal representations within the texts.
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- Aboriginal authors: stories from rural, urban and remote communities
- Aboriginal people represented in literature and film
- Examine Aboriginal writing as both literature and history
- Concept of 'voice', in relation to history, representation and culture
- Issues of audiences and contexts of publishing and transcription
- Other important forms of expression ie. cinema, dance, music, theatre and visual art
- Cultural connections, comparison of different regions and contemporary and historic forms of cultural expression
No eligibility requirements
Special requirements
No special requirements
Please note: This subject has been withdrawn from offer. UniSA has suggested existing students enrol into the equivalent subject AIS204 - Indigenous Australia and the Nation.
Students will build on their knowledge of Aboriginal cultures by exploring the production of contemporary Aboriginal texts, critical comparisons with Indigenous writing from other first nations peoples, construction of Aboriginal identity by Australian colonial and post-colonial society and Aboriginal constructions of self. Students will analyse non-Indigenous historical and contemporary representations of Aboriginal people, Indigenous literature, history and cinema and Indigenous and non-Indigenous post-colonial theory.
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