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Indigenous Lifeworlds: Story, History, Country
Undergraduate | TAS-HUM113 | 2023
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- No ATAR needed,
- No prior study
- Duration
- 14 weeks
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Indigenous Lifeworlds: Story, History, Country
About this subject
Upon successful completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Apply the concept of Indigenous lifeworlds to generate an understanding of Palawa history, story, and Country. Compare the similarities and differences of the Palawa lifeworld with that of other distinctive Indigenous peoples.
- Illustrate the criticality of the relationship to Country and how this is expressed and practiced within the Indigenous lifeworld in lutruwita/Tasmania and elsewhere.
- Explain and reflect how Indigenous lifeworlds differ from non-Indigenous lifeworlds and how lifeworld differences impact on relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous groups in lutruwita/Tasmania and Australia.
- Welcome to Country/Indigenous Lifeworlds
- Story 1: Palawa and story telling
- Virtual Tour of Country
- Story 2: Places and Journeys
- Virtual Tour of County
- Country 1: Expressions of Country
- Virtual Tour of Country
- Country 2: Exhibiting Country
- History 1: Treaty and Reparations
- Virtual Tour of Country
- History 2: Expatriation and Repatriation
- On-Country Experience
This subject explores Indigenous lived realities through an Indigenous lens. Using the theoretical concept of the lifeworld, the focus is the Palawa/Aboriginal People of lutruwita/Tasmania. Country is integral to Palawa knowledge and wellbeing, and core learnings are built around a series of virtual tours of Country. The end-of-subject on-Country tour guided by Palawa Elders and Knowledge Holders offers students a personal learning engagement with Aboriginal people and culture. Equipping students with a greater understanding of the Indigenous lifeworld also enhances understanding of their own lifeworld and how it locates them in relation to Indigenous peoples.
The journey into an Indigenous lifeworld in this subject focuses on Palawa story, history, and Country. Students will explore the history of lutruwita/Tasmania through Palawa perspectives, knowledges and worldviews from deep history to the present. The Palawa story is told in this subject by Indigenous voices in literature, art, and/or film. Country is integral to Palawa knowledge and wellbeing, and an exploration of Country offers students a personal learning engagement with Aboriginal people and culture.
- Reflection on Welcome to Country (15%)
- Textual Analysis (35%)
- Learnings Portfolio (40%)
- Tutorial/online discussions (10%)
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Equivalent subjects
You won't be able to enrol into this subject if you've already successfully completed or currently enrolled in the following subject(s) as they are considered anti-requisites due to the similarity of the content.
Additional requirements
- Other requirements - Week 1 Welcome to Country lecture on-campus in Hobart (also available online). Weekly learning activities (approximately 2 hours) consisting of readings, audio/visual resources and online discussion posts. Almost half the weeks are filmed virtual tours of Country presented by Palawa Elders and Knowledge Holders from across Tasmania. 7 x 1.5 hour tutorials held fortnightly online via Zoom. 1 x 1 hour drop-in web-conferences to discuss Assessment Task 3 (Learnings Portfolio). 1 x 2 hour drop-in yarning session at Riawunna in Hobart and Launceston. Week 13 On-Country experience near Hobart.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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