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TRAX102 Indigenous Studies

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus
Online level Level B - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
12 March 2008 14 March 2008 Compulsory
12 August 2008 14 August 2008 Compulsory
Supervised Exam None
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Michael Brogan (mbrogan2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit enables the student to recognise that reading is a valuable and necessary part of university study. The student is required to read extensively and in depth on a range of topics that are relevant to personal interests or relevant to their educational needs. The unit explores different genres in contemporary Indigenous writing by looking at various features of the writing such as theme, plot, character and style.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory

Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Indigenous Australia Voices: A Reader
ISBN: AR508
Sabbioni, J., Schaffer, K. and Smith, S. (eds), UNE Reprint
Note: Available from the United Campus Bookshops, UNE
Text For: Semester 1 and Semester 2; On and Off Campus
Recommended Material
Optional

Text(s):

Note: Reference material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

The Color of Water
ISBN: 9780733605758
McBride, J., Hodder and Stoughton 1997
Note: All students will select ONE recommended book only
Text For: Semester 1 and Semester 2; On and Off Campus
Unna You Fellas
ISBN: 9780958810197
Ward, G., Magabala 1994
Note: All students will select ONE recommended book only
Text For: Semester 1 and Semester 2; On and Off Campus
Rabbit Proof Fence
ISBN: 9780702233555
Pilkington, D., University of Queensland Press 2002
Note: All students will select ONE recommended book only
Text For: Semester 1 and Semester 2; On and Off Campus
Swallow the Air
ISBN: 9780702235214
Winch, T., University of Queensland Press 2006
Note: All students will select ONE recommended book only
Text For: Semester 1 and Semester 2; On and Off Campus
My Place
ISBN: 9780949206312
Morgan, S., Freemantle Arts Centre Press 1987
Note: All students will select ONE recommended book only
Text For: Semester 1 and Semester 2; On and Off Campus
Jackson's Track: Memoir of a Dreamtime Place
ISBN: 9780140276602
Landon, C. and Tonkin, D., Viking 1999
Note: All students will select ONE recommended book only
Text For: Semester 1 and Semester 2; On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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