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OORA100 Aboriginal Resilience and the Arts

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 1 On Campus
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 2 On Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Guido Posthausen (gpostha2@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit focuses on Aboriginal people's successes in overcoming oppressive social conditions through a variety of cultural expressions. It unpacks human resilience by focusing on traditional practices of art, ceremony, storytelling and music to demonstrate cultural vitality, mixed with contemporary film, literature, music and the arts. The unit explores race relations and the challenges faced in both the political and social arena.
Materials No text required
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Major Essay 50% 2500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1-7
Tutorial Paper 30% 1500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1-2, 4-7
Unit Test 20%
Assessment Notes
Two tests
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1-2, 4-7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. describe Aboriginal people's use of and involvement in the Arts;
  2. discuss the role of the Arts in Aboriginal resistance to ongoing colonisation in the 20th Century;
  3. explain the significance of Aboriginal social movements and their role in maintaining Aboriginal placement, identification and participation within social networks;
  4. discuss the role of music, art and associated oral traditions played in the political struggle for recognition and self-determination; and
  5. map Aboriginal resilience and resistance against Australian Government policies.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of Aboriginal people's involvement in the Arts will be taught through lectures and tutorials. It will be assessed in all three assessments. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be taught communication skills through written and oral feedback on the assessment tasks. Students will learn valuable communication skills through participation in tutorials, online discussions and course work. Students will be assessed on the style of writing, clarity of writing, expression and development of ideas, and referencing. Students will practise their communication skills through completing the assessment tasks. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students will explore international perspectives on the role of the Arts in social movements. This will be practised in online and tutorial discussions and assessed in the major essay. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students will be assessed on their ability to use available sources and apply the information provided to the topics presented in unit. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Through completing the assessments, students will be provided with the lifelong learning skills to be able to research, write and discuss issues pertaining to Aboriginal society. These skills can be transferred to any discipline. These attributes will be assessed in all of the assessments. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
Through the assessments (online tests, tutorial paper and essay), students will develop problem solving skills relevant to analysing race relations and Aboriginal people's resilience. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students are taught (through online and tutorial discussions) the social, cultural and ethical implications of the impact of policies on Aborignal people. Students will be encouraged to question and analyse dominant ideas about Australia's social, economic, cultural and political history against the background of Aboriginal people's continued resistence to colonisation. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Students will practice their teamwork skills through participating in tutorials, or online discussion postings. They will be required to discuss the weekly topics with their fellow students in a thoughtful and respectful manner (practise). 		True
   

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