Program Overview

Unit of Study SOC71005 - Colonising Histories

Unit Snapshot

• Unit type: UG Coursework Unit
• Credit points: 12
• AQF level: 7
• Level of learning: Introductory
• Former School/College: College of Indigenous Peoples (Gnibi)
• Anti-requisites: CUL00420 - History of Invasion of Aboriginal Nations
• Enrolment information: N/A

Unit Description

Introduces students to the history, methods, and impact of colonisation. Students will explore racism, social disregard, government control, denial, and cultural oppression as continuing factors that impact on Indigenous peoples. The political, cultural, and social resistance of Aboriginal and non-Indigenous peoples to colonisation throughout this history will also be discussed.

Unit Content

• Topic 1: Colonial Myths
  • The Antipodeans
  • Terra Nullius
• Topic 2: Settlement/invasion
  • Omission
  • A special warfare
• Topic 3: The Aborigine's Friend
  • Protection Policies
  • Institutional Slavery
• Topic 4: Protest and Rights
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advancement
  • Politics and Power
• Topic 5: History Wars
  • Media Battles
  • Power over Politics

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2017

Learning Outcomes and Graduate Attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand, and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes.

On Completion of This Unit, Students Should Be Able To:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of colonialism as a violating movement and explain how it continues in different social formations
2. Explain the major de-colonising theories and the forms of resistance and denial that emerged in the past and remain evident in contemporary responses
3. Demonstrate an understanding of colonial contexts as an ongoing interplay between concepts of the world that differ fundamentally, and still provide an opportunity for positive change.

These learning outcomes are associated with the following graduate attributes:

• GA1: Intellectual rigour - A commitment to excellence in all scholarly and intellectual activities, including critical judgement.
• GA2: Creativity - An ability to develop creative and effective responses to intellectual, professional, and social challenges.
• GA3: Ethical practice - A commitment to sustainability and high ethical standards in social and professional practices.
• GA4: Knowledge of a discipline - Command of a discipline to enable a smooth transition and contribution to professional and community settings.
• GA5: Lifelong learning - The ability to be responsive to change, to be inquiring and reflective in practice, through information literacy and autonomous, self-managed learning.
• GA6: Communication and social skills - The ability to communicate and collaborate with individuals, and within teams, in professional and community settings.
• GA7: Cultural competence - An ability to engage with diverse cultural and Indigenous perspectives in both global and local settings.