New Indigenous Studies electives in T2- available to all Deakin students

New Indigenous Studies electives in T2

In some exciting news from the NIKERI Institute curriculum team, two of the units we have developed are now on offer as electives for T2. IND102 Aboriginal Stories and Songlines, and IND301 Politics of Resistance in Indigenous Australia will be run as electives on the Cloud from next trimester.  

IND102 – Aboriginal Stories and Songlines

This unit examines Aboriginal Australian storytelling methods across a variety of historical and contemporary mediums: oral storytelling, paintings and artwork, film, television music, dance, literature, and online spaces. Indigenous people continue to actively re/produce and recite stories that explore Indigenous histories in time, the relationship between stories, songlines and Country, the impact of colonisation on storytelling and cultural production, and how stories act as forms of resistance and resilience. This first year elective unit is available to all students. Learn about Indigenous storytelling, the importance of preserving history through a variety of mediums and how the past can challenge modern perspectives.

IND301 – Politics of Resistance in Indigenous Australia

Examine the resistance of Indigenous peoples to European occupation and the ensuing colonial systems that sought to control their lives in elective unit IND301.

The unit will discuss the different forms that Indigenous resistance has taken since European occupation of the continent and explore why Indigenous peoples have and continue to resist. Students will critically engage and analyse Indigenous people’s struggle in the face of changing government administrative regimes and persistent social, economic and political discrimination. This unit is available for any students with electives available within their course. Learn Indigenous history and movements within Australia and the complexities Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples face in a colonised world.

IND101 Introduction to Aboriginal Studies and IND201 Aboriginal Knowledges and Experiences: Historical Journeys-Contemporary Perspectives are also available in T2.

IND elective units are available to all Deakin students in any courses with available electives.