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Indigenous Treaties & Future Relations (ARTS90034)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2022
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This subject critically examines the role that treaties have played, and might play, in relations between Indigenous peoples and contemporary settler societies across temporal and international contexts, and investigates the possibilities and limitations of treaties for transforming contemporary relations. Learners will engage with, and analyse, theories of sovereignty, including related concepts such as self-determination and autonomy, from historical and contemporary viewpoints and how these concepts shape and inform treaty negotiations. Through critical analysis of how Indigenous settler relations came to be seen as unlawful, learners will examine how these ideas came to be recognised in international law through the United Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and how these legal frameworks relate to contemporary treaty negotiations. Learners will explore and critically reflect on the interlinked concepts and practices of Indigenous recognition, reconciliation, and refusal; and examine the strengths and weaknesses of these concepts and their intersection with treaty-making.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Compare similarities and differences between treaty and other forms of agreement-making
- Examine and apply the ways that Indigenous sovereignty will shape and inform contemporary treaty negotiations
- Apply knowledge of the relationship between international legal frameworks and the emerging treaty processes in Victoria and other Australian jurisdictions
- Critically examine the concepts of recognition, reconciliation and refusal in Indigenous settler relations and apply them to the emerging treaty processes in Victoria and other Australian jurisdictions.
Generic skills
- Access and appreciate national and international debates in Indigenous politics and treaty
- The capacity for independent critical thought and inquiry
- The ability to engage in self-directed learning
- Enhanced ability to communicate ideas effectively in both written and verbal formats; and
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
Last updated: 12 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Corequisites
Non-allowed subjects
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 12 November 2022
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Comparative Analysis – visual and written text response
| Week 2 | 25% |
Analytical essay
| Week 4 | 25% |
Investigative report
| 2 weeks post intensive | 25% |
Analytical essay
| 4 weeks post intensive | 25% |
Last updated: 12 November 2022
Dates & times
Not available in 2022
Last updated: 12 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 12 November 2022