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Art and Indigenous Voice (AIND10004)

Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5Online

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Overview

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This subject has been designed and developed for online delivery and assessment only.

This subject is designed to give students a solid basis from which to start engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creative and cultural practices, with a focus on connection to country and place. Students will learn from a diversity of guest lecturers, including Indigenous elders, visual artists, theatre makers and activists.

By engaging with First Nations perspectives, knowledges and artistic and cultural practices, students will reflect on their positionality in the context of the historical and contemporary impacts of colonisation, in particular in Victoria and the south-east of Australia.

Students complete weekly online learning modules at their own pace and interact with their tutor in online written discussions. The online learning modules are comprised of video lectures, set learning tasks and weekly discussion boards.


This subject is developed and lead by Indigenous scholarship, pedagogies and knowledges in creative and cultural practices.

The subject is taught by First Nations people.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • identify stories and histories of Country with a focus on south-east Australia;
  • describe the diversity of Indigenous creative and cultural practices with a focus on south-east Australia;
  • distinguish methods and apply principles of cultural safety;
  • discuss the role of Indigenous voice in the context of historical and contemporary artistic practice in Australia;
  • compare and evaluate the significance of 'voice' in the continuing, reclaiming and revitalising of creative and cultural practices in Indigenous communities;
  • contribute and engage in discussions about voice in response to Indigenous perspectives expressed in creative and cultural practices.

Generic skills

On completion of this subject, students should be:

  • well-resourced in aspects of the nation’s shared history and the role of our artists, which will facilitate students to establish a dialogue across cultures;
  • able to identify and access areas of greater cultural diversity within their own community;
  • capable of critically analysing and understanding the power of Art as a tool for societal change;
  • better resourced in problem solving and communication skills within diverse cultural frameworks;
  • well-versed in alternative methods of recoding, maintaining and perpetuating history and identity.

Last updated: 3 June 2023

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

None

Non-allowed subjects

None

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: 3 June 2023

Assessment

DescriptionTimingPercentage

Complete online learning modules, and 600-word summary of one theme explored

  • 600 words
Early in the teaching period15%

10-minute Oral presentation

  • 1000 words (equivalent)
Second half of the teaching period25%

Written assignment

  • 1600 words
Late in the teaching period40%

Complete online learning modules, and 800-word reflection on learning

  • 800 words
During the assessment period20%
Hurdle requirement: Students must engage with and complete online learning modules to be eligible for a pass in this subject.Throughout the teaching periodN/A

Last updated: 3 June 2023

Dates & times

  • Semester 1 - Online
    CoordinatorMichael Julian
    Mode of deliveryOnline
    Contact hours6 hours, comprising online discussions and six 1-hour webinars.
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period27 February 2023 to 28 May 2023
    Last self-enrol date10 March 2023
    Census date31 March 2023
    Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2023
    Assessment period ends23 June 2023

Last updated: 3 June 2023

Further information

Last updated: 3 June 2023