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Writing Ethical Indigenous Histories (INDG40005)
HonoursPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
| Availability | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject aims to support students undertaking research in Indigenous histories in their Honours year. It will provide students with a foundation of knowing how to be able to work safely and sensitively to produce Indigenous History. The aim of the subject is to support students to write histories that are culturally safe for Indigenous people to read and support the development of a nuanced appreciation of Indigenous life and Australian colonialism. We will offer both access to knowledge and practical strategies to support students to write histories that are aware of the complexities and implications of Indigenous history as a field of study.
The subject foregrounds concepts of relationality as the basis for the development of engaged histories. It will support students to reflect on their subject position and their relationship to historical and contemporary colonialism in Australia. Taught by Indigenous and non-Indigenous staff working together, this subject will model processes of reflexivity and allow the exploration of complex concepts as a group.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate high level and ethical research skills in the field of Indigenous Studies and Indigenous histories
- Demonstrate high level and ethical research skills in the field of Indigenous Studies and Indigenous histories
- Explain the limitations of History as a western academic construct in terms of its ability to engage and understand the Indigenous past
- Discuss the ethics and politics of writing Indigenous histories
- Describe the implications of Indigenous histories in any consideration of social and ecological issues affecting contemporary Australian society and the reconsideration of the idea of an Australian nation in the 21st century.
Generic skills
Students who successfully complete this subject should be able to:
- Demonstrate appreciation of the ethics and politics of research and writing in diverse cultural contexts
- Demonstrate the ability to undertake high-level individual research
- Demonstrate a developed understanding of the ethical requirements of research
- Demonstrate research methodologies based in relationality.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Reflective essay
| Week 3 | 40% |
Major essay
| During the examination period | 60% |
| Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
| Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Rachel Standfield Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 24 hours: a 2 hour seminar per week throughout semester. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
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Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
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Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024