Centre for Indigenous Policy Research · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
In INDG2009 Unsettling: Critical Indigenous Studies, students will learn to build ethical research collaboration with First Nations communities to support the re-building of Indigenous Nations and futures. The course investigates topics such as critical Indigenous research theories, Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights, Indigenous research ethics and Indigenous research methodologies. In a series of case studies, students will learn to apply critical Indigenous research theories to their research practice to enable Indigenous self-determination. The course includes three days of immersive On-Country learning at the ANU Kioloa campus led by Yuin knowledge holders. At the end of the course, students will have enhanced understandings of building relationships with First Nations communities and advanced skills in Indigenous research.
Annotated bibliography (approx. 750 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 4, 5
Self-reflection essay (approx. 1,500 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Group presentation (approx. 30 minutes)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
130 hours of total student learning time made up of approximately a. 12 hours of pre-departure workshops; b. 24 hours of on-country learning and c. 94 hours of independent student research, reflection, reading, viewing, etc and writing. Work Integrated Learning Fieldwork This course involves immersive in place learning on the ANU's Kioloa coastal campus. Other Information This course is taught semi-intensively. The pre-departure workshops are held on the Kambri (Acton) campus; followed by a three-day field trip on Yuin Country (at the ANU in Kioloa campus on the NSW south coast). To join this course, students pay a course contribution fee, contributing to the additional costs of offering the field course session; this course contribution fee allows the Kioloa session to take place. Students arrange their own transportation to the Kioloa campus (and make arrangements to travel together with other students). Participation in the field trip requires students to safely traverse 5km over uneven ground at a moderate pace, and stay in basic cabins and dorms rooms with others participating in the course.
All materials are made available through the course Wattle site. Preliminary Reading All materials are made available through the course Wattle site.