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ABST311: Indigenous Cultures, Identities and Globalisation
In many post-settler nation states including the United States of America, New Zealand and Australia, the cultural practices of many groups of Indigenous people have been intentionally and non-intentionally destroyed, or at least damaged by the effects of colonisation. In the last 30 years or so however, due to global forces—including: the American Civil Rights movement; national forces such as the Australian recognition of Indigenous land rights; and local forces including demands for enjoyable representations of Indigeneity—some groups who had previously been thought to be extinct have begun to exhibit some extraordinary displays of cultural blossoming. In this unit we explore some specific examples of this phenomenon and consider the necessary political conditions for its emergence and development. We also consider the politico-cultural effects of cultural renaissance on the people who practice it and on the nation state which seeks to contain it.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: | D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Shayne Williams |
| Prerequisites: |
30cp |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCW(s): | ABST300 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Indigenous Studies - Warawara |
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