Many scholars understand indigeneity in terms of: original relationships to particular lands historical engagements with colonial or settler populations distinct present-day cultural practices, ideologies and self-representations embeddedness and appropriation of intangible heritage.This unit explores indigeneity by focusing on its global emergence and future trajectories. Key topics may include land and treaties; law and translation; education; art and the appropriation and consumption of intellectual property; and religion and ritual. The unit contains modules on specific regions which may include Australia and NZ; the Pacific Islands; Asia; the Americas; and Africa. -- Course Website
Instructor: Julian Millie for Caulfield and Clayton campuses
Prerequisites: A first-year sequence in Anthropology, Australian Indigenous Studies, International Studies, Spanish and Latin American Studies, or a cognate discipline, or by permission
