IND102 - Aboriginal Australian Stories and Songlines
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Online Trimester 2: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Bryan Fricker Trimester 2: Bryan Fricker |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week 1 x 1-hour online seminar (interactive) per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit examines Aboriginal Australian storytelling methods across a variety of historical and contemporary mediums: oral storytelling, paintings and artwork, film, television music, dance, literature, and online spaces. Aboriginal people continue to actively re/produce and recite stories that explore our histories in time, the relationship between stories, songlines and Country, the impact of colonisation on storytelling and cultural production, and how stories can act as forms of resistance and celebration.
This unit deconstructs understandings of our stories and storytelling practices as being either ‘historical’ or ‘contemporary’ by investigating how stories are told and retold across spans of times, and through different mediums. It also considers the broader social discourses within which contemporary stories are re/produced, received, and read, and the importance and impact of different mediums in storytelling practices.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Virtually analyse and discuss key storytelling practices in Aboriginal songlines in a culturally responsive manner | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital Literacy GLO8: Global Citizenship |
| ULO2 | Critically analyse and explain the significance of key Aboriginal storytelling practises across spans of time, and how these practices are shaped and transformed by the medium through which they are told | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO3 | Reflect and contextualise contemporary stories of celebration, and the significance and impact of these stories within the student's life. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO6: Self-management GLO8: Global citizenship |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year.
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Digital presentation | 800 words or equivalent | 20% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2 - Case study analysis | 1600 words | 40% | Week 8 |
| Assessment 3 - Story telling reflection | 1600 words | 40% | Week 12 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
Unit Fee Information
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