Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face to face activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Andrew Farrell
Bronwyn Carlson
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
ABST1000 or ABST100 or ABST1030
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
Indigenous societies have recognised diverse genders and sexualities for thousands of years. This unit will investigate global case studies of Indigenous gender and sexual diversities including Australia, the Pacific, and Northern American regions. Students will analyse the continuity and development of gendered and sexual practices and the ways in which they have transformed in multiple colonial contexts. This unit will interrogate and challenge the influence and enforcement of western gendered and sexual norms by embedding an understanding of Indigenous worldviews situated within, beyond, and against the scope of the gender binary, heterosexuality, and gender and sexual taxonomies across the LGBTIQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer) spectrum.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.
Referencing is an essential component of academic writing or presentation since it enables the reader to follow up the source of ideas and information presented in your work, and to examine the interpretation you place on the material discovered in your research. Reliable referencing clearly indicates where you have drawn your own conclusions from the evidence presented. Importantly, much of the material you will use is covered by copyright which means that you must acknowledge any source of information, including books, journals, newsprint, images and the internet. It is obligatory for students to reference all sources used in their written work including electronic material. Students should consult the University library website for a detailed explanation and examples of how to reference electronic material correctly. Different programs use different referencing styles to reflect the needs of their discipline. It is the student’s responsibility to check which referencing style is used. APA referencing style and Harvard referencing style will be accepted in Indigenous Studies.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Active Participation | 30% | No | See iLearn |
Online Quiz | 30% | No | See iLearn |
Research Project | 40% | No | See iLearn |
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: See iLearn
Weighting: 30%
Students are required to actively participate in f-2-f tutorials or online tutorials and post on the unit forum and engage with their peers
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: See iLearn
Weighting: 30%
Students will be required to answer 30 multiple choice questions based on unit content and readings from weeks 1-4
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: See iLearn
Weighting: 40%
Students will develop a research project relating to weekly topics. Please see iLearn for further details.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Units can be accessed online at: http://ilearn.mq.edu.au/. Students are to attend/listen to all lectures, and access and read assigned weekly readings on ilearn. PC and Internet access are required. Basic computer skills (e.g. internet browsing) and skills in word processing are also a requirement. Please consult teaching staff for any further, more specific requirements.
Week |
Topic |
Lecture |
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Week 1 (27/7/20) Lecture/Tutorial: Monday’s 3-5pm |
Welcome |
Andrew Farrell |
Week 2 (3/8/20) Lecture/Tutorial Participation Task (start) |
Colonialism & Settler Sexuality |
Andrew Farrell |
Week 3 (10/8/20) Lecture/Tutorial |
Cherokee Two Spirit/2 Spirit |
Dr. Qwo-Li Driskill |
Week 4 (17/8/20) Lecture/Tutorial |
Cree Two Spirit/2 Spirit |
Dr. Alex Wilson |
Week 5 (24/8/20) Lecture/Tutorial Due: Online Quiz (closes 28/8/20, midnight) |
Two Spirit/2 Spirit: Coming In |
TBA |
Week 6 (31/8/20) Lecture/Tutorial |
Aotearoa Takatāpui |
Dr. Tawhanga Nopera |
Week 7 (7/9/20) Lecture/Tutorial |
Activism |
Andrew Farrell |
Recess (14/9/20) |
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Recess (21/9/20) |
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Week 8 (28/9/20) Lecture/Tutorial |
Health & Wellbeing |
Andrew Farrell |
Week 9 (5/10/20) Lecture/Tutorial |
Between & Beyond Binaries |
Andrew Farrell |
Week 10 (12/10/20) Lecture/Tutorial |
Queens: Global Case Study |
Andrew Farrell |
Week 11 (19/10/20) Lecture/Tutorial Participation Task (end) |
Black/Queer Diaspora’s |
Andrew Farrell |
Week 12 (26/10/20) Lecture/Tutorial Due: Final Project (Friday 30/10/20) |
Reflections |
Andrew Farrell |
Week 13 (2/11/20) No Lecture/Tutorial |
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In Australia there are two distinct Indigenous peoples: Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people. When writing about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders do not use the acronym ‘ATSI’, write in full. Capital letters should always be used when referring to Aboriginal peoples and or Torres Strait Islander peoples. While Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander are acceptable terms to use, it should be recognised that these are collective terms and often used improperly to impose a single identity on the many different communities. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people generally prefer to be known by the language/cultural groups or communities, to which they belong, that is, own names rather than terms such 'the Aboriginals' or 'the Islanders'. For example, Aboriginal people in the area surrounding Macquarie University may refer to themselves as Dharug. It is important that you always check the correct name or terms to use for people in the area/region. The use of incorrect, inappropriate or dated terminology is to be avoided as it can give offence. Many historical terms or those in common usage some years ago are now not acceptable, including terms such as 'aborigine' ‘native’, ‘savage’ and ‘primitive’. Similarly, do not use the terms ‘half-caste’, ‘part-Aborigine/Aboriginal’ or any reference to skin colour or physical features, as they do not signify that a person is Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and may cause offence. When quoting from academic or other sources that uses inappropriate, dated terminology or racists language, use (sic) directly after the inappropriate term of phrase, thus calling attention to the fact that it has been sourced from the original and that you understand it to be outdated, inappropriate or problematic in the contemporary context.