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IAS244 - Indigenous Knowledges, Property Rights and Economic Participation

2022

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Indigenous Studies

Unit Description

This unit explores the nature of property rights and human rights within the context of contemporary Indigenous Australian society. An introductory grounding in the theoretical and conceptual framework of property rights and human rights within this context is established and a review of current instruments for the establishment and assertion of rights is constructed. A critique of the current social and political landscape both locally and internationally is introduced with a view to developing an understanding of workable and just models for equitable and culturally accountable social and economic participation.

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Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Analyse concepts of intellectual and cultural property rights and human rights in relation to Indigenous Australians.
2.	Compare and contrast the status of Indigenous Australians with respect to property rights and human rights with indigenous people in other colonised spaces.
3.	Examine the links between the recognition of intellectual, cultural property and human rights and equitable economic participation.
4.	Examine and critique the implementation of property rights in ways that may promote equitable, just and culturally accountable economic and social participation.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Minor Essay (1,000 words).	30%	1,2
2.	Presentation (10 mins).	30%	1,3,4
3.	Essay (2,000 words).	40%	3,4

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2022	Semester 2	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR
2022	Semester 2	External	External Studies	OLR

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