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IAS530 - Neocolonialism, Advocacy and the Critique of Development

2023

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Indigenous Knowledges

(ATI501)

Unit Description

This unit explores the concepts of colonisation in the light of contemporary Indigenous Australian experience. Theoretical perspectives on these and related concepts are deconstructed and examined in relation to students' professional experience and their potential role as policy developers, community development practitioners, advocates or representatives of Indigenous community groups and organisations. A critique of concepts including development, post-colonialism and anti-colonialism provides a basis for constructing a functional definition of an advocacy role and the reshaping of the development and post-development discourses.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Deconstruct and evaluate key concepts relating to colonialism, neo-colonialism and development in relation to Indigenous Australia.
2.	Compare and contrast development and neo-colonial policy development and implementation experiences across Australia and in other Indigenous community groups, organisations or nations.
3.	Analyse and evaluate the role of an advocate in anti-colonial and post-development environments.
4.	Develop working models of advocacy and policy development relationships in an anti-colonial and/or post-development space.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Written statement and acknowledgement (300 words maximum)	5%	1 - Deconstruct and evaluate key concepts relating to colonialism, neo-colonialism and development in relation to Indigenous Australia.
2.	Presentation (15 minutes)	25%	1 - Deconstruct and evaluate key concepts relating to colonialism, neo-colonialism and development in relation to Indigenous Australia. 2 - Compare and contrast development and neo-colonial policy development and implementation experiences across Australia and in other Indigenous community groups, organisations or nations. 3 - Analyse and evaluate the role of an advocate in anti-colonial and post-development environments. 4 - Develop working models of advocacy and policy development relationships in an anti-colonial and/or post-development space.
3.	Written Task (2,000 words)	30%	1 - Deconstruct and evaluate key concepts relating to colonialism, neo-colonialism and development in relation to Indigenous Australia. 2 - Compare and contrast development and neo-colonial policy development and implementation experiences across Australia and in other Indigenous community groups, organisations or nations.
4.	Essay (3,000 words)	40%	2 - Compare and contrast development and neo-colonial policy development and implementation experiences across Australia and in other Indigenous community groups, organisations or nations. 3 - Analyse and evaluate the role of an advocate in anti-colonial and post-development environments. 4 - Develop working models of advocacy and policy development relationships in an anti-colonial and/or post-development space.

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2023	Semester 2	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR	View
2023	Semester 2	External	External Studies	OLR	View

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