Aboriginality and Gender in Australia - ATSI5002

 
Faculty: Division of Registrar and Deputy Principal
 
 
School:  Nura Gili (Indigenous Progrms)
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.nuragili.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
None
 
 
Equivalent: SOCA5003
 
 
Excluded: SOCA3209
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


Considers the role of gender within Aboriginal communities in pre-colonial, colonial and contemporary times. Explores different theories regarding gender and the impact of imposed notions of gender upon Aboriginal people. A number of different issues are examined such as gender and the law, Aboriginal women and the feminist movement, The Stolen Generation, the gendered landscape and the effects of violence within Aboriginal communities.