Overview

The Indigenous harvest of species such as sea turtles and dugong are recognised as a native title right in Australia, however the practice sits in stark contrast to the demands from many Australians that traditional hunting be banned. This course focuses on Indigenous interactions with and uses of animals and … For more content click the Read More button below. While the ancientness of Indigenous interactions with  animals is documented in archaeological findings, ongoing human-animal interactions exemplify indigenous environmental and scientific knowledge and reveal how cultural practices related to animals have been maintained or adapted.  It will draw from the body of work in disciplines such as archaeology, anthropology, cultural studies and environmental history to theorise past and present day human-animal interactions in Indigenous domains.

Conditions for Enrolment

Prerequisite: 36 units of credit

Course Outline

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Additional Information

This course is offered as General Education.

Pre-2019 Handbook Editions

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