Indigenous Heritage and Landscapes (9634.2)

This unit explores Indigenous conceptions of landscape and heritage using case studies from Australia and other indigenous homelands around the world. A combination of field exercises, excursions and intensives are used to inform discussions of indigenous appreciations of wilderness, nature/culture binaries, taxonomy, tenure, landscape classification, and cultural landscape theory.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an appreciation of the diversity of ways of knowing and seeing landscapes and seascapes;
2. Demonstrate an awareness of Indigenous heritage issues and cultural landscapes; and;
3. Understand how to appropriately engage with Indigenous communities.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

8158 Indigenous Societies and Heritage AND 8959 Indigenous Conceptions of Landscape.

Equivalent units

8158 Indigenous Societies and Heritage AND 8959 Indigenous Conceptions of Landscape.

Assumed knowledge

None.