In this unit students will learn about diverse Indigenous creative practices, and the varied connections they articulate to Country, kinship and community, and to past, present and future. The unit will also consider the influence of Indigenous concepts and practices in the wider creative sector, and the responsibilities they entail to those who engage with them. Students will learn to think critically about the social and institutional conditions in which both contemporary Indigenous creative work and representations of Indigeneity emerge. The unit will provide opportunity for students to examine and establish stronger foundations in their individual and professional practices for culturally grounded and culturally responsive practice, ethical engagement, and creative collaboration.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Recognise the significance of Indigenous concepts of Country, kinship and community in relationship to creative process and practice;
2. Apply the responsibilities of Indigenous Cultural Intellectual Property, as documented by Terri Janke and others, to real world scenarios; and
3. Reflect on issues of representation and identity and how they inform decisions in the creative sector.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
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
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - apply their knowledge to working with Indigenous Australians in socially just ways
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - communicate and engage with Indigenous Australians in ethical and culturally respectful ways
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.