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The course provides a critical introduction to the historical and current debates of culture, indigeneity and citizenship. The course focuses on debates that move beyond conventional notions of culture, indigeneity and citizenship, and treats these as strategic concepts that are central in the analysis of global/local identities, participation, empowerment, and human rights. Understanding how other societies, populations, groups and individuals organise their lives and give meaning to their existence enables us to develop theoretically informed tools for providing practical analysis and advice in the shaping/construction of human services agencies and practice.
The course provides a critical view of the contemporary and historical situation of indigenous people, paying attention especially to the wider socio-political and economic contexts that indigenous people have experienced and continue to live in. This includes questions relevant to colonial and post-colonial contexts, the relationship between indigenous people and the modem nation-state, and their position within a globalized world.
At the end of the course students should have gained knowledge about:the historical and contemporary situation of indigenous peoplethe socio-cultural diversity of indigenous peopleconcepts of identity and ethnicitythe resistance of indigenous people against extinction, oppression, and marginalizationthe struggle of indigenous people for rights and equal life optionschances and options for indigenous people to decide their own futurehuman services practice opportunities with indigenous populations
30 points from HSRV101, HSRV102, HSRV103, HSRV104, SOWK101, SOWK102 and SOWK104. Students without this prerequisite but with at least 60 points in appropriate courses may enter the course with the permission of the Programme Coordinator.
Tutorials for this course will be conducted online.
Yvonne Crichton-Hill
Jo Diamond
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Domestic fee $619.00
International fee $2,688.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .