James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2024

IA5030 - Navigating the Cultural Interface

Subject Description

This subject equips students to identify and analyse complex interactions at the interface of Western and Indigenous knowledges, where sites of social and political contestation emerge. Students will develop a sophisticated appreciation of the implications of Indigenous knowledge continuities, ruptures and convergences by engaging with both theory and practice. Utilising a case study approach, students will be provided with the opportunity to apply theory to practice through a contemporary site of contestation.

Learning Outcomes

• identify key theoretical concepts for understanding complexity at the cultural interface
• critically analyse how sites of social, political, and professional contestation emerge at the cultural interface between Indigenous standpoint and Western governance
• demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of how the cultural interface is navigated by Indigenous peoples, in different ways
• clearly communicate a detailed knowledge of the continuities, ruptures, and convergences that constitute the contemporary Indigenous position

Subject Assessment

• Written > Test/Quiz 1 - (30%) - Individual
• Written > Essay (including multi-draft) 1 - (55%) - Individual
• Written > Annotated bibliography - (15%) - Individual

Note that minor variations might occur due to the continuous subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.

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