Over module two you responded to critical questions to reflect on how social, institutional, and historical forces explicitly and implicitly construct knowledge of Self and Others. In Task 3 you will use this as a basis but extend into a critical analysis of Australian policy and historical events in relation to Indigenous Australian peoples. You are required to select two events from the Australian History Timeline. One event must be pre-1967 and the other post-1967. This will enable you to investigate the evolution of approaches to Australian policy for Indigenous Australian peoples, the way in which Indigenous Australians are positioned to rationalise approaches, and the presumed relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians as a consequence. You are required to describe and analyse each policy/event in relation to: Goals of each policy or event. How Indigenous Australians are positioned (e.g., do they have a role in decision-making, are their views represented, are they constructed as a ‘problem to be resolved’). The relationship between Indigenous Australians and wider Australian society (e.g., is there a social or cultural norm evident? Are Indigenous Australians constructed as ‘different’ to or divergent from the norm?); including a reflection of the influence of these policies and events on your own cultural competence. What are the similarities and differences evident in the goals, positioning of Indigenous Australians, and the implied relationship between Indigenous Australians and wider Australian society? Rationale back to top This assessment task will assess the following learning outcome/s: be able to critically reflect on the factors that have shaped historical and contemporary engagement with Indigenous communities and Indigenous peoples and critique deficit paradigms as they relate to Indigenous Australians. be able to critically examine how racialised power and privilege influence historical and contemporary structures of Australian society and its institutions. This task extends on Task 1 and 2 to meet the following IKC101 Learning Outcomes: LO 3: Be able to critically reflect on the factors that have shaped historical and contemporary engagement with Indigenous communities and Indigenous peoples and critique deficit paradigms as they relate to Indigenous Australians; LO4: Be able to critically examine how racialised power and privilege influence historical and contemporary structures of Australian society and its institutions. In Task 1 and 2 you reflected on your knowledge and the factors that influence what you know, and how you come to know about Indigenous Australians and Australians more generally. You undertook further reflection in a critique of two media articles. You began to consider how knowledge can be taken-for-granted or assumed to be true because powerful institutions like schools, churches, government, the media (and social media) reinforce them over time. In Task 3 you will analyse evidence of the social, institutional, and historical framing, reproduction, and reinforcement of particular kinds of knowledge and associated issues of power and privilege. back to top Essay requirements This assignment is to be completed in essay format. Include an introduction, body paragraphs and conclusion. Develop an overall position and ensure each paragraph contains a specific point that is demonstrated and supported in the paragraph. You must use third-person for the academic analysis; you are able to use first-person [“I” statements] in the reflective aspects of the task only. Information relating to writing essays can be found at: https://student.csu.edu.au/study/guidesandtips/writing-at-uni The essay should be your own original work. This assessment task will be put through Turnitin to identify plagiarism. Reference requirements Use at least seven (7) reference sources in total. References are not included in the word count. You must use a minimum of five (5) required readings from the IKC101 modules. You must cite and reference two (2) additional sources that you have located yourself. These texts must be of academic standard, such as a journal article, text book, text book chapter or conference paper proceeding. Assess the quality of content in web sources very carefully. In general, website references are unlikely to provide reliable, researched information suitable for this task. * Articles from The Conversation are written by academics and are appropriate to develop your understandings and to refer to. However, as these articles are not peer-reviewed they do not count as a formal reference. Do not reference sources such as Creative Spirits, Wikipedia, Skwirk/Red Apple, or Australians Together as these are unreliable sources. Do not cite or reference the module. You may cite and reference the readings linked to in the module. The written information contained in the modules are not academic sources and are not to be used in your essay. Use in-text citations to identify other peoples ideas and words. These in-text citations must follow APA (6th Edition) referencing style. Quotes must be in quotation marks and the in-text citation must include the page number. Formal and respectful language requirements This assessment task must be in professional and formal language. This means there should be no abbreviations or slang. Care must be taken to avoid spelling, grammar and punctuation errors. Respectful and appropriate terminology must be used when referring to and writing about Indigenous Australian people and cultures.
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