Course overview
The aim of this course is to extend students' knowledge of Aboriginal theory and philosophy and critically analyse how the social sciences impact upon the understanding of Aboriginal knowledges. Students will develop advanced knowledge and understanding of theories and philosophy through the nature and content of Aboriginal knowledge systems, a chronology of key historical moments in the acquisition of knowledge, the impact of colonialism on Aboriginal knowledges, the future of Aboriginal knowledges and the universalisation of key concepts in philosophy and theory.
Course learning outcomes
- Analyse the nature of knowledge, its foundations, scope and validity.
- Critically reflect on the relationship between Aboriginal knowledges and other epistemologies or theories of knowledge.
- Interrogate the history and development of different knowledge systems and historical movements which have positioned dominant paradigms.
- Critically review the historical developments of the social sciences and its exclusion/inclusion of Aboriginal theory and philosophy.