In this unit of study students will learn how Australia is home to two distinct Indigenous cultural groups: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. For tens of thousands of years, Aboriginal people used song and dance to express their identity and pass on knowledge to successive generations. Several thousand years ago Torres Strait Islanders' ancestors settled in the numerous small islands to Australia's north and they too began to establish their own unique song and dance traditions. Students will also consider the impact of history on Australian Indigenous music today; how music communicates aspects of Australian Indigenous identity, including language, instruments, dance country, kin and history.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Analysis, History and Cultural Studies |
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Credit points | 0 |
Prerequisites
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Prohibitions
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Assumed knowledge
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Available to study abroad and exchange students | No |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Laura Case, laura.case@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Laura Case, laura.case@sydney.edu.au |