Where appropriate, comparisons will be drawn with the experience of Indigenous people in other places. Semester 2 Launceston and Hobart int. This unit aims to provide students with an understanding of the roles, functions and status of women in past and present Aboriginal societies from Aboriginal women's perspectives. Particular areas of study incorporate feminism and racism, gender politics, Aboriginal women and power, and Aboriginal women and social issues. This unit provides a comprehensive exploration of Aboriginal art forms.
Students develop an understanding and appreciation of Aboriginal creative expression.
They learn of the significance of Aboriginal visual and aural expression to 'traditional' and contemporary Aboriginal cultures and identity. This includes learning about the 'traditional' and contemporary roles and functions of this expression. Apparent changes in Aboriginal creative expression are also examined, including those brought about by the influence of market forces. These are considered in the context of how any such changes have affected the meaning, purpose and significance of artistic forms to Aboriginal peoples and their cultures. The unit closely examines key issues relating to the production and marketing of Aboriginal art forms, including the issues of copyright, reproduction, appropriation, and the postmodern and Post Conceptualist's practice of 'quotation' and 'translation'.