IND710 - Interpreting Cultural Landscapes
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Community Based Delivery (CBD)*, Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Previously coded as: | SQE744 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Suzanne Nunn |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | AIM723 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | Community Based Delivery (CBD): Students are required to attend 2 x 1-week intensive lectures, seminars and fieldtrips per trimester at Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
Note:*Community Based Delivery (CBD) is for National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute students only. | |
Content
Expressing connection to place and land is a powerful human experience. The interpretation of meaning from one generation to the next is also a tradition practiced by all people and cultures. Compelling and transformative interpretation can bring to diverse audiences new ways of understanding spiritual connection between place and culture. It can also reveal untold narratives and histories that can enrich and inform contemporary understanding and significance of cultural landscapes. Interpretation as a practice, also offers a recognised skill base regularly used in the broad and varied arena of Land and Sea Country management. Designing effective interpretive narratives and media can act to re-interpret history, dispel misrepresentations and bring forth new knowledge and perspectives. In recognising the many different ways of seeing and knowing, this unit explores the important role and skill of interpretation not only as a continuing conversation across knowledge systems but also as a powerful way to inform, educate and ultimately lead to a wiser understanding of Country as a whole. The unit examines the concept of cultural landscapes, the articulation of significance and the principles of transformative interpretation. You will write about your own cultural landscape, critically analyse contemporary interpretative media and ultimately, design and present your own cultural interpretation of a place significant to yourself and your community. From undertaking these tasks, you will acquire a toolkit of interpretative skills that will enhance your presentation experience and heighten your critical lens.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Incorporate personal perspectives and relevant theoretical frameworks to articulate and communicate the concept of cultural landscape | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO2 | Critically analyse contemporary interpretative media through an Aboriginal and Torres Strait cultural lens | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO3 | Design and present an oral interpretation that incorporates experience, knowledge and interpretive themes into a cultural landscape narrative | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3:Digital literacy |
| ULO4 | Apply the principles of interpretation to communicate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges and cultural perspectives, values and stories to a variety of audiences by incorporating writing techniques that will include your own values and frameworks to a specific audience. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO5: Problem solving |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Reflective Writing | 1500 words | 30% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2 - Critical Analysis Exercise | 1000 words | 30% | Week 8 |
| Assessment 3 - Creative Design Presentation | 20 minutes or 2500 words or equivalent | 40% | Week 12 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: IND710 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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