Hobart, Online
While this unit can be completed entirely online, however, we also offer two optional in-person activities for students enrolled in the unit:
- an in-person lecture delivered in Hobart (also available online)
- An optional On-Country experience in both the north and south of Lutruwita / Tasmania.
Introduction
In this unit, you are invited to expand and deepen your understanding of Indigenous realities through critical engagement with Indigenous voices and scholarship. You will use the key concepts of sovereignty, truth telling, resurgence, and relationality to identify and understand Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing. You will engage analytically with a wide range of scholarly and creative works by Palawa/Aboriginal people of Lutruwita/Tasmania including: virtual tours (and one, optional physical tour) of Country; academic and activist writing; storytelling and poetry; visual art; film, music and photography.
The unit will advance your ability to reflect upon your own identity and Lifeworld (Indigenous or non-Indigenous) and your relational connection to Indigenous communities and Lifeworlds. Your learning from this unit will allow you to meaningfully engage at the ‘cultural interface’ between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Lifeworlds and will provide you with knowledge and critical skills that you can apply to a wide range of academic course work, professional practices, and social environments.
Summary
| Unit name | Expanding Indigenous Lifeworlds |
| Unit code | HOS213 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | Arts and Society Arts and Society Office |
| Discipline | Arts|History and Classics|Sociology and Criminology |
| Coordinator | Doctor Joseph Haddon |
| Available as an elective? | Yes |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Intermediate |
Availability
Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August
Key Dates
| Study Period | Start date | Census date | WW date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 2 | 4/7/2027 | 26/7/2027 | 29/8/2027 | 23/10/2027 |
* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).
Unit census dates currently displaying for 2027 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2027 will be available from the 1st October 2026. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).
Learning Outcomes
- Identify Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing, using the key concepts of sovereignty, truth-telling, resurgence, and relationality.
- Develop an extensive and community-informed knowledge of Palawa Indigenous Lifeworld perspectives.
- Frame your own experience and position as a student engaging with Indigenous scholarship, creative outputs, and activism, using your understanding of Lifeworlds and relational standpoints.
- Develop and communicate ideas through respectful collaboration, discussion with peers, and through formal and reflective writing where expected.
Fee Information
2027 fee information will be available in August.
Teaching
| Assessment | Engagement and Participation (20%)|Four short-answer tests (20%)|Textual Analysis (20%)|Portfolio (40%) |
|---|---|
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes. |
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