School Of EducationIdentity and Voice in Multimodal TextsWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 102114.1
Discipline: TEACHER EDUCATION: PRIMARY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 1
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
101510 - Indigenous Cultural texts in Education
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in 1717 - Bachelor of Education (Primary) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education. Students enrolled in the Indigenous Studies major can enrol in this unit in Summer if available. Contact the unit coordinator for enrolment details.
About this Unit
The unit is only offered to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education (Primary) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education program. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s identities are depicted in a wide range of texts pertaining to expressions of and about Aboriginality. These various representations form the way Indigenous identities are constructed, projected and reflected in society often through the media. Students will examine how we then set in motion a better understanding of this phenomenon using carefully selected texts, the diverse nature of them and compare the outcomes; particularly the way they affect relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. The unit explores genres, voice, authority, identity, the complexities surrounding these debates and discourses, and how teachers are the advocates for negotiating power, space and voice for communities into the future. The examination of the portrayal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in texts in a school context will be deconstructed so students understand the process of producing current and future identities.
Courses| 1717.1 | Bachelor of Education (Primary) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education | CONTINUING |
| 1717.3 | Bachelor of Education (Primary) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education | CURRENT |
| 1718.3 | Diploma in Educational Studies (Primary) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education (exit only) | CURRENT |
| 1861.1 | Bachelor of Educational Studies (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education) (exit only) | CONTINUING |
| 1861.2 | Bachelor of Educational Studies (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education) (exit only) | CURRENT |