Working with Indigenous Arts & Artists

This subject introduces issues, methods, principles, and protocols to guide you in your arts industry, practice, teaching and/or research when working with Indigenous arts, artists and cultural heritage. The subject encompasses music, dance, story, language, and visual arts, and other forms of cultural heritage expression. The subject is aimed at students from a wide range of fields and industries, bringing an intercultural and multidisciplinary team perspective to topics including decolonisation and the arts, industry protocols and standards, ethical principles, issues in intercultural appropriation and use of music, dance, and arts in Australia and other settler states, collaboration and positionality. Students will use knowledge from webinars and resources to design, propose and critique a project in their chosen area, and complete a short critical reflection essay. This subject provides you with the opportunity to develop knowledge of good practice when working with Indigenous arts, artists, and cultural heritage, insight into decolonising arts industries, practices, curriculum and research, and to demonstrate skills to apply this knowledge in your field and career. Indigenous Knowledges This subject is developed and lead by Indigenous scholarship, pedagogies and knowledges in creative and cultural practices. The subject is co-taught with First Nations people. On the completion of this subject, students should be: