EHR327 Indigenous Peoples: Sport, Identity & Culture (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Exercise Science (EXSCI)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
Using the cultural competence pedagogical framework, this subject provides students with the opportunity to examine how socio-historical processes impact on contemporary Indigenous cultures, their identity, and their participation in sport. Through the use of a comparative cultural analysis of Australian, New Zealand and North American case studies, students will be challenged to reflect on, question and critique their cultural assumptions and contest Indigenous sporting stereotypes.
The subject’s learning design further creates spaces for students to explore the place of sport and physical activity in (re)producing the cultural identity of Indigenous peoples. In this subject, students will be engaged in learning experiences that require them to propose and advocate for policy and practices that acknowledge, accommodate and celebrate Indigenous cultural diversity.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 1 | |
|---|---|
| Internal | Bathurst |
| Distance | Bathurst |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: EHR327
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
· Explain how socio-historical processes impact on contemporary Indigenous cultures and their participation in play, physical activity and sport;
· Critically analyse and differentiate between the sporting cultural practices of Indigenous people in selected case study applications;
· Describe the distinct cultural and social characteristics of selected populations of Indigenous peoples and compare these characteristics to those from the surrounding populations and dominant culture of the nation-state;
· Demonstrate awareness of and adopt sensitivity to cultural practices beyond their own belief system;
· Question their cultural value assumptions and challenge Indigenous sporting stereotypes;
· Interrogate current sporting policy and practice to identify cultural dissonance;
· Advocate for respectful partnerships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people;
· Critically explore the major paradigms of the exercise science discipline and how these paradigms influence the impact of the profession on clients from Indigenous cultures.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
· Knowledge of Indigenous peoples cultures, histories and contemporary realities;
· Indigenous play, physical activity and sport: a global perspective;
· Socio-cultural characteristics of selected populations of Indigenous peoples;
· Values clarification and cultural sensitivity;
· Challenging sporting stereotypes of Indigenous peoples;
· Sport policy and practice;
· Advocating for respectful partnerships: strategies for success.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.