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About the Course

This course explores some of the key themes and capabilities of cultural competence by exploring Aboriginal experiences and narratives of Sydney. Australia was ‘claimed’ for the British Crown in 1770, by Captain James Cook, but the invasion began in earnest when the First Fleet of British arrived in 1788 and established a penal colony in Sydney. As a consequence Sydney is a city rich in diverse pre-colonial, colonial and contemporary sites of significance to Aboriginal peoples. Too often though our perceptions about Aboriginal peoples consign them to an ancient past or perpetuates stereotypical imaginations that Aboriginal peoples live in remote communities (Hinkson, 2010). At the heart of this MOOC is the theme that Sovereignty was never ceded and Sydney always was and always will be Aboriginal Land. Despite this the Aboriginal presence in the city is often invisible to non-Aboriginal eyes. This course aims to bring to light marginalised narratives of Aboriginal presence in this space. To understand hidden and marginalised narratives and experiences it is necessary to develop cultural competence capabilities. Key elements of practicing cultural competence include being able to understand and interrogate context, which in the case of Sydney includes not only learning about the peoples, places and histories of Aboriginal Sydney but to also understand issues about how knowledge is created and how dominant narratives can exclude diverse knowledges and experiences. Course learning outcomes 1. Develop knowledge about cultural competence capabilities. 2. Develop a deeper and multi-layered knowledge and understanding about Aboriginal peoples, cultures and places in Sydney. 3. Develop a greater understanding of how history, cultures and places are represented, contested and interpreted and how that relates to their own context. Acknowledgement of Country We acknowledge that this course was developed on the land of the Gadigal Peoples of the Eora nation. We pay our respect to the Traditional Owners of this land and acknowledge that the land that the University of Sydney was built on has been a place of learning for many thousands of years....

Top reviews

ZS

Dec 8, 2019

Great course with specific information and resources about Aboriginal Sydney!

HB

Aug 12, 2020

Incredible course with insightful resources I will continue to refer back to for a long time.

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By Eliza M

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Aug 4, 2024

The content is good and the assessments make you think, but the wording of the assessments don't match the marking guidelines which seems like a silly oversight that means people may not get the results they expect.

By Samantha S

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May 31, 2022

I enjoyed learning about the experience of indigenous in Australia. A few of the links for the recommended reading were broken however.

By Ezdehar B

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Jul 21, 2020

good course with many interesting fact and history i really enjoyed .

By Joanne C

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Feb 10, 2026

Great content that provoked me to learn more about the First Peoples in my area and colonialism and modern-day struggles for social justice ... although a lot of the videos and suggested readings were dated (8+ years old). I was disappointed with the low levels (almost non-existent) of discussion among fellow participants. There seemed to be very few who were properly engaging with the content. The AI grading was tokenistic, forcing answers to be written in a simplistic, robotic format to ensure the rubric was met. I understand why AI is employed, but I am not a fan.

By Sandra P C

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Jun 10, 2019

it's a good course. Not what I was looking for, but I enjoyed it quite a lot.

By Sandra T

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Oct 24, 2023

was unable to see my feedbacks to my assignments, unable to know if and when I had submitted the assignments. would have liked to know what my true marks were with the assignment that was graded. I would have like to learn more about the aboriginal history, culture and strives. I felt I missed alot from this course and was unable to get any information or help.

By David L

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Feb 2, 2021

Disappointing. The course is mostly politics, not culture. I feel I have learned very little of Indigenous culture as such.

By Andrew C

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Apr 20, 2018

I was disappointed