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Urban Dreams, Garry C. Jones
Urban Dreams, Garry C. Jones
Faculty of Creative Arts - Papers (Archive)
Garry’s work in Pallingjang Saltwater 2009 is a playful exploration of notions of (dis)connections to place - physically and culturally, in both time and space. Referencing the work of the late 19th Century South Coast Aboriginal artist Mickey of Ulladulla, the question is posed: in the face of historic and ongoing social and cultural dispossession and displacement, how do we legitimately forge new and authentic forms of cultural connectedness in Country we know not to be ours by rite?*
Re-Presenting Urban Aboriginal Identities: Self-Representation In "Children Of The Sun", Colleen Mcgloin, Bronwyn Lumby
Re-Presenting Urban Aboriginal Identities: Self-Representation In "Children Of The Sun", Colleen Mcgloin, Bronwyn Lumby
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
Teaching Aboriginal Studies to a diverse student cohort presents challenges in the pursuit of developing a critical pedagogy. In this paper, we present Children of the Sun, a local film made by Indigenous Youth in the Illawarra region south of Sydney, New South Wales. We outline the film's genesis and its utilisation in our praxis. The film is a useful resource in the teaching of urban Aboriginal identity to primarily non-Indigenous students in the discipline of Aboriginal Studies. It contributes to the development of critical thinking, and our own critical practice as educators and offers a starting point to address …