Breaking through barriers in Australian Indigenous Studies

Professor Nakata’s keynote address will provide an overview of developments in Australian Indigenous Studies in the higher education context, both in the field of the scholarship and in relation to its advocated role in the education of all students. He will discuss some of the teaching and learning trends and issues emerging to meet this purpose, challenge some of the assumptions and limits of rationales for current practice, and explore other possible approaches to Australian Indigenous Studies in the higher education sector.