CIB103 Indigenous Resistance, Revolutionaries and Rights

In this university-wide elective, we will explore the diverse and profound ways that Indigenous peoples have engaged politically and intellectually with contemporary challenges to their standing as First Peoples. Taught through stories and a rights-based framework, this interdisciplinary unit will help you appreciate Indigenous thought and knowledges and enable you to apply these ideas to reimagine contemporary challenges and opportunities within our societies. We will introduce you to influential Indigenous thinkers and theorists from Queensland and explore their creative and intellectual contributions to public discourse, including their theorising on Indigenous sovereignty, self-determination, and feminism. We will then explore how the social construction of ‘race’ has impacted upon Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We will delve into anti-racist efforts and their local, national and global implications, highlighting their application to contemporary issues.

Unit information

Unit code: CIB103
Faculty: University Wide
School/Discipline: Carumba Institute
Credit points: 12

Dates and locations

Teaching period	Dates	Locations
Semester 2, 2025	21 July 2025 - 15 November 2025	Kelvin Grove Kelvin Grove (Online)
Summer, 2025	17 November 2025 - 20 February 2026	Gardens Point Kelvin Grove (Online)

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Fees

The pre-2021 commonwealth supported place (CSP) contribution amount only applies to students enrolled in a course prior to 2021. To learn more, visit our Understanding your fees page

Commonwealth supported place (CSP) student contribution amount: 2025: $2,124
Pre-2021 commonwealth supported place (CSP) student contribution amount: 2025: $996
Domestic fee-paying student fee: 2025: $3,204
International student fee (excluding study abroad students): 2025: $4,140

Guide to fees

Commonwealth supported place (CSP) student contribution amount

For Australian citizens, permanent visa holders and permanent humanitarian visa holders, and New Zealand citizens who study this unit:

as part of a QUT course and are eligible for a Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
as a cross-institutional student who has a Commonwealth supported place at their home university.

Domestic fee-paying student fee

For Australian citizens, permanent visa holders and permanent humanitarian visa holders, and New Zealand citizens, who study this unit:

as part of a QUT course and are not eligible for a Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
as a cross-institutional student who does not have a Commonwealth supported place at their home university
as a single-unit study student.

International student fee

For international students who study this unit:

as part of a QUT course
as a cross-institutional student.

Guide to previous study requirements

Prerequisites: To enrol in this unit, you must have completed these prerequisite units (or have credit, advanced standing or exemption for them), or be able to demonstrate that you have equivalent background knowledge.
Anti-requisites: You can’t enrol in this unit if you have completed any of these anti-requisite units.
Co-requisites: To enrol in this unit, you must have already completed these co-requisite units, or you must enrol in them at the same time.
Equivalents: You can’t enrol in this unit if you have completed any of these equivalent units.
Assumed knowledge: We assume that you have a minimum level of knowledge in certain areas before you start this unit.

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