UQ has a Blak History has been published in Open Textbooks @ UQ.
About the book
UQ has a Blak History is written by staff in the Library’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Collections and Services team - Lesley Acres, Georgina Baumann, Raelee Lancaster, Caitlin Murphy and Mia Strasek-Barker. It is an introduction to the history of The University of Queensland as it relates to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, cultures and communities.
Watch this introduction to UQ has a Blak History (YouTube, 2m 25s):
By delving into the Blak history of UQ, the module highlights the importance of pushing back against harmful systems and making space for current and future partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities to prosper.
The module will take participants through:
- the significance of Country and place to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, including significant sites across UQ campuses.
- the history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, academics, researchers, and community members and their relationships to the University.
- significant political movements and activism and their importance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
- an overview of significant collections across the University including Library collections, the Anthropology Museum, the UQ Art Museum, and UQ Archives.
Open Textbooks @ UQ
Open Textbooks @ UQ is The University of Queensland’s open book creation platform. You can author a new open textbook or adapt an existing open textbook for your course. There are grants available to help UQ academics to adapt or create open textbooks and use them in courses.
- Create or use open textbooks has for more information about the service.
- Open Textbooks @ UQ snapshot has details of the UQ authors awarded grants to create open textbooks and the courses they are used in.
- Get instructions to embed the book in your course.
Email pressbooks@library.uq.edu.au for more information about creating or adapting open textbooks.