The White Possessive explores the links between race; sovereignty; and possession through themes of property: owning property; being property; and becoming propertyless. Focusing on the Australian Aboriginal context; Aileen Moreton-Robinson questions current race theory in the first world and its preoccupation with foregrounding slavery and migration. The nation; she argues; is socially and culturally constructed as a white possession.Moreton-Robinson reveals how the core values of Australian national identity continue to have their roots in Britishness and colonization; built on the disavowal of Indigenous sovereignty. Whiteness studies literature is central to Moreton-Robinson’s reasoning; and she shows how blackness works as a white epistemological tool that bolsters the social production of whiteness—displacing Indigenous sovereignties and rendering them invisible in a civil rights discourse; thereby sidestepping thorny issues of settler colonialism.Throughout this critical examination Moreton-Robinson proposes a bold new agenda for critical Indigenous studies; one that involves deeper analysis of how the prerogatives of white possession function within the role of disciplines.
#1237979 in Books Checkmark Books 2007-11-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 11.00 x .62 x 8.60l; 2.20 #File Name: 0816067147250 pages
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Book came in great condition. The book provides a very well-documented account ...By Michelle G. ThompsonBook came in great condition.The book provides a very well-documented account of African American history. There are original maps; graphs and photographs detailing the journey of African Americans through present day. I learned more from this book than I ever did in any classroom. I recommend that parents and teachers use this book to teach children about their history and how far African Americans have come and why we still have a long way to go.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Very good book fespecially for middle school and upBy GPExcellent source for middle school and adults for learning key points about the African-American experience. Love use of graphs; charts; pictographs; and tables. Their use helps young students become comfortable with using these tools for understanding and interpreting data.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Atlas of African-American History (Multicultural Atlas)By Douglas W. JonesGreat Book; Thanks. I suggest that every African in North America should read this book and pass it on to their children to read. Also; other nationalities and cultures should read this book to give them so knowledge and information on Africans in North America as well. Also; their are other books like this for other nationalities as well.
