Black power as an anti-colonial discourse

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Label

Black power as an anti-colonial discourse

Statement of responsibility

Christine Jennett

Creator

• Jennett, Christine

Subject

• Race relations - Racism - Stereotyping
• Politics and Government - Political action - Anti racism
• Occupations - Pastoral industry workers
• Socioeconomic conditions
• Socioeconomic conditions - Social deprivation
• Black power -- Australia
• Race relations - Representation
• Employment - Conditions
• Race relations - Racism
• Aboriginal Australians -- Politics and government

Language

eng

Summary

Argues that the period 1969-76 saw a modification of the processes of colonisation and applied to Aboriginal peoples and that the Black Power movement opened up the possibility for claims of Aboriginal status based rights; action research methodology; theories of race relations and ethnic identity in the context of the capitalist state and nationalism; survey of traditional Aboriginal society - relationship to land, land use, technology and exchange, social organisation - role of women, social control and power relations; associated theoretical approaches to Aboriginal society; colonisation and racial stereotyping; characteristics of Australian colonialism- contact history, racial violence, Aboriginal responses - social violence, economic marginalisation; features of paternal internal colonialism - development of state policies, problems of implementing assimilation and integration policies; discussion of the Gurindji Strike (Wave Hill) - working and living conditions under Vesteys, process of the strike (review of published sources); status and character of the Aboriginal population in the 1970's - census data, mobility, urbanisation and social structure, housing; concept and critique of the 'culture of poverty'; development and origins of recent anti-colonial movements in Africa; developments in Australia - role of Abschol, Aboriginal Legal Service; media representations and issues analysed; rise of Black Power movement in the USA and its Australian counterpart; decline of its influence in Australia; assessment of its value

Cataloging source

NUN

Dissertation note

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of New South Wales, 1996.

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction