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The power of knowledge, the resonance of tradition : electronic publication of papers from the AIATSIS indigenous studies conference, September 2001 by Luke Taylor; Luke Taylor; Graeme K. Ward; Graham Henderson; Richard Davis; Lynley A. Wallis is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The power of knowledge, the resonance of tradition : electronic publication of papers from the AIATSIS indigenous studies conference, September 2001 about?
This book offers a ground-breaking critique of the concept of 'tradition' as it has been applied in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander context. The authors offer a refreshing new style of analysis. In writing that is rich in detail, strong in analysis and informed by their research experience, they argue for a deeper appreciation of the creativity inherent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social life, and the way that knowledge is constructed and deployed in complex intercultural contexts in contemporary Australia.Each chapter draws on detailed local inter-cultural information which include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land and sea ownership and management, native title processes, service delivery arrangements for health and outstation management, and representations in art, song and broadcasting. In each arena there are multiple engagements with broad global processes. The advent of Native Title legislation has led Indigenous communities across the country being required to demonstrate their 'traditional' connections to country.For many, their experiences of these processes are increasingly at odds with the complex inter-cultural realities of their lives. The
Who reads The power of knowledge, the resonance of tradition : electronic publication of papers from the AIATSIS indigenous studies conference, September 2001?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Luke Taylor; Luke Taylor; Graeme K. Ward; Graham Henderson; Richard Davis; Lynley A. Wallis
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press for the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780855754891
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Social Science, Anthropology, Science
