The racial politics of bodies, nations, and knowledges

The Racial Politics Of Bodies, Nations And Knowledges Takes On The Urgent Task Of Chipping Away At Existing Racial And Ethnic Hierarchies That Obstruct Global And Local Movement Towards Human Rights And Social Justice. It Imagines Subjective, Social And Political Spaces Which Might Enable This Movement. Many Authors Engage With Indigenous Sovereignties, From Both Indigenous And Non-indigenous Perspectives. While Most Authors Write From An Australian Perspective, The Issues Addressed Both Have Relevance Beyond Antipodean Borders And Complicate The Idea Of National Boundaries. Chapters Include A Comparison Of Indigenous Struggles For Land In Canada And Australia, The Situation Of Minority Ethnic And Religious Communities In The European Union, A Meditation On Teaching An Australian Film About Colonial History To German University Students, And The Story Of The Delicate Positioning Of A Man Of Mixed Maori And Irish Heritage Finding Cultural Citizenship In The Us Academy In The Mid 20th Century. Other Chapters Focus On Children's Storybooks, Media Representations Of Suffering, And Websites Aimed At Gay And Lesbian Youth All International Phenomena, And All Places Where Racialised Politics Are At Play. The Book Also Offers Insights Into Contemporary Australian Racial Politics Via Analyses Of The Treatment Of Asylum Seekers, The Health Of Indigenous Women, The Education Of Young Indigenous People And The Development Of National Histories In Local Tourist Promotion. Readers Looking For International Perspectives On Racial Issues Will Find This Book A Diverse But Rewarding Approach To Vitally Important Subject Matter. -- Publisher's Information. Edited By Barbara Baird And Damien W. Riggs. Includes Bibliographical Referencess (p. [282]-318 And Index. TABLE OF CONTENTS 6 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 9 LIST OF TABLES 10 CONTRIBUTORS 11 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 15 INTRODUCTION 16 PART I 24 CHAPTER ONE 26 CHAPTER TWO 43 CHAPTER THREE 62 CHAPTER FOUR 87 PART II 108 CHAPTER FIVE 110 CHAPTER SIX 131 CHAPTER SEVEN 148 PART III 168 CHAPTER EIGHT 170 CHAPTER NINE 191 CHAPTER TEN 203 PART IV 224 CHAPTER ELEVEN 226 CHAPTER TWELVE 243 CHAPTER THIRTEEN 260 NOTES 282 REFERENCES 297 INDEX 334