Some things do change: indigenous rights,geographers and geography in Australia |
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| Authors: | Richard Howitt Sue Jackson |
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| Institution: | Macquarie University , Australia |
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| Abstract: | Using a recent editorial comment in this journal as a focus, this paper reviews the extent to which geography has been implicated in the ‘colonial project’ in Australia. It argues that recent work amongst geographers involved with indigenous Australians reflects a commitment to transcend this colonial past. The paper calls for geographers to work toward a wide‐reaching decolonisation of the discipline, and to develop a better understanding of the contemporary legacies of geography's colonial past. |
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| Keywords: | Indigenous rights Australian geographers colonialism decolonisation geographical societies |
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