Before we begin again, I want to tell you why last year was horrendous [Blog post]
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Article Title | Before we begin again, I want to tell you why last year was horrendous [Blog post] |
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Article Category | Letter |
Authors | |
Author | Hogarth, Melitta |
Journal Title | EduResearch Matters: A Voice for Australian Education Researchers |
Journal Citation | 21 January 2019, pp. 1-8 |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2019 |
Publisher | Australian Association for Research in Education |
Place of Publication | Australia |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.aare.edu.au/blog/?p=3625 |
Abstract | The education year is about to begin but I can’t let 2018 go. Not yet. I want to share with you how last year was for me, a Kamilaroi woman, a former schoolteacher and now a university lecturer and educational researcher. My urge to share is simply because I need to be persistent and I have to keep on trying to communicate how it is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, like me, in Australia today. I consistently investigate the biases and taken for granted assumptions upheld in our society in my work as a researcher and I want to tell you that last year was absolutely horrendous for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. And yet, it was also a significant year where we celebrated the strength and persistence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and we began discussions about truth telling and acknowledging the detrimental shared history of colonial Australia. |
Keywords | societal and institutional constructs, race relations, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 441013. Sociology of migration, ethnicity and multiculturalism |
Public Notes | Blog entry. |
Byline Affiliations | College for Indigenous Studies, Education and Research |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q506q/before-we-begin-again-i-want-to-tell-you-why-last-year-was-horrendous-blog-post
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