A Blue Wristband View of History
The Death of Mulrunji Doomadgee and the Illusion of Postcolonial Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12354872 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah Keenan (0000-0003-4258-3331, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 248-252 |
| Publication date | 2009-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Alternative Law Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1037-969X • E-ISSN: 2398-9084 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1037969x0903400406 |
| OpenAlex | W3124728412 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
This article interrogates Australia’s “post-coloniality” in light of the death in custody of Mulrunji Doomadgee and its legal and political aftermath. While Prime Minister Rudd recently called for an end to the history wars, and while liberal reformist measures such as anti-discrimination laws and native title rights support the illusion that Australia has now reached a point in its history where it has meaningfully departed from its colonial past, the death of Mulrunji Doomadgee and the police reaction to it suggest that Australia today is still very much a colonial place. The article argues that what is emerging is a “blue wristband” view of history which denies the existence of colonial power relations today while actively reproducing them
Colonialism · Illusion · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Prime minister · Project commissioning · Publishing · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Australian History and Society · History · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2020 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |