Nothing’s More Precious Than a Hole in the Ground
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20202047 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amelia Dale (0000-0001-5045-1756, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Humanities Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1325-8338 • E-ISSN: 1835-8063 |
| Publisher | Association for the Study of Australian Literature (PUBLISHER • AU) |
| DOI | 10.56449/14250504 |
| OpenAlex | W4379017007 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
INTERGENERATIONAL DISPOSSESSION NEED LOOK NO further than the ground on which they stand.The theft of land from the first people of this country is not just a spiritual and cultural disinheritance (though the spiritual and cultural dimensions of this dispossession cannot be overstated) but one which is dizzying in its economic immensity.The vast wealth beneath this land, which legally belongs to First Nations Australians, underpins the Australian economy as it is currently constituted.Indigenous sovereignty and restitution of land, and, thus Indigenous command of Australian extractive industries is the necessary horizon of Australian politics and intergenerational justice.Yet, I argue, this goal comes into direct conflict with Australia's subimperial place in the US-led grouping of nations and the current constitution of the Australian state and economy.Both Australians committed to advancing Indigenous sovereignty and those advocating for further state regulation of the resource sector must recognise what history tells us: even moderate measures in these directions will face opposition from the centre of capitalism's empire.Below, I attempt to clarify certain dimensions of this apparent impasse, historicise some of its key aspects, and provide various grounds for hope.Intergenerational injustice is a geopolitical issue, and is therefore historically complex.My generation is one formed under the sign of the protracted collapse of really-existing socialism, beginning with the Berlin Wall.Capitalism's victory A
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |