I’ll Be Your First Mate
Art, Advocacy and the Assuming White “I”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21834618 |
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| Authors | Daniella Trimboli (0000-0001-8917-3204, Deakin University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 129-141 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory in Action (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1937-0229 • E-ISSN: 1937-0237 |
| Publisher | Theory in Action (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3798/tia.1937-0237.2028 |
| OpenAlex | W3020458602 |
| Language | EN |
This essay explores the implications of white allyship and activism within the context of refugee advocay in Australia. The Melbournebased organisation I'll Be your First Mate (IBYFM), set up by the author and collaborators as a space to challenge dominant harmful discourse about refugees through art, initiated an honest and selfcritical engagement with different forms of activism. The essay interrogates the potential complicity of well-intentioned allies in upholding discriminatory structures through white managerialism, the successes of truly collaborative engagement between white citizen allies and refugees and asylum seekers, and the power of art to create spaces of conversation
Art · Political science · Sociology · Art Education and Development · Gender Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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