Writer
Gillian Cowlishaw
Gillian Cowlishaw FASSA, retired Professor of Anthropology, was born in rural New Zealand in 1934. She came to academia late, gaining a Ph.D in anthropology from the University of Sydney in 1979. On the basis of ethnographic field-work in Arnhem Land, Bourke, and Mt Druitt, she published numerous academic articles and press pieces as well as four self-authored books. Blackfellas, Whitefellas and the Hidden Injuries of Race (Blackwell 2004) won a NSW Premiers’ award. Having discovered writing late, she is still writing. School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Sydney
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Coercive control — by country
At last the crime of coercive control in marriages and partnerships has been recognised and criminalised in Australia. This is a crime that can remain invisible for years, concealed behind the image of a fine, friendly man whose wife has problems. Once exposed, the victim’s bruises — or worse — make us ashamed of our Continue reading »
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We used to call it ‘Culture Conflict’
It is a sad fact that the White staff who take jobs in remote Aboriginal communities tend to socialise together after work, thus maintaining a clear social distance from the people they are working for, or working with, or working among. Close and trusting relationships between the locals and the strangers — teachers, health workers, Continue reading »
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Occupation: are we indifferent to the cruelty imposed on Palestinians?
The actions of Israeli Defence Force troops last Wednesday — entering the Jenin refugee camp and killing nine Palestinians — seemed inexplicable from the brief reports I heard on the ABC and SBS. Continue reading »
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Misreading Dark Emu
Criticisms of the book Dark Emu and its author, Bruce Pascoe, continue to appear, and to become more puzzling. It is as if the overwhelming popularity of Pascoe and his message have disturbed comfortable convictions about Australian history shared across a wide segment of Australian society. Continue reading »
