Australian Indigenous Study

Reconciliation
Instruction:
Early this semester we looked at two theoretical works: Benedict Anderson’s deliberation on the ‘nation’ in Imagined Communities, and Lorenzo Veracini’s theorisation of ‘settler colonialism’. In what ways might it be said that the Reconciliation era, and the years sine then, constitute various ‘imaginings’ of the settler nation? Reflecting on Veracini’s ‘formula’ for decolonisation (which you may choose to agree or disagree with), have we moved closer to decolonisation, or not?

Essential references (only need to these two);

Anderson. B. 2006. ‘Introduction’. In Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism. Verso: London

Veracini, L. 2011. “Introduction, Settler-Colonial Studies”. Settler Colonial Studies 1:1-12

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