Views and voices: indigenous people in Australian teaching and learning materials 2000-2011

Autores

  • Suzanne V. Knudsen Vestfold University College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21344/iartem.v5i1.769

Palavras-chave:

Indigenous Australians, White Autralians, ethno-race, intersectionality, storytelling

Resumo

The article compares the telling of Indigenous Australians’ history as they are presented in teaching and learning materials for History education written and illustrated by Indigenous Australians and by White Australians. Three positions of ethno-race are presented: firstly the Indigenous people as a people of nature, secondly Indigenous people becoming European Australians and thirdly Indigenous people as nomadic. Inspired by the concept of intersectionality, the three positions are connected with the socio-cultural categories of gender, sexuality, nationality and class. Different views of history are shown in light of the questions ‘where’ and ‘who’ used by Indigenous Australians, whereas the questions of ‘why’ and ‘when’ are more used by White Australians. The storytelling in the materials written by Indigenous Australians is about the European invasion of their country and the nature of Indigenous people. White Australians present this history as an invasion but also as a period of European exploration and adventure.

Biografia do Autor

  • Suzanne V. Knudsen, Vestfold University College

    Dr. Susanne V. Knudsen is full professor at The Center for Educational texts and learning processes at Vestfold University College, Norway, President of IARTEM, The International Association for Research on Textbooks and Educational Media. She has published scientific books and articles within gender, intersectionality, literature, media, youth culture, textbooks, educational media, semiotics and post-structuralisms.

    Vestfold University College
    Faculty of Education and the Humanities
    Raveien 197
    NO - 3184 Borre, Norway
    E-mail: [email protected]

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Publicado

2012-09-30

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Peer-reviewed research articles

Como Citar

Knudsen, S. V. (2012). Views and voices: indigenous people in Australian teaching and learning materials 2000-2011. IARTEM E-Journal, 5(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.21344/iartem.v5i1.769