Australian literature’s legacies of cultural appropriation

Authors

Michael R. Griffiths, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

130961

Publication Details

Griffiths, M. R. "Australian literature’s legacies of cultural appropriation." The Conversation 23 October (2018): 1-4.

Abstract

Non-Indigenous Australian writers face a dilemma. On the one hand, they can risk writing about Aboriginal people and culture and getting it wrong. On the other, they can avoid writing about Aboriginal culture and characters, but by doing so, erase Aboriginality from the story they tell.