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The Colonial Fantasy: Why White Australia Can't Solve Black Problems

Sat 7 Sep 2019

Sarah Maddison

kuril dhagun, State Library of Queensland

Conversation

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#Performances

#About the event

Duration: 60 minutes

Sarah Maddison argues for a radical restructuring of the relationship between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and governments, seeing the resurgence of Indigenous nationhood as the only way forward. She talks to Cheryl Leavy.

#Artist

Sarah Maddison

Sarah Maddison is Professor of Politics at the University of Melbourne, where she co-directs the Indigenous-Settler Relations Collaboration. Her work is a critical examination of reconciliation, settler colonialism, and Indigenous-settler relations. Along with her new book The Colonial Fantasy, Sarah is also author of Black Politics and Beyond White Guilt.

#Moderator

Cheryl Leavy

Cheryl Leavy is an award-winning writer of non-fiction, poetry, and children's literature. Her children’s book, Yanga – Mother, published by UQP in 2024, was recently shortlisted for an Australian Book Industry Award. Cheryl has also been awarded the Oodgeroo Noonuccal Prize for Indigenous Poetry, a Varuna Residency, a Queensland Writers Fellowship and a Queensland Museum Fellowship. Her poetry has been published by Cordite, Griffith Review and UQP, and has been commissioned by art museums here and internationally. Cheryl has served on many boards including the Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane Writers Festival and the Institute of Modern Art. Cheryl is passionate about using the power of language and culture to advance human rights, with a focus on climate and land justice.