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Struggle for Truth : Aboriginal reviewers contest disabling prejudice in print.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

M.G. Singh
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The purpose of this paper is to examine the discourse of Aboriginal reviewers to discover what they regard as important ideas to be resisted and contested. By means of documentary analysis of their book reviews this paper brings into focus the language which legitimises action against Aborigines. It is argued that disabling prejudice in print serves broader social functions, particularly the justification for the status devaluation of Aboriginal Australians. However, there is room for optimism in the realisation that Aborigines are gaining the skill to engage in ideology critique, and the emergence of socially critical literature. Throughout this paper teachers and librarians will find criteria for selecting books for (rather than against) Aborigines, while the appendices list resources according to the recommendations of Aboriginal reviewers.

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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , March 1986 , pp. 3 - 23
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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