02982nam 2200601 450 991082767910332120220419091015.01-78238-604-11-78238-600-910.1515/9781782386001(CKB)2670000000594120(EBL)1707826(MiAaPQ)EBC1707826(DE-B1597)637322(DE-B1597)9781782386001(EXLCZ)99267000000059412020150216h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierTrapped in the gap doing good in Indigenous Australia /Emma KowalNew York, New York ;Oxford, England :berghahn,2015.©20151 online resource (214 pages)Description based upon print version of record.1-78238-599-1 1-322-95082-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Chapter 1 Studying 'Good' ; Chapter 2 The Culture of White Anti-racism ; Chapter 3 Tiwi 'Long Grassers' ; Chapter 4 Welcome to Country ; Chapter 5 Mutual Recognition ; Chapter 6 White Stigma ; Conclusion; References; IndexIn Australia, a 'tribe' of white, middle-class, progressive professionals is actively working to improve the lives of Indigenous people. This book explores what happens when well-meaning people, supported by the state, attempt to help without harming. 'White anti-racists' find themselves trapped by endless ambiguities, contradictions, and double binds -- a microcosm of the broader dilemmas of postcolonial societies. These dilemmas are fueled by tension between the twin desires of equality and difference: to make Indigenous people statistically the same as non-Indigenous people (to 'close the gap') while simultaneously maintaining their 'cultural' distinctiveness. This tension lies at the heart of failed development efforts in Indigenous communities, ethnic minority populations and the global South. This book explains why doing good is so hard, and how it could be done differently.Aboriginal AustraliansSocial conditions21st centuryAboriginal AustraliansServices forAboriginal AustraliansEthnic identityWhite peopleAustraliaAttitudesRace awarenessAustraliaAustraliaRace relationsAboriginal AustraliansSocial conditionsAboriginal AustraliansServices for.Aboriginal AustraliansEthnic identity.White peopleAttitudes.Race awareness362.84362.84/9915Kowal Emma1683275MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827679103321Trapped in the gap4053929UNINA