Aboriginal Art and Australian Racial Hegemony

Abraham Bradfield is a non-Indigenous researcher at the University of Queensland, Australia. His work is grounded in Anthropology, Social Sciences, and critical Indigenous Studies. Abraham applies a cross and transdisciplinary approach to his research to explore themes relating to colonisation, identity, and the intercultural. He remains committed to developing and implementing morally responsible research that challenges colonial power structures and encourages new habits of thought and praxis.

Prologue. Introduction. 1. Developing a decolonising consciousness 2. Decolonising through listening, agonism, and border thinking 3. Decolonising methodology: Autonomy, accountability, and reflexivity 4. Decolonising methodology: Art, agency, and reflexivity 5. Stylistic representations of identity: Art, autonomy, and authenticity 6. Stylistic representations of identity: ‘Knowing your roots’ 7. Country and kincentric ecology: Sentiency and Marnpi 8. Country and kincentric ecology: Connecting with and re-encountering country 9. The Barka: The sentience of water 10. The Barka: Resisting cultural eviction. Conclusion