Anxieties of Belonging in Settler Colonialism: Australia, Race and Place

by Lisa Slater

This book analyses the anxiety "well-intentioned" settler Australian women experience when engaging with Indigenous politics. Drawing upon cultural theory and studies of affect and emotion, Slater argues that settler anxiety is an historical subjectivity which shapes perception and senses of belonging. Why does Indigenous political will continue to provoke and disturb? How does settler anxiety inform public opinion and "solutions" to Indigenous...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367585596
• ISBN13: 9780367585594
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.9"