Abstract
This paper considers emerging ideas of a new Aboriginal 'middle class' in Australia. Engaging recent anthropological debates about 'middle classness' (Heiman et.al. 2012) and Aboriginal discussions of the term 'middle class', the paper reflects on diverging expressions of middle classness as a mode of self-description and/or ascription, and its implications within narratives of Aboriginal culture and identity. Attention to these debates and discussions is relevant to understanding experiences of social mobility and alternate futures as envisioned by Aboriginal people, encouraging a more complete picture of contemporary Indigenous life-worlds in Australia.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 12 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Event | IUAES 2014 Inter-Congress: The Future with/of Anthropologies - Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Toyko, Japan Duration: 15 May 2014 → 18 May 2014 https://www.waunet.org/iuaes/congress/iuaes/2014/index.phtml (Conference Website) https://www.waunet.org/downloads/iuaes/congress/2014/iuaes2014_programme.pdf (Conference Programme PDF) |
Conference
| Conference | IUAES 2014 Inter-Congress: The Future with/of Anthropologies |
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| Country/Territory | Japan |
| City | Toyko |
| Period | 15/05/14 → 18/05/14 |
| Other | The Japanese Society of Cultural Anthropology (JASCA) 50th Anniversary Conference was held jointly with IUAES Inter-Congress 2014. The conference attracted over 1000 international and domestic delegates to the International Conference Hall of Makuhari Messe, Chiba City in Greater Tokyo. The theme was The Future with/of Anthropologies. |
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