Learning for liberation : values, actions and structures for social transformation through Aboriginal communities

摘要: Negative perceptions of being Aboriginal persist and policies such as self-determination are generally perceived to have failed despite many texts the contrary. This thesis examines assumptions presuppositions within contemporary writings practices, determining in process, conditions seeming necessary for decolonising ways living research. Much closer attention is required not only developing better understandings, but especially articulating explanations via reality deep structures, their powers causal mechanisms underpinning social life particular, lived experience oppressed communities. Neo-Nietzscheanism post-structuralism tend see merely constructed. Maximising movements solidarity with must express freedom everyone any particular place. The begins by exploring nature significance philosophical underlabouring (clearing ground) decolonisation self-emancipation. It then engages issues value, truth power means establishing a critical realist dialogue between two sets writings. Key works Australian (Japanangka West, Yolnju) Maori (Tuhiwai Smith) American (Moonhawk Alford, Taiaiake Alfred) First Nations thinkers modernity's colonial context retroductively analysed order suggest what be case (in terms becoming) possible. Works philosophers currently applying Bhaskarian transcendental dialectical and/or meta-Realist principles self-emancipation critiqued relation compatibility decolonisation. Terms reference this supplemented from range others (Fanon, Said, Otto Levinas), selected praxis personal transformation through spirit domain strengthening community protecting children.