原住民历史学家Barry Corr的著作对澳大利亚殖民历史进行了深入调查，但在政治评论方面引发了学术质疑。1
Corr的著作分为三个部分，其中超过一半的篇幅专注于Nepean–Hawkesbury河流及Sydney Plain地区的殖民入侵历史。1书的后续部分转向分析澳大利亚历史意识中的"定居者叙事"，引用了《吉尔伽美什》、Alexander Pope、John Milton、Charles Darwin和Joseph Conrad等古典文献作为论证基础。1Corr通过Parramatta Native Institution的案例进行论证，指出在1814至1820年间有37名原住民儿童被纳入该机构，以此说明相关政策的持续性。1
在理论框架上，Corr援引Patrick Wolfe的观点，认为定居者殖民主义构成了一种"永恒结构"。1但书评人指出，Corr在引述Buxton Report时存在遗漏——未能说明报告中关于"土著人迅速灭绝是不可避免的"这一观点实际上是Buxton本人所批评的立场。1评论者进一步认为，Corr对人道主义传统的态度过于绝对，忽视了同化政策在某些方面也带来了基本权利的扩展，包括投票权、反种族歧视诉讼权和福利支付权。12023年10月的民调数据显示，约40%的澳大利亚选民支持向宪法中加入土著人声音权（Voice）。1
Aboriginal historian Barry Corr has authored a work analysing colonisation in Australia, structured to address both local history and broader patterns of settler consciousness.1 The book devotes more than half its content to examining the colonial invasion of the Nepean–Hawkesbury river region and Sydney Plain.1 The remaining sections shift focus to investigating how settler narratives function within Australian historical consciousness, drawing on literary and philosophical sources including Gilgamesh, Alexander Pope, John Milton, Charles Darwin, and Joseph Conrad.1
Corr employs the Parramatta Native Institution—which housed 37 Aboriginal children between 1814 and 1820—as a case study to demonstrate the persistence of assimilationist policy.1 He applies Patrick Wolfe's theoretical framework, characterising settler colonialism as a perpetual structural condition rather than a historical phase.1
However, critical analysis identifies limitations in Corr's approach. The author omits context regarding a quotation from the Buxton Report on Aboriginal extinction, failing to clarify that the statement he cites was actually a view that Buxton himself criticised.1 Additionally, Corr's treatment of humanitarian traditions is notably dismissive, overlooking how assimilationist policies, despite their harmful intent, also extended certain fundamental rights—including voting rights, access to anti-discrimination litigation, and welfare payments.1
While Corr's investigation of regional colonial history is vivid and compelling, his political commentary operates with less nuance and persuasiveness.1
评论
还没有评论，欢迎留下第一条。