Abstract:
Despite many scholars noting the interdisciplinary approach of Aboriginal
knowledge production as a methodology within a broad range of subjects –
including quantum mathematics, biodiversity, sociology and the humanities –
the academic study of Indigenous knowledge and people is struggling to
become interdisciplinary in its approach and move beyond its current label of
‘Indigenous Studies’.
Indigenous Knowledge Production specifically demonstrates the use of
autobiographical ethnicity as a methodological approach, where the writer
draws on lived experience and ethnic background towards creative and academic writing. Indeed, in this insightful volume, Marcus Woolombi Waters
investigates the historical connection and continuity that have led to the present state of hostility witnessed in race relations around the world, seeking to
further understanding of the motives and methods that have led to a rise in
white supremacy associated with ultra-conservatism.
Above all, Indigenous Knowledge Production aims to deconstruct the cultural lens applied within the West which denies the true reflection of Aboriginal and Black consciousness, and leads to the open hostility witnessed
across the world. This monograph will appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as postdoctoral researchers, interested in fields such
as Sociology of Knowledge, Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Ethnography
and Methodology.
