Recurrence of Colonial Resonances in Australian Aboriginal Narratives

Abstract

Abstract

Every piece of writing effortlessly or assertively emphasizes the presence of a narrative pattern. Marginalized population in every society irrespective of their geographical location, ideological subscription and cultural identification seem to be victims of the discourse of discrimination of one kind or the other. Discrimination, a subjective tool, implements the subjugation and thereby making it a mode of operation in societies formed on hierarchisation of its population. Countries with colonial pasts in various landmarks on the globe narrativize their histories, mapping it against the yardstick of discrimination meted out to them in achieving Australian Whiteness. Australian aboriginal narratives utilize the recurring pattern of the dynamics of colonial white supremacy and aboriginal marginalization. These narratives present a conscious effort to study of race, class and whiteness to present their life stories, some fictionalized and others based on facts. These narratives have been centering around and emphasizing the genocidal nature of ‘forceful transfer of its mixed-race population’. The paper utilizes the stolen generation predicament in understanding the dynamics of aboriginal narratives.