Call for Papers: Globalising Indigeneity: New Research Directions

"In our countries the age of frontier violence has largely passed. The contemporary manifestations of racism towards Indigenous peoples are less overt. Nevertheless serious racism persists. It can be seen in indifference towards remedying the disadvantage and inequality suffered by Indigenous peoples, the failure to commit resources at the level required, and the refusal to acknowledge the wrongs and injustices that have been perpetrated upon Indigenous peoples and to remedy and redress these wrongs. This discrimination is deeply embedded in the social, political and economic fabric of these countries. It has become systematic and institutionalised."

(Report from the Conference of Indigenous Peoples of Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States: Indigenous Peoples and Racism," Sydney, Australia, 20-22 February 2001)

In a world of increasing globalisation, the area of Indigenous studies within academic institutions shows rapid growth and changes to researcher’s ideological and methodological impetus.

Australasian Canadian Studies (ACS) invites submissions by scholars engaging with contemporary Indigenous issues in an Australian, Canadian and/or New Zealand context.

Themes of articles can address, but are not limited to:

• Culture, Nation and Identity

• Human Rights

• Government Interventions

• Health

• Land and Resources

• Removal of Children

• Self-reliant governance

• Intellectual Property and Museum Anthropology

Expressions of interest, including an abstract, should be sent to the editor by December 1st, 2009.  Articles are required by January 31st, 2010.

Australasian Canadian Studies is a multidisciplinary double blind refereed journal of the humanities and social sciences that welcomes Canadian and comparative Australian–New Zealand–Canadian analysis.  Australasian Canadian Studies publishes articles (5,000–8,000 words), essays and discussion papers (1,000–4,000 words), and book reviews (1,000–2,000 words). Manuscripts should conform to the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition. The manuscript title and author’s name and address should appear on a separate cover sheet. To preserve anonymity during the refereeing process, the author’s identity should not be exposed in the text or notes.