Social change in Griffith, NSW, Australia: discourses of Indigeneity, identity, justice and well-being over fifty years

Janice Monk, Richard Howitt, Claire Colyer, Candy Kilby, Lynette Kilby, Stephen Collins, Bev Johnson, David Crew, Roger Penrith

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    Abstract

    This chapter considers how discourses of identity, justice and well-being change over time in place. It focuses on Griffith, NSW, using windows from two research projects 50 years apart. The first – Janice Monk’s doctoral research – was undertaken in the mid-1960s. The second was part of a project documenting statistical, policy and community narratives of change in the period from Monk’s study in 1965–2015. Griffith’s experience reflects wider Australian challenges in dealing with cultural, economic, environmental and social change. Using a conceptual lens of place, the chapter identifies ambiguities and absences in accounts of the key drivers of poverty, disadvantage and opportunity, and how to address them.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationBridging worlds - building feminist geographies
    Subtitle of host publicationessays in honour of Janice Monk
    EditorsAnindita Datta, Janet Momsen, Ann M. Oberhauser
    Place of PublicationLondon ; New York
    PublisherRoutledge, Taylor and Francis Group
    Chapter17
    Pages181-203
    Number of pages23
    ISBN (Electronic)9781032275611
    ISBN (Print)9781032275628, 9781032275635
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2023

    Publication series

    NameRoutledge International Studies of Women and Place
    PublisherRoutledge

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