Linthorst, Marre H.M. (2023) Australia as a Settler Colony: Contemporary Settler Colonialism in the Context of the Mining Industry in Australia. Bachelor thesis, Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL).
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Abstract
Australia is often referred to as a post-colonial nation or decolonized state in the literature on colonial studies, in policy approaches, and in the media. However, due to the nature of settler colonialism and the severe negative impacts Aboriginal peoples continue to experience in modern society, Australia cannot be considered a decolonized state. These negative impacts are especially shown in the mining industry. They consist of the removal of Aboriginal peoples, the destruction of their ancestral lands due to mining operations, and the lack of rights they possess in order to protect their land. The mining industry physically destroys places of cultural significance, erasing the cultural heritage of the Aboriginal peoples. Additionally, the mining obstructs the path to Aboriginal self-determination, which is part of the decolonization process, as their social, economic, and cultural needs cannot be met. These detrimental impacts continue to affect the lives of Aboriginal people to this day, illustrating how settler colonialism has not ceased to exist but is an ongoing process.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Name supervisor: | McKeown, M.C. |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Sep 2023 10:03 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Sep 2023 10:03 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/291 |
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