![]() In it, Professor Pascoe put the case for reassessing pre-colonial Indigenous life, arguing that these societies employed sophisticated agriculture and enjoyed a pastoral, village life. ![]() While it initially attracted little publicity, he gained widespread attention when the book won some of the nation’s richest and most prestigious literary awards. Then, in 2014, Bruce Pascoe published Dark Emu. ![]() ![]() But the turkeys are fighting a good rear-guard action and may well pull off a miracle, unless the voices of reason – represented by Andrew Bolt, myself, the folks at the Dark Emu Exposed website and, latterly, Sutton and Walshe – are reinforced by realists at the ABC (if such exist) and the various state ministers of education.įollowing the devastating article by Stuart Rintoul, in Saturday’s Age and Sydney Morning Herald, Sunday’s Age editorial, titled “Dark Emu debate should bring truth closer, not be used in culture wars”, had this to say: Well, Peter Sutton and Keryn Walshe certainly threw the Tasmanian devil among the scrub turkeys supporting Bruce Pascoe, with the pending release of their book Hunter-Gatherers? – The Dark Emu Debate, which exposes Pascoe as, at least, an academic delinquent. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |