Am I Black Enough for You

What does it mean to be Aboriginal? Why is Australia so obsessed with notions of identity? Am I Black Enough for You? is a deeply personal memoir, told in Anita Heiss's distinctive, wry style. She gives a first-hand account of her experiences as a woman with an Aboriginal mother and Austrian father, and explains the development of her activist consciousness.

About the author

Anita Heiss is the author of non-fiction, historical fiction, commercial women's fiction, poetry, social commentary and travel articles. She is an adjunct professor with Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning, University of Technology Sydney.

Summary

What does it mean to be Aboriginal? Why is Australia so obsessed with notions of identity? Am I Black Enough for You? is a deeply personal memoir, told in Anita Heiss’s distinctive, wry style. She gives a first-hand account of her experiences as a woman with an Aboriginal mother and Austrian father, and explains the development of her activist consciousness.

Product details

• Authors: Anita Heiss
• Publisher: University of hawaii press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2014
• EAN: 9780824840273
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-4027-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research