Stan grant wrote talking to my country in the wake of fans abuse of aboriginal sydney swans footballer adam goodes in 2015. Mar 31, 2016 talking to my country, by stan grant early in talking to my country, stan grant writes. Part memoir, part missive, stan grant writes openly and passionately about what it was like to grow up aboriginal in australia. He writes with passion and striking candour of the anger, shame, and. He writes with passion and striking candour of the sorrow, shame, anger, and hardship of being an indigenous man. Stan grant addresses national press club to launch talking to. Exclusive extract from stan grants new book, talking to my. Exclusive extract from stan grants new book, talking to my country. It has left me stunned at my own lack of understanding about the genuine circumstances. In talking to my country, grant draws on his own life and community to respond to the ongoing racism that he sees around him. This is his very personal meditation on what it means to be australian, what it means to be indigeus, and what racism really means in this country.
Talking to my country stan grant, harpercollins books. In the short term, the economic fallout from coronavirus has taken about a third of our revenue. It begins with stan grant taking his son back to his ancestral homelands. You can earn a 5% commission by selling talking to my country on your website. An extraordinarily powerful and personal meditation on race, culture, and identity. This article was first published in the print edition of the saturday paper on mar 12, 2016 as stan grant, talking to my country. Some sought to deny this, others to excuse it, but when thousands of voices booed adam goodes, my people knew where that came from. Direct, honest and forthright, stan is talking to us all. Mar 01, 2016 talking to my country is that rare and special book that talks to every australian about their country what it is, and what it could be. Talking to my country is a profoundly readable insight into the indigenous australian experience, of living in a country that until the late 60s counted its original inhabitants among the flora and fauna of this country. Talking to my country by stan grant paperback, 2017 for. Mar 01, 2016 thats why stan grants talking to my country is so important. Talking to my country the book that every australian should. This is his very personal meditation on what it means to be australian, what it means to be indigenous, and what racism really means in this country.
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Feb 21, 2016 stan grant addresses the national press club to launch his new book, talking to my country. I first encountered stan grant earlier this year when his speech from the iq2 debate on the australian dream, presented by the ethics centre, came into the spotlight. This highly readable book has the potential to spark empathy and generate important discussion, and deserves to be read widely. Apr 25, 2016 stan grant discusses his latest book, talking to my country a very personal meditation on what it means to be australian, what it means to be indigenous, and what racism really means in this. Part memoir, part missive, stan grant writes openly and passionately about what it was like to. Talking to my country by stan grant the booktopian. Talking to my country national library of australia bookshop. Talking to my country, stan grant shop online for books in. In talking to my country, grant responds to the ongoing racism that he sees around him. It is not just about race, or about indigenous people but all of us, our shared identity.
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Exclusive extract from stan grants new book, talking to. I admired stan grant before reading talking to my country, now im grateful to the man for this book and description of his family and aboriginal communitys history and hardships. Aug 08, 2019 talking to my country is that rare and special book that talks to every australian about their country what it is, and what it could be. Talking to my country by stan grant 9781460751985 booktopia. We will survive this crisis, but we need the support of readers. It is not just about race, or about aboriginal people but all of us, our shared identity. The journalist and wiradjuri man speaks of a deep wound that comes from a time of dispossession. Black, in white australia, the family moved from town to town with all they owned in a car. Talking to my country is a memoir and meditation that serves to empower a history. As an aboriginal australian, stan grant has had to contend with his countrys.
Talking to my country is a beautifully, exquisitely written book. Feb 22, 2016 guardian australias indigenous affairs editor, stan grant, speaks at the national press club to launch his new book, talking to my country. May, 2017 as he argues in this extract from his book talking to my country. More than anything, talking to my country is a calltoaction, and an extremely effective one. It is a personal contemplation on ethnicity, traditions, and nationwide character that is both profoundly thoughtprovoking, poignant and troubling. On stages across the united states, i bare my soul and relive the trauma of moments id rather forget. I read it feeling my heart breaking with every turn of the page. Grant tells us what our country was, and what it has become. Stan grant discusses his latest book, talking to my country a very personal meditation on what it means to be australian, what it means to be indigenous, and what racism really means in this. Talking to my country by stan grant simon mcdonald. Stan grants book is powerful, sensitive, brave and poetic and should be a cause for all australians of only british descent to ponder the part our ancestors played in attempting to purge our country of its original inhabitants.