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Jon Altman

A Rightful Place: Race, Recognition And A More Complete Commonwealth (Quarterly Essay 55) by Noel Pearson

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November 2014, no. 366
Jon Altman reviews 'A Rightful Place: Race, recognition and a more complete commonwealth' (Quarterly Essay 55) by Noel Pearson

Whether you love or hate lawyer–activist Noel Pearson’s ideas, you have to admire his chutzpah, his willingness to put his ideas out there for public discussion and debate, even if his own dogmatism sometimes limits his diplomatic engagements ...

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People on Country: Vital Landscapes, Indigenous Futures edited by Jon Altman and Seán Kerins

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February 2013, no. 348
Richard J. Martin reviews 'People on Country' by Jon Altman and Seán Kerins

Over the last few years, issues associated with underdevelopment in Aboriginal Australia have been widely canvassed in the mainstream press, led by the likes of Noel Pearson, Marcia Langton, and Peter Sutton. This new edited volume adopts a somewhat different approach to Aboriginal development, focusing on Indigenous involvement in natural resource management around Australia.

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Culture Crisis: Anthropology and Politics in Aboriginal Australia edited by Jon Altman and Melinda Hinkson

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February 2011, no. 328

Anthropology’s significant contribution to both academic and applied research focused on Indigenous Australia has intensified over the last four decades. Among Aboriginal people and anthropologists themselves, debates have occurred as to the discipline’s earlier alignments with colonialism ...

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Up from the Mission: Selected writings by Noel Pearson

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July-August 2009, no. 313
Jon Altman reviews 'Up from the Mission: Selected writings' by Noel Pearson

Up from the Mission is a powerhouse of a book. One would expect no less from Noel Pearson. This collection of thirty-eight essays combines to provide multiple overarching narratives: Pearson’s personal trajectory from the mission on Cape York, where he grew up; his intellectual development; and his political efforts at regional and national levels to redevelop Cape York communities and to influence the nation. The writings date from 1987 to 2009, from his first essay as a radical graduate student to his latest pronouncements.

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