The Intervention: An Anthology
July 2016 · NewSouth
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256
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In compelling fiction, memoir, essays, poetry and communiqués, the dramatic story of the Intervention and the despair, anguish and anger of the First Nations people of the Territory comes alive.
The Intervention: An anthology is an extraordinary document – deeply moving, impassioned, spiritual, angry and authoritative. It’s essential reading for anyone who wants to understand what the Intervention is all about, and why it prompts such passionate opposition.
‘An indispensable contribution to the debate.’ Anna Funder
‘A tremendously important anthology’ Jeff Sparrow, The Guardian
‘The key message in essay after essay in this collection is that the intervention failed. It was a heavy-handed, political quick fix that has fixed almost nothing.’ Fiona Capp, SMH and The Age
About the author
Dr. Anita Heiss is an Australian author, poet, cultural activist, and social commentator. She was born in 1968 in Gadigal country and is a member of the Wiradjuri Nation of central New South Wales. She is a graduate of the University of New South Wales, Western Sydney University. She writes non-fiction, historical fiction, commercial women's fiction, children's novels, and blogs. Her books include Tiddas (2014) and Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms (2016), the 2020 University of Canberra Book of the Year. Her most recent book is entitled Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray (2021). She has won numerous awards including 2 NSW Premier History Awards, 2002 and 2003; 4 of the Deadly Award for Most Outstanding Contribution to Literature for Not Meeting Mr. Right (2007), Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature (2008) with Peter Minter, Manhattan Dreaming (2010), and Paris Dreaming (2011). In 2012, she won the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Indigenous Writing for Am I Black Enough for You? Her career includes, Ambassador for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, the GO Foundation and Worawa Aboriginal College. Anita is a board member of University of Queensland Press and Circa Contemporary Circus and is a Professor of Communications at the University of Queensland.
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