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Suchet Reading
Aspects of the reading for discussion:
Group 1 Unsettling animals, wildlife and management
The power of naming, impact of the scientific method and Eurocentric discourses, identification and unsettling of the assumptions underlying Eurocentric beliefs,
Group 2 Situated glimpse into multiple knowledges
Meaning in multiple ways, Christie’s description, Country, the indented quotes,
Binarized categories, consequences of linear notions of progress, quote defining wildlife
Group 3 Wildlife …..
Situated glimpses into multiple knowledges
Rose discussing Ngarinman concepts of country,
Management
What is needed for domination and management of wildlife? What are the consequences of domination and management?
Group 4
A hall of mirrors
Consequences of universalised Eurocentric knowledge, quotes p150, possibilities of exposing the assumptions of Eurocentric knowledge, how does colonisation fit into the above discussion?, quotes on p153
Situated engagement
Define situated engagement and it’s importance, Rose’s quote 154, relevance of listening and engagement, intersubjective communication
Discussion of reading to answer the questions:
- can you recognise the Western or Indigenous ways of think?
- What are the consequences of thinking through the categories of Western philosophy?
- Why does any of this matter as I collect my fries from that fast food shop?