Decolonizing the production of geographical knowledges? Reflections on research with indigenous musicians

Geografiska Annaler, Series B: Human Geography

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 277-284

  Gibson, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal music; Book publishing; Decolonizing geography; Insider outsider; Intersubjectivity; Research ethics

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MUSIC;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33748880611     PISSN: 04353684     EISSN: 14680467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0459.2006.00221.x     Document Type: Article

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