Martin Nakata Martin Nakata i(A80808 works by) (a.k.a. N. Martin Nakata)
Gender: Male
Heritage: Torres Strait Islander
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1 Indigenous Australian Studies and Higher Education Martin Nakata , 2015 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Wentworth Lectures : Honouring Fifty Years of Australian Indigenous Studies 2015; (p. 225-241)
1 Australian Indigenous Studies: A Question of Discipline Martin Nakata , 2009 single work criticism essay
— Appears in: Reading Down Under : Australian Literary Studies Reader 2009; (p. 126-135)
1 1 y separately published work icon Disciplining the Savages : Savaging the Disciplines Martin Nakata , Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press , 2007 9100033 2007 single work criticism

'Disciplining the savages: Savaging the disciplines provides alternative reading for those struggling with the contradictory and ambiguous intersections of academia and Indigenous experience. In doing so, it moves beyond the usual criticisms of the disciplines which construct the way we have come to know and understand Indigenous peoples.'

'Nakata, a Torres Strait Islander academic, casts a critical gaze on the research conducted by the Cambridge Expedition in the late 1890s. Meticulously analysing the linguistic, physiological, psychological and anthropological testing conducted, he offers an astute critique of the researchers’ methodologies and interpretations. He uses these insights to reveal the similar workings of recent knowledge production in Torres Strait education.'

'In systematically deconstructing these knowledges, Nakata draws eloquently on both the Torres Strait Islander struggle and his own personal struggle to break free from imposed definitions, and reminds us that such intellectual journeys are highly personal and political.'

'Nakata argues for the recognition of the complexity of the space Indigenous people now live in — the cultural interface — and proposes an alternative theoretical standpoint to account for Indigenous experience of this space.' (Source: Publisher's website)

1 y separately published work icon Australian Indigenous Knowledge and Libraries Martin Nakata (editor), Marcia Langton (editor), Broadway : UTS Press , 2005 21050270 2005 anthology criticism

'In response to significant changes in the Indigenous information landscape, the State Library of New South Wales and Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning at the University of Technology, Sydney, hosted a colloquium, Libraries and Indigenous Knowledge, in December 2004. The two-day colloquium brought together professionals, practitioners and academics to discuss future directions in relation to Indigenous knowledge and library services. An expert and inspiring group of speakers and more than 90 active participants ensured that lively discussions did, indeed, take place.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 Commonsense, Colonialism and Government Martin Nakata , 2004 single work essay
— Appears in: Woven Histories, Dancing Lives : Torres Strait Islander Identity, Culture and History 2004; (p. 154, 173)
1 Treaty and the Self-determination Agendas of Torres Strait Islanders : A Common Struggle Martin Nakata , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: Treaty : Let's Get It Right! 2003; (p. 166-184)
'This chapter, like others in this book, contributes to the conversations underway within the Treaty Think Tank. It draws from experiences in the Torres Strait with the aim of speaking to some of the issues raised by members of the Think Tank and other contributors to Treaty conversations.33 Whilst the Torres Strait context provides no clear way through any of the issues it does perhaps provide substance to the issues involved in negotiating and developing models for political autonomy or governance in a regional context. The Torres Strait example illustrates how the issues, as discussed and understood by both parties (Islanders and governments), are anchored both in principles (for example rights) and practicalities (for example how to achieve better representation and determination of Islander interests, better control over local resources and better delivery of externally funded services into the region). But it is the task of developing processes and mechanisms to deliver both and satisfy all interests that is the real difficulty in the Torres Strait and with the current Treaty process.' (Introduction)
1 Locating the Constituting Elements of Justice in Our Everyday Discourse Robert Windsor , Martin Nakata , 2002 single work criticism
— Appears in: Balayi , no. 4 2002; (p. 45-51)

'In European law a treaty is an object somewhat analogous to a business contract, but is this contractual model what is commonly understood (outside of the "interpretive community'" of legal experts) to be a treaty? That is, is this the model that the ever-increasing numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians who devote time to the concept of a treaty are thinking of? In other words, are those who call for a treaty calling simply for a business contract, for legislative action, or are they calling for justice, improved justice, reparative justice, and the subsequent development and maintenance of respectful relations? While law is ostensibly an attempt to deliver justice, the question as to whether law can guarantee justice or if law is the only avenue (or even the primary avenue) through which justice is achieved needs to be considered'. Because justice is not the sole property of legal discourse this paper attempts to clarify the concept of a treaty (a fundamentally legal construct)' outside of the parameters o flegal discourse.'  (Introduction)

1 y separately published work icon The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education Michael Williams (editor), Jackie Huggins (editor), Christine Stratigos (editor), Michael Williams (editor), Jackie Huggins (editor), Michael Williams (editor), Michael Williams (editor), Jackie Huggins (editor), Michael Williams (editor), Jackie Huggins (editor), Michael Williams (editor), Jackie Huggins (editor), Jackie Huggins (editor), Elizabeth Mackinlay (editor), Michael Williams (editor), Penny Tripcony (editor), Christine Stratigos (editor), Elizabeth Mackinlay (editor), Michael Williams (editor), Elizabeth Mackinlay (editor), Martin Nakata (editor), 1996 Brisbane : University of Queensland. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Studies Unit , 1996- Z1434416 1996 periodical (16 issues) 'The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education (ISSN 1326-0111) is a peer reviewed research journal publishing articles in the field of Indigenous education, broadly defined. It is the only journal for educators devoted specifically to issues of practice, pedagogy and policy in Indigenous education in Australia. The journal has an international audience and is highly valued by its readers as a reliable source of information on Indigenous education issues. Contributions on the participation of Indigenous people in education and training; equitable and appropriate access and achievement of Indigenous people in education and training; and, the teaching of Indigenous studies, cultures and languages to both Indigenous and non-Indigenous students are encouraged.' Source: http://www.atsis.uq.edu.au/ajie/ (Sighted 09/10/2007).
1 Better Martin Nakata , 1995 single work essay
— Appears in: Republica , no. 2 1995; (p. 61-74) Blacklines : Contemporary Critical Writing by Indigenous Australians 2003; (p. 132-144)
Using scholarly analysis and personal narrative, Nakata shows that 'the culture of education may change ...but its politics...remain unchallenged...western experts are still naming the game, still identifying the problem, and they are still providing the 'solution' on our behalf'. (Blacklines, p. 142) He concludes that 'as people positioned in the margins, and as people of colour, we need to be critically literate not simply in any liberal sense, but in a political sense.' (Blacklines, p. 144)
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