In marking out this space, free from the gaze of white Australia and the systems it has created, Another Day in the Colony creates its own borders and in this way it is brave, and free.

Another Day in the Colony was longlisted for the 2022 Stella Prize, and a book review is featured on the Stella website:
stella.org.au/prize/2022-prize/another-day-in-the-colony

ABOUT THE BOOK (Stella.org.au):

In this collection of deeply insightful and powerful essays, Chelsea Watego examines the ongoing and daily racism faced by First Nations peoples in so-called Australia. Rather than offer yet another account of ‘the Aboriginal problem’, she theorises a strategy for living in a society that has only ever imagined Indigenous peoples as destined to die out.

Drawing on her own experiences and observations of the operations of the colony, she exposes the lies that settlers tell about Indigenous people. In refusing such stories, Chelsea narrates her own: fierce, personal, sometimes funny, sometimes anguished. She speaks not of fighting back but of standing her ground against colonialism in academia, in court and in the media. It’s a stance that takes its toll on relationships, career prospects and even the body.

Yet when told to have hope, Watego’s response rings clear: Fuck hope. Be sovereign.

ABOUT THE BOOK (Dr Michele Jarldorn, University of South Australia):

After hearing Professor Chelsea Watago speak at a conference in 2018 I have followed her research and her commentary on social media. I have been looking forward to reading this book and I was not disappointed. Through a series short essays, Chelsea Watego examines the ongoing and daily racism faced by First Nations peoples in so-called Australia.

Rather than offer yet another account of ‘the Aboriginal problem’, she theorises a strategy for living in a social world that has only ever imagined Indigenous peoples as destined to die out.

OTHER REVIEWS ON ‘ANOTHER DAY IN THE COLONY’:
sydneyreviewofbooks.com/review/watego-another-day-in-the-colony
www.theguardian.com/books/2021/nov/26/another-day-in-the-colony-by-chelsea-watego-review-a-fierce-manifesto-for-first-nations-to-flourish
www.uqp.com.au/books/another-day-in-the-colony

You can buy the book here:
https://www.booktopia.com.au/another-day-in-the-colony-chelsea-watego/book/9780702263163.html