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Whitening Race: Essays in Social and Cultural Criticism, Aileen Moreton-Robinson (Ed.), Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra, 2004, xiv+303pp, ISBN 0 85575 465 6

The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2006

Review for: Whitening Race: Essays in Social and Cultural Criticism, by Aileen Moreton-Robinson (... more

Reason and Reckoning: Provocations and Conversations About Re-imagining Samuel Griffith’s University

Springer eBooks, 2023

Book Review: Indigenous Sovereignty and the Being of the Occupier: Manifesto for a White Australian Philosophy of Origins

International journal of critical indigenous studies, 2014

The significance of this publication can be appreciated with reference to two recent moments in A... more The significance of this publication can be appreciated with reference to two recent moments in Australian public life. The first is Australian Attorney-General George Brandis’ signalling a shift in foreign policy by stating that “no Australian government of either political persuasion ‘acknowledges or accepts’ the use of the word occupied in relation to Palestine” (Australian Associated Press 2014). This semantic reorientation was endorsed by Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who described the longstanding conflict between Palestine and Israel as pertaining to ‘disputed’ territories, rather than as a matter of ‘occupation’ (Hurst 2014). The second moment was during Q&A, a live panel show screened by the national broadcaster, when a senior Indigenous leader from Utopia, Rosalie Kunoth Monks (2014), criticised not only the failures, but also the flawed premise of the federal government’s ‘intervention’ into remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory. After explaining the importance of her language and her resistance to historical and current attempts to assimilate Indigenous people to better serve the nation’s cultural and economic ‘development’, she said very slowly and clearly to camera: “I am not the problem.”

This Is (Not) a Book on Problem Gambling

Postscript

Routledge eBooks, May 15, 2019

The White Possessive against and within the Neoliberal University

Kalfou, May 30, 2019

Aileen Moreton-Robinson’s book The White Possessive: Property, Power, and Indigenous Sovereignty ... more Aileen Moreton-Robinson’s book The White Possessive: Property, Power, and Indigenous Sovereignty shows how intimately knowledge production and exchange are linked to the value of property. This article uses her text to identify and challenge the camouflage of possessive white ignorance as virtue in the neoliberal university. I argue that The White Possessive does more than help readers to understand the global revival of white supremacist movements and “alt-right” intellectuals and media channels. It also explains why academic and activist projects organized around such seemingly virtuous objectives as fighting racism and recognizing Indigenous rights can ironically confine people within white racial schemas.

Gambling in Everyday Life: Spaces, Moments and Products of Enjoyment

Problem gambling severity, gambling behavior, substance use, and mental health in gamblers who do and do not use cannabis: Evidence from a Canadian national sample

Addictive Behaviors

Introduction: Cannabis use frequently co-occurs with gambling, and evidence indicates that both a... more Introduction: Cannabis use frequently co-occurs with gambling, and evidence indicates that both acute and chronic cannabis use may influence gambling behavior. The primary aim of the present study was to further contribute to the literature on this relationship by examining data collected from a Canadian national study of gambling. Methods: Respondents consisted of 10,054 Canadian gamblers recruited from Leger Opinion&#39;s (LEO) online panel. In this study, gamblers who used cannabis were compared with non-users across a number of gambling as well as demographic and mental health variables. Results: Of the total sample, 25.4 % reported past 12-month cannabis use. Among the 2,553 cannabis-users, 21.3 % reported daily use, and 69.9 % reported using once a month or more. A total of 56.2 % indicated they had used cannabis while gambling in the past 12 months. Bivariate analysis found significant differences between cannabis use and non-use on numerous demographic, mental health, and gambling-related variables. Individuals with greater problem gambling severity scores, more hours gambling, and a larger range of gambling activities were more likely to endorse using cannabis. Hierarchical logistic regression revealed that tobacco use, and having experienced significant child abuse were predictors of cannabis use. Non-use of cannabis was associated with older age, less engagement in online gambling, and being less likely to consume alcohol. Conclusion: The present findings both corroborate previous studies and expand upon the relationship between cannabis and gambling.

Responsible Gambling in Canada: An Analysis of the RG Check Patron Surveys

Journal of Gambling Studies, 2021

This study analyzed the Responsible Gambling Check patron survey data from Canadian casinos and r... more This study analyzed the Responsible Gambling Check patron survey data from Canadian casinos and racinos collected from 2011-2019 (18,580 patrons and 75 venues). The results indicated increasing awareness and use over time of harm minimization tools among more frequent patrons. Despite these promising trends, it is concerning that a substantial percentage of gamblers are still unaware of the harm minimization tools available. Further, the actual impact of this awareness on responsible gambling behaviour is largely unknown. We suggest greater efforts are needed nation-wide to promote the awareness, utilization, and evaluation of these harm minimization tools.

The Aboriginal Tent Embassy : Sovereignty, Land Rights, Black Power and the State

Virtue and transnational whiteness

Making Change: Attempts to Reduce or Stop Gambling in a General Population Sample of People Who Gamble

Frontiers in Psychiatry

ObjectiveThis study examined past year attempts to reduce or quit gambling among people who gambl... more ObjectiveThis study examined past year attempts to reduce or quit gambling among people who gamble generally and those with gambling problems specifically.MethodsRegular gamblers recruited from an online panel (N = 10,054) completed a survey of gambling, mental health and substance use comorbidity and attempts to reduce or quit gambling. The sample was weighted to match the gambling and demographic profile for the same subsample (i.e., past month gamblers) in a recent Canadian national survey.Results5.7% reported that they tried to cutback or stop gambling in the past year. As predicted, individuals making a change attempt had greater levels of problem gambling severity and were more likely to have a gambling problem. Of individuals with problem gambling, 59.8% made a change attempt. Of those, 90.2% indicated that they did this primarily on their own, and 7.7% accessed formal or informal treatment. Most people attempting self- change indicated that this was a personal preference (55...

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High Stakes

International journal of critical indigenous studies, 2008

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Editorial: Philosophy and Gambling: Reflections from Macao

Critical Gambling Studies

Editorial by Mario Wenning and Fiona Nicoll, editors of the CGS Special Issue Philosophy and Gamb... more

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Convincing ground: Learning to fall in love with your country, by Bruce Pascoe,Canberra, Aboriginal Studies Press, 2007, 304 pp., $39.95 (paperback), ISBN9780855755492

While it has been rightly criticised by some within Australia’s Indigenous communities, On Rage i... more While it has been rightly criticised by some within Australia’s Indigenous communities, On Rage is a passionate and powerful essay. In it, Germaine Greer examines the rationale for continuing feelings of worthlessness and uncertainty among many Indigenous Australians. As she sees it, the major cause is overwhelming rage; the result of loss of land, cultural identity, and self worth. One of the key assumptions in Greer’s essay is that this rage is gender specific. Indigenous men, Greer claims, are victims of impotent rage. This has resulted in selfharm, alcohol and substance abuse, even suicide. Feelings of powerlessness have also led Indigenous men to lash out at those closest to them their women and children a cycle of abuse which continues with each generation. Women, Greer says, are much better at grief than rage: a woman who gives in to her anger is at best a ‘man-woman, a virago’ (p. 23). Greer obviously has no problem including herself in this latter category. At one point in the essay, she admits that she was ‘suffocated with rage’ when a fellow guest at a dinner party a man ridiculed her views on the rights of Indigenous people (pp. 4 6). But it seems that she has underestimated the role that rage also plays in the lives of Indigenous women. According to Hannah McGlade, a human rights lawyer, Indigenous women, especially those suffering from abuse at the hands of their menfolk, do experience rage (Australian, 15 August 2008). If Greer had acknowledged this, her essay would have conveyed more of the complexity of issues concerning rage in Indigenous communities and taken a less simplistically gendered approach. Greer’s claim that Indigenous men are the victims of rage leads to certain baffling inconsistencies. At one point she appears to suggest that male violence is an appropriate response to a real or perceived injustice. As she puts it: ‘a red-blooded man is not supposed to take insult and humiliation lying down’ (pp. 12 13). Elsewhere, however, she asserts categorically that no provocation such as a nagging wife or abusive husband is an excuse for violence (pp. 23 26). Greer goes on to clarify what she means by the word rage, claiming it is not the same emotion as that generated by a nagging spouse or ‘road rage what Greer calls ‘feeble bad temper’ no, the rage experienced by Indigenous Australians is the ‘inevitable consequence of a series of devastating blows inflicted on a victim who is utterly powerless to resist’ (p. 28). It is paradoxical that Indigenous men go on to vent their rage on other powerless victims, namely their women and children. Greer’s view that Indigenous men are especially incapable of controlling their rage is one of the key reasons that On Rage has attracted criticism among those working in the Indigenous arena. Notably, Indigenous academics Marcia Langton

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I\u27ve always been outspoken on what I think can be improved : An Interview with Dr. Garry J. Smith

Dr. Garry J. Smith has spent many years at the forefront of critical gambling research in Canada.... more Dr. Garry J. Smith has spent many years at the forefront of critical gambling research in Canada. In this interview he talks about the genesis of the Alberta Gambling Research Institute, how sociology brings a different lens to gambling studies than psychology, why he speaks out against certain aspects of commercial gambling, the relationship between fun and fairness, and the critical gaps in research that need to be added to address the inherent conflicts of interest that occur with self-regulated gambling. The interview was conducted by academics Fiona Nicoll and Mark R Johnson on 29 November, 2017. A transcript of the conversation was edited for publication. As part of this process, both interviewers and the interviewee were invited to edit their remarks

Emerging Gambling Problems and Suggested Interventions: A Systematic Review of Empirical Research

Journal of Gambling Studies

The goal of the present systematic review is to identify emerging gambling problems and the harm ... more The goal of the present systematic review is to identify emerging gambling problems and the harm minimization strategies proposed to address them. Our interdisciplinary research team conducted this systematic literature review in 5 nations between which there is significant gambling research exchange. A keyword search of the Scopus and Web of Science databases followed by filtering using inclusion criteria identified 1292 empirical gambling studies from peer-reviewed journals. The data obtained from the articles were analyzed using the content analysis technique. We then used a unique approach to identify relationships between harm minimization strategies and gambling problems. The findings reveal that the most frequently reported gambling problems are related to young gamblers, online gambling, electronic gaming machines, and children and adolescents (underage gamblers). Harm minimization strategies to address these included creating educational and awareness programs, further restrictions on gambling advertising, developing an intervention mechanism for online gambling, and remote gambling-related help (i.e., online counseling, online treatment).

Gambling in Everyday Life

Beyond the Figure of the Problem Gambler: Locating Race and Sovereignty Struggles in Everyday Cultural Spaces of Gambling

Journal of Law and Social Policy, 2018

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Governing Gambling in Everyday Life

Gambling in Everyday Life, 2019

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