Conflict and collaboration: a sociology of knowledge production in the field of Indigenous Studies
Benjamin L. Kelly
Nura Gili Indigenous Programs, UNSW
Contact Email: B.Kelly
unsw.edu.au
In this paper I seek to introduce Bourdieuian field theory (e.g. Bourdieu, 1990, 2000) and Legitimation Code Theory (e.g. Maton, 2000, 2004; Moore & Maton, 2001) into the field of Indigenous Studies. I use these theories to analyse the relationship between different discourses in Indigenous Studies and compare the field theory approach to understanding academic discourses to the more popular ‘paradigms’ approach. It is argued that a critical and sensible awareness of our own position within the field is essential if we, as researchers and teachers, wish to produce constructive research and avoid inadvertently contributing to the colonial domination of Indigenous peoples.
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