CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2015
| Author | Kelly, Luke James |
|---|---|
| Title | Noel Pearson as prophet and performer: a case study of Indigenous intellectuals and settler nationalism in Australia |
| Summary | This thesis makes a contribution to the study of intellectuals in the context of settler nationalism from a neo-Durkheimian perspective. My case study of Australian Indigenous intellectual Noel Pearson demonstrates the power of intellectuals to shape and contribute to the formation of national imaginaries. Symbolically, Pearson appears as both prophet and liminal figure drawing on the sacred and profane. His capacities as a performer on the national stage are shown to resonate with features of settler nationalism. This thesis moves beyond the paradigms of political and policy analysis towards a cultural sociology of intellectuals in the context of nation-building. Symbolic power is shown to be of real significance in understanding Pearson as a political actor and intellectual.It explores the degree of autonomy exercised by a single indigenous intellectual in the political and ideological setting of contemporary Australia. At its broadest this thesis contributes to the study of cultural power in contemporary societies. |
| Supervisor | Rabinowitz, Dan; Fabiani, Jean-Louis |
| Department | Sociology MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2015/kelly_luke.pdf |
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