Emma Kowal Boeken

The narrative delves into the complexities faced by a group of well-intentioned white professionals in Australia who strive to improve Indigenous lives. It highlights the challenges of navigating the conflicting desires for equality and cultural distinctiveness, illustrating the broader dilemmas of postcolonial societies. By examining the contradictions and double binds that arise from their efforts, the book sheds light on the difficulties of effective development in Indigenous communities and offers insights on how to approach these issues more thoughtfully.

Emma Kowal draws on the history of problematic scientific research on Indigenous Australian bodies and populations to tell larger story of how that study continues to haunt contemporary genomics study about Indigenous biological difference.