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Discuss art, life, culture and creativity from the comfort of your own home at the QAGOMA Members Virtual Book Club or join us at one of the meetings at the Gallery. From September to November, titles on the reading list will connect to, contextualise and complement ideas presented in ‘Embodied Knowledge: Queensland Contemporary Art.’

'Another Day in the Colony’ (2021) by Chelsea Watego

• Session 1: Wed 14 Sep, 3.00pm | Virtual
• Session 2: Thu 15 Sep, 10.30am | Member’s Lounge, QAG
• Session 3: Sat 24 Sep, 3.00pm | Member’s Lounge, QAG

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.

• Virtual Book Club: Free for Members / $5 for Members’ guests
• On-site Book Club: $12 Members / $17 Members’ guests

September - November Reading List

• Another Day in the Colony (2021) by Chelsea Watego
• Stone Sky Gold Mountain (2020) by Mirandi Riwoe
• Biting the Clouds (2020) by Fiona Foley

Members receive 20% off current and past Book Club titles from the QAGOMA Store.

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For events with minimal catering costs e.g. Book Club, paid Members viewings

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