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'This exquisitely written and important book combines the most sophisticated aspects of critical theory with the important question of race and vision. In focusing on the contemporary Australian scene, Ravenscroft demonstrates an acute, tortured and urgent problem of race. And it is precisely because of this specificity that Ravenscroft is able to avoid the generalizing claims that dominate many modes of critical theory. The Postcolonial Eye will be hailed as a major contribution to race theory, postcolonial theory, political theory and ethics.' Claire Colebrook, Penn State University, USA 'Ravenscroft writes with passion, flair and clarity despite the layered complexity of her argument. Although, as I have indicated above, the book is engaged with critical literary studies, it has a much broader relevance to feminist theory, postcolonial studies and critical race and whiteness studies and deserves a wide readership. It is especially relevant and inspiring to those of us struggling with 'difference' and the 'post' in the postcolonial.' Australian Feminist Studies 'For those interested in exploring questions of how white settler subjects can engage with writing about and by Indigenous people, this book is certainly worth reading. Theoretical questions that Ravenscroft raises will enable this book to have a wide appeal to many scholars, especially those with an interest in postcolonial studies, critical race and whiteness studies, and of course, literary studies. The case studies in the book and Ravenscroft's focus on close readings rather than theory, makes this book an easy read and accessible to many readers.' Australian Journal of Indigenous Education '... an important contribution to the field of postcolonial studies. Whilst most of the book focuses on Australia, Alison Ravenscroft also extends her discussion to Black-authored and white-authored portrayals of race in the US and Africa, suggesting scope for further analysis. The book will be of i

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Alison Ravenscroft is in the English Department in the School of Communication, Arts and Critical Enquiry at La Trobe University, Australia.

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