![]() I argue that the book review becomes a key site where the social, political and cultural ramifications of the court case (and the racial politics it brought to the fore) were, and continue to be, debated and contested. This paper highlights online book reviews of Am I Black Enough? as a crucial-though hitherto unexplored-juncture in public discussion about the court case. He was subsequently found guilty of racial discrimination under Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act (RDA). Over a series of syndicated articles (‘White Is the New Black’ ‘It’s So Hip to Be Black’ ‘White Fellas in the Black’), Herald Sun journalist Andrew Bolt accused Heiss, along with several other prominent Aboriginal Australians, of choosing to identify as Aboriginal for financial gain. ![]() Anita Heiss’ memoir has its genesis in the 2011 court case Eatock vs. ![]() The reader, in turn, is drawn into the ugly cultural and racial politics that characterise life for many Aboriginal Australians. With head turned down and eyes raised in scepticism, Anita Heiss issues an unmistakeable challenge from the cover of her 2012 memoir: Am I Black Enough for You?. ![]()
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