Joanne Faulkner

Joanne Faulkner, a Senior Lecturer specializing in colonial childhood and ethics, delves into the troubling connections between Australia's Stolen Generations and the 19th-century British child rescue movement. She discusses how the narrative of rescuing 'ragged children' from families was often steeped in racist imagery and middle-class entitlement. Faulkner explores the lingering effects of such ideologies in contemporary media and policy, highlighting how infantilization and colonial legacies continue to impact Indigenous families today.