On Identity

Stan Grant

Melbourne University Publishing, May 7, 2019 - Literary Collections - 95 pages

Stan Grant asks why when it comes to identity he is asked to choose between black and white. Is identity a myth? A constructed story we tell ourselves? Tribalism, nationalism and sectarianism are dividing the world into us and them. Communities are a tinderbox of anger and resentment. He passionately hopes we are not hard wired for hate. Grant argues that it is time to leave identity behind and to embrace cosmopolitanism. On Identity is a meditation on hope and community.

About the author

Stan Grant is a Wiradjuri man. He has worked for the ABC, SBS, CNN, the Seven Network and SKY News. Grant published the bestselling Talking to My Country (2015) and won a Walkley award for his coverage of indigenous affairs. In 2016 he was appointed to the Referendum Council for Indigenous recognition.

Bibliographic information

• Title: On Identity
• Author: Stan Grant
• Publisher: Melbourne University Publishing, 2019
• ISBN: 052287553X, 9780522875539
• Length: 95 pages
• Subjects: Literary Collections / Essays